Swedish Republican Association
Republikanska föreningen | |
Formation | 1997 |
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Purpose | Political advocacy |
Headquarters | Stockholm |
Region served |
Sweden |
Membership |
10,012 |
Niclas Malmberg | |
Main organ |
Board of directors |
Affiliations | Alliance of European Republican Movements |
Website | www |
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. The Swedish Republican Association was founded in 1997 by Magnus Simonsson and Fredrik Högberg. The current chairperson is Niclas Malmberg (2023).
List of chairpersons
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 |
2009–2013 | Peter Althin |
2013–2015 | Mia Sydow Mölleby |
2015–2019 | Yasmine Larsson |
2019–2021 | Ulf Bergström |
2021–2023 | Olle Nykvist |
2023– | Niclas Malmberg |
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, 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