Gudrun Schyman

Gerd ( Gudrun ) Maria Schyman ( born June 9, 1948 in Taby ) is a Swedish politician. From 1993 to January 2003 she was chairman of the Swedish Vänsterpartiet ( Left Party ). Because of tax fraud allegations she had to give up their office, but initially remained a member of the Left Party. In 2004, she left the party to get involved in the Swedish feminism. She was from 1988 to 2006 Member of the Swedish Parliament, from 2004 as an independent Member of Parliament. From 2005 to 2011 she was chairman of the party co-founded by her party Feministiskt initiative (FI; Feminist Initiative ).

Political career

Schyman began her political career in the Marxist - Leninistiska Kampförbund ( Marxist-Leninist League of Struggle ). In 1977, she joined the Communist Vänsterparti Erna ( Left Party of the Communists in 1990 renamed Vänsterpartiet ) and was elected after the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1993 as Chairman of the party.

During her time as chair of the number of Vänsterparti MPs doubled. Feminism became the ideological base of the party. In 2003 she was accused of having made ​​the tax authorities astray, by attempting to make illegal tax deductions. Schyman resigned thereupon; their provisional successor was Ulla Hoffman.

In October 2004, Schyman suggested that men should pay an additional " control men " due to the usually applied by men domestic violence. Schyman also said: "We need to have a discussion so that men understand that they have an overall financial responsibility. "

In the summer of 2005, she co-founded the literary scholar Ebba Witt - Brattström, University Lecturer in Gender Studies and gay activist Tiina Rosenberg and student politician Sofia Karlsson party Feministiskt initiative. In the Reichstag elections of 2006, this reached 0.68 percent of the vote, falling short of the four- percent threshold for entry into the Reichstag. 2009 candidate Feministiskt initiative for the European elections in 2009 and achieved 2.2% of the votes cast. In the Reichstag elections in 2010 failed Schyman Party with 0.4 % of the votes cast again the four- percent threshold.

Gudrun Schyman took in 2010 with partner Bjorn Törnblom part in the dancing show Let's Dance.