Gudrun Schyman | |
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 Gudrun Schyman in August 2014 | |
| Leader of Feminist Initiative | |
| In office 6 March 2013 – 28 october 2018 Serving with Sissela Nordling Blanco (since 2011) | |
| 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 9 June 1948 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 |
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.
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