Young Christian Democrats (Sweden)
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The Young Christian Democrats (Swedish: Kristdemokratiska ungdomsförbundet, KDU) is the youth organization of the Christian Democrats in Sweden.
ChairpersonLouise Hammargren
Secretary GeneralKarolina Kässlin
Founded1966
Membership7 234 (2025)
| Young Christian Democrats Kristdemokratiska ungdomsförbundet | |
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| Chairperson | Louise Hammargren |
| Secretary General | Karolina Kässlin |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Membership | 7 234 (2025) |
| 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 |
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 2020–2023
- Stefan Sarmes 2023–2024
- Louise Hammargren 2024–present
Honorary chairman
- Alf Svensson 2021–
Current national leadership: 2025-2026
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Presidency
- Chairman: Louise Hammargren
- 1st Vice Chairman: Max Pelin
- 2nd Vice Chairman: Juliette Walldov
Members of the Board
- Viktoria Lautmann
- Hugo Björken
- Matilda Anttonen
- Max Dahlgren
- Benjamin Jiang
- Myden Tanriver
- Gabriella Eckardt
