# Thomas Idergard

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**Lars Thomas Idergard** (born 1 March 1969 in [Arvidsjaur](/source/Arvidsjaur)) was a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) businessman and political commentator connected with the [Moderate Party](/source/Moderate_Party).[1] Now he is a Jesuit and a Catholic Priest.

He gained prominence as chairman of the [Moderate Youth League](/source/Moderate_Youth_League) between 1995 and 1998. He was seen as a future leader of the party but after his resignation he withdrew from party politics. He was thus considered as part of the "Lost Generation" of the Moderate Party together with [Ulf Kristersson](/source/Ulf_Kristersson).

In 2003, he was one of the leaders of [Sweden in Europe](/source/Sweden_in_Europe), campaigning for Swedish membership of the [euro](/source/Euro).

He was often seen on [Swedish TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swedish_TV&action=edit&redlink=1) as a commentator and wrote a column in *[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet)*

In 2009, he became a [Roman Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) and in 2014, a [brother](/source/Brother_(Catholic)) in the [Society of Jesus](/source/Society_of_Jesus).[2] In 2017, he was ordained [deacon](/source/Deacon) in the Catholic Church.[3] He was ordained [priest](/source/Priest) in the Catholic Church on September 30, 2017, by the Catholic bishop of Sweden, [Anders Cardinal Arborelius](/source/Anders_Arborelius) OCD, in the Jesuit St. Eugenia Church in Stockholm, where he also has his work ([http://www.dagen.se/nyheter/tidigare-moderaten-thomas-idergard-prastvigd-1.1033757](http://www.dagen.se/nyheter/tidigare-moderaten-thomas-idergard-prastvigd-1.1033757) samt [https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/bytte-politiken-mot-kyrkan-blir-nu-prast/](https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/bytte-politiken-mot-kyrkan-blir-nu-prast/)).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Thomas Idergard"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120225073802/https://timbro.se/medarbetare/?medarbetare=30). *timbro.se*. 25 February 2012. Archived from [the original](https://timbro.se/medarbetare/?medarbetare=30) on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sandlund, Elisabeth (10 September 2014). ["Thomas Idergard lämnade allt för Gud - dagen.se"](http://www.dagen.se/livsstil/thomas-idergard-lämnade-allt-för-gud-1.92365) [Thomas Idergard left everything for God]. *Dagen* (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 July 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Acht Jesuiten in London zum Diakon geweiht - unter ihnen zwei Schweden"](http://www.jesuiten.org/aktuelles/details/article/london-zwei-schwedische-jesuiten-werden-zu-diakonen-geweiht.html). *www.jesuiten.org* (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-22.

Party political offices Preceded by Fredrik Reinfeldt Moderate Youth League federation's chairmen 1995–1998 Succeeded by Gunnar Strömmer

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