Swedish Republican Association
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Swedish Republican Association (Swedish: Republikanska föreningen) is a politically and religiously independent association that advocates the abolition of the Swedish monarchy as a form of government and the establishment of a republican form of government as per the Finnish model.[1] The Swedish Republican Association was founded in 1997. The current chairperson is Niclas Malmberg (2023).
Republikanska föreningen | |
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| Formation | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Political advocacy |
| Headquarters | Stockholm |
Region served | Sweden |
| Membership | 6 548[1] |
| Niclas Malmberg | |
Main organ | Board of directors |
| Affiliations | Alliance of European Republican Movements |
| Website | www |
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 |
| 2019–2021 | Ulf Bergström |
| 2021–2023 | Olle Nykvist |
| 2023– | Niclas Malmberg |
Republican of the Year 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
- 2020 Joar Forssell, member of the Riksdag from the Liberal Party
- 2021 Csaba Bene Perlenberg, journalist
- 2022 Hana Al-Khamri, journalist
