Swedish Republican Association
Appearance
Formation | 1997 |
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Purpose | Political advocacy |
Headquarters | Stockholm |
Region served | Sweden |
Mia Sydow Mölleby | |
Main organ | Board of directors |
Affiliations | Alliance of European Republican Movements |
Website | Swedish Republican Association |
Swedish Republican Association (in Swedish: Republikanska föreningen - RepF) 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.[1] The Swedish Republican Association was founded in 1997 by Magnus Simonsson and Fredrik Högberg. The current chairperson is Mia Sydow Mölleby.[2]
Chairperson
Period | President |
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1999-2001 | Magnus Simonsson |
2001-2002 | Joel Malmqvist |
2002-2005 | Birgitta Ohlsson |
2005-2008 | Hillevi Larsson |
2008-2009 | Sofia Karlsson[disambiguation needed] |
2009-2013 | Peter Althin |
2013- | Mia Sydow Mölleby |
Swedish Republican Association's Board of Directors 2009–2010
- Peter Althin, Hägersten, President. Lawyer and former member of parliament.
- Magdalena Streijffert, Halmstad, Vice President. MP.
- Jakop Dalunde, Stockholm, spokesman for the Young Greens of Sweden. MP.
- David Hesslefors, Lund. Information Director.
- Lars Jonsson, Johanneshov. PR consultant.
- Fredrik Korsan-Bengtsen, Stockholm. Universal Contact Manager at the Folkuniversitetet.
- Magnus Simonsson, Enskede farm, ombudsman and political secretary.
- Helena Tolvhed, Malmö. Assistant professor of history at Malmö University.
- Tommy Wiking, Göteborg, chairperson of the SAFF.
'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, party chairperson of the Left Party