She has been in the post for five years.
But in November, Lena Rådström Baastad will leave her position as party secretary during the Social Democrats' congress.
- Now in connection with the congress when Stefan Löfven has also announced that he will quit, I also thought it was a suitable time to quit.
I also have a private situation where a close relative is ill, says Lena Rådström Baastad.
- It is the most fun assignment I have had, and the most difficult assignment I have had, she says about the role as party secretary.
No comeback in municipal politics
Lena Rådström Baastad has also stepped down from her seat in the Riksdag.
She states herself that she does not know what to do next in terms of her career.
But one thing is clear, she says - there will be no comeback in municipal politics.
Baastad was previously municipal councilor for the Social Democrats in Örebro for ten years.
She also became the first woman in Örebro's history to become chairman of the municipal board.
In the clip:
This is how Lena Rådström Baastad looks at the internal criticism she has received within the party.