Portrait of Ulf Kristersson
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Ulf Kristersson

Prime Minister of Sweden, 2022 to present (caretaker since September 2026)

Led a center-right government backed by the Sweden Democrats and took Sweden into NATO in 2024. His bloc lost the September 2026 election, and he now heads a caretaker government.

Ulf Kristersson sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning free market on economy, leaning institutional on institutions and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority.

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Where Ulf Kristersson sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Ulf Kristersson

Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece, 2019 to present94%David Cameron UK Prime Minister, 2010 to 201689%Friedrich Merz Chancellor of Germany, 2025 to present88%Petteri Orpo Prime Minister of Finland, 2023 to present88%Luís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to present86%Andrej Plenković Prime Minister of Croatia, 2016 to present86%

Leaders furthest from Ulf Kristersson

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement15%Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army25%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201526%

Political views closest to Ulf Kristersson

Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.79%NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…79%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…75%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Lowe Lilliehorn, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.