Swedish Republican Association
Swedish Republican Association (Swedish: Republikanska föreningen) is a politically and religiously independent association that promotes the abolition of the Monarchy of Sweden and the establishment of a republican form of government after the Finnish model.[1] The Swedish Republican Association was founded in 1997 by Magnus Simonsson and Fredrik Högberg. The current chairperson is Ulf Bergström.[2]
Republikanska föreningen | |
| Formation | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Political advocacy |
| Headquarters | Stockholm |
Region served | Sweden |
Membership | 10,012[1] |
| Ulf Bergström | |
Main organ | Board of directors |
| Affiliations | Alliance of European Republican Movements |
| Website | www |
Old logo
List of chairpersons
| Period | President |
|---|---|
| 1999–2001 | Magnus Simonsson |
| 2001–2002 | Joel Malmqvist |
| 2002–2005 | Birgitta Ohlsson |
| 2005–2008 | Hillevi Larsson |
| 2008–2009 | Sofia Karlsson |
| 2009–2013 | Peter Althin |
| 2013–2015 | Mia Sydow Mölleby |
| 2015–2019 | Yasmine Larsson |
| 2019– | Ulf Bergström |
'This Year's Republican' Award
- 2005 Vilhelm Moberg (posthumously)
- 2006 Ann Svanberg
- 2007 Mikael Wiehe
- 2008 Karolina Fjellborg, journalist
- 2009 Johan Croneman, journalist
- 2010 Sydsvenskan, Lars Ohly, former party chairperson of the Left Party
- 2011 Lena Andersson, author and journalist
- 2012 Inga-Britt Ahlenius, civil servant
- 2013 Özz Nûjen, stand-up comedian
- 2014 Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, businessman
- 2015 Maria Ripenberg, journalist
- 2016 Emil Mörk, teacher
- 2017 not awarded
- 2018 Thomas Lyrevik, author
- 2019 Finland
Notes
- "Om föreningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Republican Association. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- "Möt Ulf Bergström, ny ordförande för Republikanska föreningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Republican Association. 2019-05-09.
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