Ella Bohlin
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Ella Bohlin is a Christian Democratic
politician
in Sweden and was the leader of the Christian Democratic Youth League
of Sweden between 2005 and 2008. She was the top candidate of her party in the 2009 elections to the European Parliament
, but wasn't elected. She is an evangelical Christian and has been labeled a creationist
, even though she claims not to care about the subject. She used to be a member of Livets ord
.
Christian Democrats (Sweden)
The Christian Democrats ) is a political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1964 but did not enter parliament until 1985 in an electoral cooperation with the Centre Party and on the Christian Democrats' own accord in 1991. The leader since April 3, 2004 is Göran Hägglund. He succeeded Alf...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in Sweden and was the leader of the Christian Democratic Youth League
Christian Democratic Youth League (Sweden)
The Young Christian Democrats is the youth organization of the Christian Democrats in Sweden.KDU was founded at a conference in Sundsvall 1966...
of Sweden between 2005 and 2008. She was the top candidate of her party in the 2009 elections to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
, but wasn't elected. She is an evangelical Christian and has been labeled a creationist
Creationism
Creationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...
, even though she claims not to care about the subject. She used to be a member of Livets ord
Livets Ord
Livets Ord, literally Word of the Life, is the largest parish within the Swedish Word of Faith movement. The parish was founded in Uppsala by Ulf Ekman on May 24, 1983, who also served as its leader until 2000. Ekman passed on the local pastorship in Uppsala to Robert Ekh that year and instead...
.