People's Party Liberals

Folkpartiet Liberalerna is a liberal party in Sweden. The party platform is "social responsibility without socialism", which includes a commitment to a free-market economy combined with comprehensive Swedish social welfare programs. Foreign aid and women's equality also are popular issues. The party base is mainly centered on educated middle-class voters. In the European Parliament, Folkpartiet is a member of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party group.

Folkpartiet Liberalerna

Current Leader	Lars Leijonborg
Founded	February 23, 1902
Color	blue
Symbol	Cornflower
Political ideology	liberalism
Riksdagen Election results Seats in Parliament	13.3 % (2002) 48 (349)
European Parliament Election results Seats in Parliament	9.8 % (2004) 2 (-1)
In Government	1991-1994 1976-1982 1939-1945 1930-1932 1926-1928 1917-1920 1911-1914 1905-1906

Table of contents

1 Party leaders 2 See also 3 References 4 External link

Party leaders

• Bertil Ohlin
• Gunnar Helén
• Per Ahlmark
• Ola Ullsten - Prime Minister (1978-1979)
• Bengt Westerberg
• Maria Leissner
• Lars Leijonborg (current)

See also

• Politics of Sweden
• Prime Minister of Sweden
• Government of Sweden
• Parliament of Sweden
• Elections in Sweden
• European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party

References

• United States Department of State - Sweden

External link

• Official web site

This text is part of the Liberalism series (III) Liberalism I - Liberalism in countries II - Liberal parties III - Liberal thinkers IV - LI - ELDR (ALDE) - CALD - Liberal leaders - History of liberal parties