Per Albin Hansson

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Per Albin Hansson
23rd Prime Minister of Sweden
In office
24 September 1932 – 19 June 1936
(3 years, 269 days)
MonarchGustaf V
Preceded byFelix Hamrin
Succeeded byAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
In office
28 September 1936 – 6 October 1946
(10 years, 8 days)
MonarchGustaf V
Preceded byAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Succeeded byÖsten Undén (acting)
Minister for Defence
Ministers for War between 10 March - 30 June 1920
In office
10 March 1920 – 27 October 1920
Prime MinisterHjalmar Branting
Preceded byErik Nilsson
Succeeded byCarl Gustaf Hammarskjöld
In office
13 October 1921 – 19 April 1923
Prime MinisterHjalmar Branting
Preceded byOtto Lybeck
Succeeded byCarl Malmroth
In office
18 October 1924 – 7 June 1926
Prime MinisterHjalmar Branting, Rickard Sandler
Preceded byCarl Malmroth
Succeeded byGustav Rosén
Personal details
Born(1885-10-28)28 October 1885
Malmö, Sweden
Died6 October 1946(1946-10-06) (aged 60)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partySocial Democrats
Spouse(s)Elisabeth Fryckberg
CabinetCabinet of Per Albin Hansson I, II, III, IIII

Per Albin Hansson (born 28 October 1885 in Kulladal, died 6 October 1946 in Stockholm) was a Swedish politician. He was a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and promoted policy of welfare state. He was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 24 September 1932 to 6 October 1946, except for a short period in mid-1936.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Sweden" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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