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It is limited to liberal and centrist parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. Contents 1 Background 2 History 2.1 From People's Party to The Liberals 2.2 Liberal Party of Sweden 2.3 Centre Party 3 Liberal leaders 4 Liberal thinkers 5 See also 6 References Background[edit] This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. Please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader. (October 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Liberalism has been a major force in Sweden since the 19th century. Nowadays The Liberals (Liberalerna, member LI, ALDE) calls itself a centre-right liberal party. The Centre Party (Centerpartiet,member LI, ALDE) is a historically agrarian party that has gradually developed into a liberal party. Since their party congress in 2013, they define themselves as a green, liberal party.[1] History[edit] From People's Party to The Liberals[edit] 1895: The liberal wing of the Old Party of the Gentry (''Gamla Lantmannapartiet) seceded and formed the People's Party (Folkpartiet) 1900: The liberals are reorganised into the Liberal Coalition Party/Freeminded National Association (Liberala Samlingspartiet/Frisinnade Landsföreningen) 1922: The party fell apart into the Freeminded People's Party/Freeminded National Association (Frisinnade Folkpartiet/Frisinnade Landsföreningen) and the ⇒ Liberal Party of Sweden 1934: Both parties re-united into the People's Party (Folkpartiet) 1990: The party is renamed People's Party - The Liberals (Folkpartiet Liberalerna) 2015: The party shortened its name to The Liberals (Liberalerna). Liberal Party of Sweden[edit] 1922: The Liberal Coalition Party fell apart into the ⇒ Freeminded People's Party and the Liberal Party of Sweden (Sveriges Liberala Parti) 1934: Both parties re-united into the ⇒ People's Party Centre Party[edit] 1958: The agrarian Rural Party - Farmers' League (Landbygdspartiet Bondeförbundet) renamed itself into Centre Party (Centerpartiet) and evolved gradually from an agrarian into a more liberal direction. Liberal leaders[edit] Folkpartiet/Liberalerna: Bertil Ohlin - Gunnar Helén - Per Ahlmark - Ola Ullsten - Bengt Westerberg - Maria Leissner - Lars Leijonborg - Jan Björklund Centerpartiet: Thorbjörn Fälldin - Maud Olofsson - Annie Lööf Liberal thinkers[edit] In the Contributions to liberal theory the following Swedish thinkers are included: Anders Chydenius (1729–1803) Ivan Bratt (1878–1956) Bertil Ohlin (1899–1979) See also[edit] History of Sweden Politics of Sweden List of political parties in Sweden v t e Liberalism in Europe Sovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies and other entities Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard References[edit] ^ https://www.centerpartiet.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Här-kan-du-läsa-hela-idéprogrammet.pdf This liberalism-related article is a stub. 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