Hjalmar Branting
Karl Hjalmar Branting (23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (1907–1925), and Prime Minister during three separate periods (1920, 1921–1923, and 1924–1925). When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden. When he took office for a second term after the general election of 1921, he became the first socialist politician in Europe to do so following elections with universal suffrage. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 with Christian Lous Lange.
Hjalmar Branting | |
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| 16th Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In office 10 March 1920 – 27 October 1920 (231 days) | |
| Monarch | Gustaf V |
| Preceded by | Nils Edén |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Louis De Geer |
| In office 13 October 1921 – 19 April 1923 (1 year, 188 days) | |
| Monarch | Gustaf V |
| Preceded by | Oscar von Sydow |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Trygger |
| In office 18 October 1924 – 24 January 1925 (98 days) | |
| Monarch | Gustaf V |
| Preceded by | Ernst Trygger |
| Succeeded by | Rickard Sandler |
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| Born | 23 November 1860 Stockholm |
| Died | 24 February 1925 (aged 64) Stockholm |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Branting (née Jäderin) |
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He was also minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs.
Branting was born on November 23, 1860 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] He studied at the University of Uppsala. He was married to Anna Branting. Branting died on February 24, 1925 in Stockholm, Sweden from unknown causes, aged 64.
Hjalmar Branting Media
Monument to Branting at Stockholm
References
- ↑ Robertson, J. M. (2003). History of Freethought in the Nineteenth Century, Part 2. Kessinger Publishing. p. 487. ISBN 0-7661-3955-7.
Other websites
- Nobel Committee information on 1921 Laureates Archived 2004-08-07 at the Wayback Machine