The Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation (, ''PRO'') is an

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representing

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s. It's the largest pensioners' organisation in Sweden with 399,303 members as of 31 December 2006. PRO describes itself as "politically independent" but has since its founding had close ties to the Swedish

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labour movement. The current chairman is Lars Wettergren, a former Social Democratic politician. PRO was founded on 1 March 1942. PRO deliberates with the

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in the government's pensioners' committee and in meetings with the

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, calls on

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's committee, participates in state investigations, acts as a referral body and participates in the local authorities', county councils' and regions' pensioners' boards.

Presidents

:1942: Karl Pettersson :1951: Olof Linders :1961: Axel Svensson :1975: Artur Kajbjer :1977:

Arne Geijer Arne Geijer (born 7 May 1910, in Söderala, Söderhamn Municipality, Hälsingland, died 27 January 1979 in Bromma, Stockholm) was a Swedish trade union organizer. Geijer left school when he was thirteen and began working in agriculture. He late ...

:1979: Lars Sandberg :1996: Lage Andréasson :2004: Lars Wettergren :2008:

Curt Persson Curt Persson (8 November 1938 – 23 November 2020) was a Swedish trade union leader. Persson started work in 1954 as a postman and joined the Swedish Post Union. In 1961, he became education officer for its Malmö branch, later serving as i ...

:2015: Christina Tallberg :2022:

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External links

Pensionärernas riksorganisation
official website 1942 establishments in Sweden Political organizations based in Sweden Swedish Social Democratic Party Organizations established in 1942 {{Sweden-stub