Young Christian Democrats (Sweden)

The Young Christian Democrats (Swedish: Kristdemokratiska ungdomsförbundet, KDU) is the youth organization of the Christian Democrats in Sweden.

Young Christian Democrats
Kristdemokratiska ungdomsförbundet
ChairpersonStefan Sarmes
Secretary GeneralPhilip Lind
Founded1966
HeadquartersMunkbron 1, Stockholm
Membership4 854 (2020)
IdeologyChristian democracy[1]
Conservatism
Social conservatism[2]
National conservatism[3][4]
Economic liberalism
Mother partyChristian Democrats
International affiliationInternational Young Democrat Union
European affiliationYouth of the European People's Party (YEPP)
Nordic affiliationNordic Christian Democratic Youth (KDUN)
Websitewww.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

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Honorary chairman

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Current national leadership: 2023-2024[6]

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Presidency

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  • Chairman: Stefan Sarmes
  • 1st Vice Chairman: Louise Hammargren
  • 2nd Vice Chairman: Jonathan Derneborg

Members of the Board

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  • Lina Lindh
  • Destiny Näslund
  • Lukas Bernevång Forsberg
  • Christoffer Andersson
  • Juliette Walldov
  • Matilda Anttonen
  • Andreas Salomonsson
  • Lucas Svärd

References

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  1. ^ "Home". kdu.se.
  2. ^ Lennartsson, Dimitri (30 June 2014). "KDU nobbar SDU:s Almedalsflört - P3 Nyheter Dokumentär". Sveriges Radio.
  3. ^ "Sofia Nerbrand: Konservativa måste se upp för en ny nationalistisk tankesmedjas locktoner". 11 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Ledare 8/5 -05: KDU skämmer ut sig". 8 May 2005.
  5. ^ "Sara Skyttedal vald till ny KDU-ordförande". KDU's official website (in Swedish).
  6. ^ "Förbundsstyrelsen". KDU - En rak höger (in Swedish). 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
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