Sweden Votes 2026: Party Leaders
The leaders of Sweden's parliamentary parties heading into the 2026 election.
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Magdalena Andersson
Party Leader · Swedish Social Democrats
Eva Magdalena Andersson is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as Leader of the Opposition since 2022 and as Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2021. She has served as a Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County since 2014.
Ulf Kristersson
Party Leader · Moderate Party
Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has served as Prime Minister of Sweden since October 2022 and as leader of the Moderate Party since 2017.
Jimmie Åkesson
Party Leader · Sweden Democrats
Per Jimmie Åkesson is a Swedish politician and author, serving as leader of the Sweden Democrats since 2005. He has been a member of the Riksdag (SD) for Jönköping County since 2010. He previously served as leader of the Sweden Democratic Youth from 2000 until 2005.
Nooshi Dadgostar
Party Leader · Left Party
Mehrnoosh "Nooshi" Dadgostar is a Swedish politician, a member of the Riksdag since 2014, deputy chair of the Left Party from 2018 to 2020, and the chair since 2020.
Ebba Busch
Party Leader · Christian Democrats
Ebba-Elisabeth Busch is a Swedish politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Minister for Energy, and Minister for Business and Industry since 2022. She has served as Leader of the Christian Democrats since 2015.
Simona Mohamsson
Party Leader · Liberals
Simona Mohamsson is a Swedish politician serving as Minister for Education and Minister for Integration in the Kristersson cabinet since 2025. She has been the leader of the Liberals since 24 June 2025.
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist
Party Leader · Centre Party
Elisabeth Kristin Thand Ringqvist is a Swedish politician for the Centre Party. She is a member of the Riksdag since 2022, for Stockholm. On 7 November 2022, Thand Ringqvist was announced as one of the candidates for the leadership role of the Center Party, which she did not win.
Amanda Lind
Party Leader · The Greens
Amanda Sofia Margareta Lind is a Swedish politician and psychologist serving since 2024 as co-spokesperson of the Green Party. Between 2019 and 2021, she served as Minister for Culture and Democracy, with responsibility for sport and national minorities in the second Löfven cabinet.
Daniel Helldén
Co-Leader · The Greens
Daniel Helldén is a Swedish politician for the Green Party. He has been co-spokesperson of the Green Party since November 2023 and has been Member of the Riksdag since September 2022, representing the constituency of Stockholm Municipality.