Charlie Weimers

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Charlie Andreas Weimers (born November 12, 1982) is a center-right Swedish politician. Since 2008 he is Chairman of the Swedish Young Christian Democrats (Kristdemokratiska Ungdomsförbundet - KDU). He was elected Vice President of the Youth of the European People's Party at the 6th YEPP Congress in Stockholm in May 2007. He is currently a masters student in the Karlstad University political science program.

Weimers was born in Karlstad, and currently lives in Hammarö. He joined the Christian Democrats and the Young Christian Democrats in 1998. He served as the district chairman of KDU-Värmland from 2000-2001 and again from 2003-04. He was elected to the KDU national board in 2003. He lost a close race for chairmanship of the KDU in 2005 to Ella Bohlin, a more centrist candidate. Weimers was later elected first vice chairman of KDU at the national convention in 2005.

Weimers was elected to the Hammarö Municipal Council in 2002. He was elected again in 2006, and currently serves as party leader for the Christian Democrats in the council. He has also been a member of the Värmland Regional Council since 2006.