Liberals

A political party in Sweden generally described as liberal or conservative-liberal. The party is a member of the Liberal International and Renew Europe.

The Liberals are considered centre-right, but have historically been situated in the centre of the Swedish political landscape. Since the leadership of Lars Leijonborg and Jan Björklund in the 2000s, the party has increasingly adopted more conservative-liberal positions.

Since 2022, the Liberals have been a junior partner in the Kristersson cabinet, a centre-right coalition with the Moderate Party and the Christian Democrats, which relies on the parliamentary support of the far-right Sweden Democrats.

Chairperson: Gustaf Andersson (1935 – 28 September 1944) Bertil Ohlin (28 September 1944 – 1967), Sven Wedén (1967 – 26 September 1969), Gunnar Helé (1969 – 7 November 1975), Per Ahlmark (7 November 1975 – 4 March 1978), Ola Ullsten (4 March 1978 – 1 October 1983), Bengt Westerberg (1 October 1983 – 4 February 1995), Maria Leissner (4 February 1995 – 15 March 1997), Lars Leijonborg (15 March 1997 – 7 September 2007), Jan Björklund (7 September 2007 – 28 June 2019), Nyamko Sabuni (28 June 2019 – 8 April 2022), Johan Pehrson (8 April 2022 – 24 June 2025), Simona Mohamsson (24 June 2025 – Incumbent)