List of members of the Riksdag, 2002–2006
This is a list of members of the Riksdag, the national parliament of Sweden. The Riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members of parliament (Swedish: riksdagsledamöter), who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years. In the Riksdag, members are seated per constituency and not party. The following MPs were elected in the 2002 Swedish general election and served until the 2006 Swedish general election. Members of the social democratic Cabinet of Göran Persson, the ruling party during this term, are marked in bold, party leaders of the seven parties represented in the Riksdag in italic.
| Party colors | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 144 | Göran Persson (1996–2007) | |
| Moderate Party | 55 | Bo Lundgren (1999–2003) Fredrik Reinfeldt (2003–present) | |
| Liberal People's Party | 48 | Lars Leijonborg (1997–2007) | |
| Christian Democrats | 33 | Alf Svensson (1973–2004) Göran Hägglund (2004–present) | |
| Left Party | 29[1] | Gudrun Schyman (1993–2003)[1] Ulla Hoffmann (acting) (2003–2004) Lars Ohly (2004–present) | |
| Centre Party | 22 | Maud Olofsson (2001–present) | |
| Green Party | 17 | Peter Eriksson (2002–present) Maria Wetterstrand (2002–present)[2] | |
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Members who have resigned
Notes
- Gudrun Schyman was the leader of and elected with the Left Party, but left the party December 7, 2004, and on September 9, 2005, founded Feminist Initiative. She is however formally listed as (-) due to the rules of the Riksdag.
- The Green Party has no chairman, but two spokespersons, one male and one female.
- Elected with the Left Party. Left the party June 2, 2005, and joined the Green Party. As the rules of the Riksdag do not allow a member to change party group, her party is formally listed as (-).
- Murdered September 11, 2003.
- Died February 18, 2006.
- Died April 13, 2006.
References
- "Riksdagen: Invalda valet 2002". Official Riksdagen website (in Swedish). Retrieved 2007-02-19.
- "Riksdagen: Ledamöterna". Official Riksdagen website (in Swedish). Retrieved 2007-02-19.
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