The Christian Democratic Women's league is the

women's wing A women's wing, sometimes also known as a women's group or women's branch, is an auxiliary or independent front or faction within a larger organization, typically a political party, that consists of that organization's female membership or acts to ...

of the

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. The organisation was founded in 1982 and is working to promote gender equality and promote the woman's position in society. The organisation, whose membership is open to both genders, is actively working to interest and support women in the political work. At the end of 2005, the organisation had 2270 members.

Chairpersons

*1982-1983 Laila Hultberg *1983-1996 Margareta Viklund *1996-2002

Ulla-Britt Hagström Gerd Ulla-Britt Hagström (Birth name#Maiden and married names, née Johansson; born 16 June 1945) is a Swedish politician (until 2005 Christian Democrats (Sweden), Christian Democrat, Liberals (Sweden), Liberals since 2006). Hagström was for six ...

*2002-2009 Désirée Pethrus Engström *2009-2013 Maria Fälth *2009-2013 Marie-Louise Forslund Mustaniemi

External links

Christian Democratic Women's league
Christian Democrats (Sweden) * Women's wings of political parties in Sweden 1982 establishments in Sweden Organizations established in 1982 {{Sweden-party-stub