The Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation is a Democracy Foundation closely linked to the

Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( , , M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative* * * * * List of political parties in Sweden, political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free ma ...

. It focuses on training of politicians active in the Moderate Party’s sister parties, especially women and youth engaged in politics, in countries where the aid is believed to be of best use. Different important issues about how a democratic political party works are discussed during the educational programmes. The foundation operates in

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and the countries on the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

. Previously, operations were also run among other places in

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and in

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. The foundation was founded in 1994. Initially the newly independent Baltic states were supported. The name of the foundation is chosen in homage to the late Moderate Party Chairman Jarl Hjalmarson. Chairman of the board of the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation is Mr Peter Egardt. Among previous chairmen of the Foundation you note

Göran Lennmarker Rolf Göran Lennmarker (born 7 December 1943 in Norberg, Västmanland County) is a Swedish moderate politician who has been a member of the Riksdag from 1991 to 2010. From 2006 until 2010 he was the Chair of the Riksdag's Committee on Foreign Af ...

, former MP, Mr Gunnar Hökmark, former MEP and the former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs

Margaretha af Ugglas Märta Margaretha af Ugglas (; born 5 January 1939) is a Swedish former Moderate Party politician. She was minister for foreign affairs between 1991 and 1994. Early life She is the daughter of Hugo Stenbeck, a lawyer and the founder of Invest ...

. Honorary chairman is Mr

Carl Bildt Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994. He led the Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, appearing as its lead candidate in four general elections, b ...

, former Prime Minister and former Foreign Minister, It is a member of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, the official foundation/think tank of the

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External links

The Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation's official webpage
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