Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetarparti, or the Social Democrat Labour Party of Sweden, is a political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889, and in 1917 a split occurred when the communists and revolutionaries left to form a separate party. Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetarparti Current Leader Göran Persson Founded 1889 Color red Symbol red rose Political ideology Social Democrat Election results 39.9 % (2002) Seats in Parliament 144 (349) In Government 1996-Present 1982-1991 1936-1976 1932-1936 1925-1926 1921-1923 1917-1920 Ideologically the party is Social Democrat and has a base of blue-collar workers, intellectuals, and public sector employees. It derives much of its power from strong links with the National Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions or LO, which represents around 90 percent of Sweden's blue-collar workers. The party program combines a commitment to social welfare programs and government direction of the economy. Table of contents 1 Social Democrat Prime Ministers 2 Other key members 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Social Democrat Prime Ministers Hjalmar Branting, (1920, 1921-1923, 1924-1925) Rickard Sandler, (1925-1926) Per Albin Hansson, (1932-1936, 1936-1946) Tage Erlander, (1946-1969) Olof Palme, (1969-1976, 1982-1986) Ingvar Carlsson, (1986-1991, 1994-1996) Göran Persson, (1996-present) Other key members August Palm Alva Myrdal and Gunnar Myrdal See also Prime Minister of Sweden Government of Sweden Parliament of Sweden Elections in Sweden Politics of Sweden Party of European Socialists References United States Department of State - Sweden External links Socialdemokraterna.se - Official site This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.