Young Christian Democrats (Sweden)
The Young Christian Democrats (Swedish: Kristdemokratiska ungdomsförbundet, KDU) is the youth organization of the Christian Democrats in Sweden.
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| Chairperson | Nike Örbrink |
| Secretary General | Philip Lind |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | Munkbron 1, Stockholm |
| Membership | 4 854 (2020) |
| Ideology | Christian democracy[1] Conservatism Social conservatism[2] National conservatism[3][4] Economic liberalism |
| Mother party | Christian Democrats |
| International affiliation | International Young Democrat Union |
| European affiliation | Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP) |
| Nordic affiliation | Nordic Christian Democratic Youth (KDUN) |
| Website | www.kdu.se |
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KDU was founded at a conference in Sundsvall 1966. Initially the name of the organization was Christian Democratic Youth (Kristen Demokratisk Ungdom) but were later changed.
List of chairmen
- Bernt Olsson 1966–1970
- Alf Svensson 1970–1973
- Mats Odell 1975–1981
- Anders Andersson 1981–1984
- Bert-Inge Karlsson 1984–1986
- Stefan Attefall 1986–1989
- Göran Holmström 1989–1992
- Hans Åström Eklind 1992–1996
- Amanda Agestav (Grönlund) 1996–1997
- Magnus Jacobsson 1997–1999
- Magnus Berntsson 1999–2001
- Jakob Forssmed 2001–2004
- Erik Slottner 2004–2005
- Ella Bohlin 2005–2008
- Charlie Weimers 2008–2011
- Aron Modig 2011–2013
- Sara Skyttedal[5] 2013–2016
- Christian Carlsson 2016–2018
- Martin Hallander 2018–2020
- Nike Örbrink 2020–
Honorary chairman
- Alf Svensson 2021–
Current leadership
Chairwoman: Nike Örbrink,
1st Vice Chairmen: Stefan Sarmes,
2nd Vice Chairman: Nataneal Kvidal,
References
- "Home". kdu.se.
- Lennartsson, Dimitri (30 June 2014). "KDU nobbar SDU:s Almedalsflört - P3 Nyheter Dokumentär". Sveriges Radio.
- "Sofia Nerbrand: Konservativa måste se upp för en ny nationalistisk tankesmedjas locktoner". 11 July 2019.
- "Ledare 8/5 -05: KDU skämmer ut sig". 8 May 2005.
- "Sara Skyttedal vald till ny KDU-ordförande". KDU's official website (in Swedish).
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