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Liberala Ungdomsförbundet (Sweden)
Introduction
The Liberala Ungdomsförbundet (LUF) is the independent youth wing of *Liberalerna*, Sweden’s liberal party. Founded in 1934 as *Folkpartiets ungdomsförbund* and renamed LUF in 1991, it had ≈ 2 550 members in 2020 spread across all 21 counties. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} Since its 2024 congress in Uppsala, the federation is led by Förbundsordförande Anton Holmlund. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Organisation
* Kongressen – annual national congress; LUF’s highest decision-making body, elects policy and leadership. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2} * Förbundsstyrelsen – national board (chair, two vice-chairs + members) elected by the congress. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3} * 21 distriktsförbund cover Sweden’s counties; Stockholm, Väst and Skåne are the largest. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
International Work
LUF is a full member of both the International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) and European Liberal Youth (LYMEC), and cooperates regionally through the Nordic network SNUS. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5} Delegations regularly attend IFLRY General Assemblies, LYMEC congresses and ALDE Party events.
Recent Federal Chairs
2024– | Anton Holmlund | :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6} |
2022–24 | Erik Berg | :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7} |
2019–22 | Romina Pourmokhtari | :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8} |
2016–19 | Joar Forssell | :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9} |
Older chairs back to 1934 are listed in the full historical table on LUF’s Wikipedia page. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}