Gudrun Schyman
Swedish politician (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerd Gudrun Maria Schyman (born 9 June 1948) is a Swedish politician. She served as leader of the Swedish Left Party from 1993 until January 2003. She remained a member of the Left Party until 2004, when she left to focus entirely on her feminist political work after a tax evasion scandal. She remained an independent member of the Riksdag until 2006. She co-founded Feminist Initiative in 2005 and was its co-spokesperson from 2005 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2019. She left the party in 2022.
Quick Facts Leader of Feminist Initiative, Leader of the Swedish Left Party ...
Gudrun Schyman | |
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Leader of Feminist Initiative | |
In office 6 March 2013 – 28 october 2018 | |
Leader of the Swedish Left Party | |
In office 1993–2003 | |
Preceded by | Lars Werner |
Succeeded by | Ulla Hoffmann (Interim) |
Member of the Riksdag | |
In office 3 October 1988 – 5 September 1997 | |
In office 8 October 1997 – 2 October 2006[note 1] | |
Constituency | Stockholm County |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerd Gudrun Maria Schyman (1948-06-09) 9 June 1948 (age 76) Täby, Sweden |
Political party | Climate Alliance |
Other political affiliations | Left Party (until 2004) Feminist Initiative (2005–2022) |
Alma mater | Socialhögskolan i Stockholm |
Profession | Politician |
Website | schyman |
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