Moderata samlingspartiet
The
Moderate Coalition Party or
Moderata samlingspartiet (commonly referred to as
Moderaterna) is a
liberal-
conservative is a
political party in
Sweden. It is a member of the
International Democrat Union and
European Peoples Party/
European Democrats. The party was founded as a coalition of
conservative members of parliament in the Swedish
Riksdag during the second half of the
19th century. In elections they where known under the name "Allmänna valmansförbundet" or the "
Public election alliance". During first half of the
20th century the loose coalition was organized into a proper party and in the late
1960s the present name was adopted, replacing "Högerpartiet" or the "
Right-wing party" which had been in use for a number of decades.
In the
1970s, under party leader Gösta Bohman, the traditional conservative policies had to gave way for more liberal policies especially in the economic field. This resulted in a successive upswing in the elections and Gösta Bohman became Minister of Economy in
1976. Roughly a decade later in
1991, a Moderate led government under
Carl Bildt as
Prime Minister had made its way to power.
The party emphasizes personal freedom, free enterprise, and reduction of the public-sector growth rate, while still supporting most of the social benefits introduced since the
1930s. The party also supports a strong
defense and Sweden's membership in the
European Union. Its voter base is urban business people and professionals, but the party also attracts young voters, main-street shop owners, and, to a modest extent, blue-collar workers.
Party leaders
\n*Fredrik Östberg (1904-1905)\n*Axel Svedelius (1905-1906)\n*Hugo Tamm (1907+)\n*Fredrik Östberg (1908-1912)\n*Arvid Lindman (1912-1917)\n*Olof Jonsson i Hov (1917)\n*Arvid Lindman (1917-1935)\n*Gösta Bagge (1935-1944)\n*Fritiof Domö (1944-1950)\n*Jarl Hjalmarson (1950-1961)\n*Gunnar Heckscher (1961-1965)\n*Yngve Holmberg (1965-1970)\n*Gösta Bohman (1970-1981)\n*Ulf Adelsohn (1981-1986)\n*Carl Bildt (1986-1999)\n*Bo Lundgren (1999-2003)\n*Fredrik Reinfeldt (2003-present)
See also
\n*Politics of Sweden\n*Prime Minister of Sweden\n*Government of Sweden\n*Parliament of Sweden\n*Elections in Sweden
References
\n*United States Department of State - Sweden
External links
\n*Moderat.se - Official site
Category:Swedish political parties\nCategory:Liberal-conservative parties
