Vira Eklund

Maria Elvira (Vira) Eklund, née Gustafsson (13 February 1880 – 9 December 1967), was a Swedish politician (Liberals), educator and author.

[1][2] Eklund was born in Rytterne to the farmer Gustaf Johansson and Maria Andersson.

Vira Eklund was a member of the liberal party Frisinnade folkpartiet/Free-minded National Association.

Eklund was an MP of the Second Chamber of the Parliament of Sweden for Stockholm in 1934–1936; first for the Free-minded National Association and from 1935 for the Liberals.

The Liberala kvinnor was established informally in 1935 and formally in June 1936 under the leadership of Vira Eklund.