Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation Explained

The Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation (Swedish: Pensionärernas riksorganisation, PRO) is an advocacy group in Sweden representing pensioners. It's the largest pensioners' organisation in Sweden with 399,303 members as of 31 December 2006.

PRO describes itself as "politically independent" but has since its founding had close ties to the Swedish Social Democratic labour movement. The current chairman is Lars Wettergren, a former Social Democratic politician.

PRO was founded on 1 March 1942.

PRO deliberates with the Swedish government in the government's pensioners' committee and in meetings with the Prime Minister, calls on parliament's committee, participates in state investigations, acts as a referral body and participates in the local authorities', county councils' and regions' pensioners' boards.

Presidents

1942: Karl Pettersson

1951: Olof Linders

1961: Axel Svensson

1975: Artur Kajbjer

1977: Arne Geijer

1979: Lars Sandberg

1996: Lage Andréasson

2004: Lars Wettergren

2008: Curt Persson

2015: Christina Tallberg

2022: Åsa Lindestam

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