- Torgil von Seth
Count Torgil Gabriel Alexander von Seth was a Swedishright-wing politician and the first chairman of what later became theModerate Youth League .The early 1930s saw conflict within the Swedish right wing over how to address
nazism . In1934 ,Arvid Lindman , the leader of the Moderate Party, declared that theNational Youth League of Sweden ("Sveriges nationella ungdomsförbund", SNU) no longer was considered the official youth organisation of the Swedish right due to its pro-Nazi stance. Torgil von Seth, one of the leaders of the democratic wing of SNU, quickly organised a committee to set up a new youth organisation. It was named the Young Swedes ("Ungsvenskarna") and von Seth became its first chairman. He served until1941 , a period which among other things saw the Young Swedes involving itself in the nation-wide efforts to helpFinland after having been invaded by theSoviet Union .He was honorary guest at the congress of the Moderate Youth League when
Beatrice Ask was elected in1984 .
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