He succeeded Alf Svensson, who had been the party's leader since 1973.

His name was Alf Svensson, and he later became one of the most important figures in modern Swedish politics.

Alf Svensson, however, managed to get into the Riksdag through the KDS party ticket in Jönköping.

But the Centre Party did not want any further electoral cooperation, and Alf Svensson had to leave the riksdag.

The party was now recognised as one of the major parties in Sweden, and Alf Svensson had become famous.

Several Christian Democrats got positions within the new government — Alf Svensson as the minister of foreign aid ( and vice foreign minister ), Inger Davidson as minister of civilian infrastructure, and Mats Odell as minister of communications.

In 2004, the famous Alf Svensson stepped down in favor of his long designated successor Göran Hägglund.

The Alliance cabinet's stance against unemployment and sick-listed benefits have been criticised by former party leader Alf Svensson, while the moderate Sven-Otto Littorin went into aggressive counterattack, but the Christian Democratic ministers were silent.

Support of the Christian democrats significantly declined in the European elections of 2009, where the former party leader Alf Svensson got the party's sole seat in the European Parliament at the expense of the party's top candidate Ella Bohlin.

Alf Robert Olof Svensson ( born 1 October 1938 ) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament from 2009.

Alf Svensson was educated as a teacher, and worked as teacher in Swedish and history at a school in Huskvarna from 1963 to 1973.

This gave Alf Svensson a seat in parliament, which made him the first Christian Democrat MP, but he was the only person of his party who received a seat, which was a disappoinment for the party.

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Alf Svensson of the Christian Democrats and Olof Johansson of the Centre Party followed shortly after.

He is the leader of the Christian Democrats of Sweden () and was elected party leader on 3 April 2004, succeeding Alf Svensson.

Anders Sigurd Lange was born in Nordstrand, Aker ( now a part of Oslo ) to doctor Alf Lange ( 1869 – 1929 ) and Anna Elisabeth Svensson ( 1873 – 1955 ).

The former leader of the Swedish Christian Democrat party Alf Svensson has called Hammar a " leftist populist " and the then-party leader of the Moderate Party Bo Lundgren called on Hammar to either stop using his post as a political platform or to resign and stand for election as a leftist politician instead.

A founding member of At the Gates with his twin brother Jonas Björler, Tomas Lindberg, Alf Svensson, and Adrian Erlandsson, he wrote much of their material and went on to inspire many to follow their style of music.

Jonas Björler ( born 26 February 1973 ) is the bassist and one of the founding members of the melodic death metal band At the Gates, along with his twin brother Anders Björler, Tomas Lindberg, Alf Svensson, and Adrian Erlandsson.

These included An Elopement à la Mode and The Pickpocket: A Chase Through London, made by Alf Collins for the British branch of the French Gaumont company, Daring Daylight Burglary, made by Frank Mottershaw at the Sheffield Photographic Company, and Desperate Poaching Affray, made by the Haggar family, whose main business was exhibiting films made by others in their traveling tent theatre.

Two feature films were made based on the series-the first was Till Death Us Do Part ( 1969 ), whose first half dealt with the younger Alf and Else during World War II, and whose second half dealt with all the Garnetts in the present day being moved from their East End slum to the New town of Hemel Hempstead, and the adjustments and changes that brought on the family.

Alf Bretteville-Jensen is a popular singer / songwriter whose intense, somewhat noir-flavored music incorporates elements of country, folk, and rock, using instruments such as acoustic and electric guitar, as well as pedal steel guitar.

It is said that the King, her father, had arranged a marriage for her to Alf, the crown prince of Denmark, whose father was King Sygarus of Denmark.

Harington ward, whose councillors are Gillian Cuthbertson, Alf Doran, and Denise Dutton, all members of the Conservative Party, and Ravenmeols ward, whose councillors are Barry Griffiths, Anne Ibbs, David Mcivor, again all members of the Conservative Party.

Melmotte, who by this time has also become an MP and the purchaser of a grand country estate belonging to Mr Longestaffe ( whose daughter Georgiana is the heroine of a lengthy satirical subplot ), also knows that his own game is nearly up, particularly after his shenanigans are exposed by Paul to Mr Alf, a journal editor and political rival.

Alf Tupper was a fictional working class, " hard as nails " runner, whose adventures appeared in first The Rover and then The Victor, British boys ' comics from D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. His adventures appeared over almost a 40-year period, under the title The Tough of the Track.

The party's new leadership, around Secretary Albert Inkpin, Treasurer Alf Watts, and key labour leader John Maclean maintained the desire to join the Second International.

Alf was the leader of the Christian Democrats in Sweden between 1973 and 3 April 2004.

* 1910s: Poul ' Tist ' Nielsen ( 1910 ), Ivar Lykke ( 1911 ), Svend Aage Castella ( 1911 ), Kristian Gyldenstein ( 1911 ), Christian Morville ( 1912 ), Georg Brysting ( 1912 ), Alf Olsen ( 1917 ), Steen Steensen Blicher ( 1918 ), Valdemar Laursen ( 1918 )

The Christian Democrats only gained one seat in parliament for its leader, Alf Svensson.

In the 1886 gubernatorial election Alf Taylor was nominated as the Republican candidate, and the Democrats proceeded to nominate his brother Bob Taylor as their candidate.

From the age of four Alf took both boys to play football at a local park every afternoon.

* In the popular cult television show Alf, season four, episode five we see ALF taking on the heavy topic of TA with direct reference to OKness, and even says to Willie, " I'm OK, You're OK ."

The Alf Engen Ski Museum is located in the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center at Utah Olympic Park, four miles north of Park City, Utah.

Lyon decided to drop off four more men with Carey: Corporal Colin Craft, Warrant Officer Alf Warren and Sergeant Colin Cameron.

At the start of the 1951 season Evans was chosen as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his performances in the 1950 season, the other four recipients of the award – Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine, Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell – were members of the victorious West Indian tourists.

His brother Brian (' Tristan ' in the books ) had died several years earlier, and his friend and partner, Alf Wight, only four months previously.