The Swedish National Pensioners’ Organisation is an advocacy group

Advocacy group

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 in Sweden

Sweden

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 representing pensioner

Pensioner

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s. 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

Swedish Social Democratic Party

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 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

Government of Sweden

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 in the government's pensioners' committee and in meetings with the Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Sweden

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, calls on parliament

Parliament of Sweden

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's committee, participates in state investigations, acts as a referral body and participates in the local authorities', county councils' and regions' pensioners' boards.