The Kingdom of Sweden was founded ca 970 when the Svea king Erik Segersäll (r. 970
- 995) united the Kingdoms of the Svea (Svearike) and of the Goths (Götarike). (1)
From 1389 to 1521 Sweden was united with Denmark and Norway in the so-called Union
of Kalmar but after a revolt in became again an independent state.
(1) In fact unity was only really achieved in the 12th century.
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HEADS OF STATE
Kings
Konungar
Full Style : King of Sweden, of the Goths and the Wends
Sveriges, Göttes och Vendes Konung
The Kings of Sweden were also Kings of Norway from 1814 to 1905.
House of Bernadotte
(ruled since 1818)
1859 - 1872 Carl XV (Carl Ludvig Eugène) (2) 1826 - 1872
1872 - 1907 Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik), brother (2) 1829 - 1907
1907 - 1950 Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf), son 1858 - 1950
(2) In Norway :
1859 - 1872 Karl IV (Karl Ludvig Eugenius)
1872 - 1905 Oscar II (Oscar Frederik)
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MINISTERS
Note :
Formally Sweden only had - and still has - only two government officials styled
"Ministers" (Ministrar), all the others being styled "State Councillor and Head of
the Department of ..." (Statsråd och Chef för ... departementet).
It's only recently they also started to be called ministers.
Prime ministersMinisters of State for JusticeJustitiestatsministar
1870 - 1874 Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz 1821 - 1880
1874 - 1875 Edvard Henrik Carleson 1820 - 1884
1875 - 1876 Louis Gerhard De Geer af Finspång 1818 - 1896
Ministers of StateStatsministar
1876 - 1880 Louis Gerhard De Geer af Finspång s.a.
1880 - 1883 Arvid Rutger Fredrikson Posse 1820 - 1901
1883 - 1884 Carl Johan Thyselius 1811 - 1891
1884 - 1888 Oscar Robert Themptander 1844 - 1897
1888 - 1889 Didrik Anders Gillis Bildt 1820 - 1894
1889 - 1891 Johan Gustaf Nils Samuel Åkerhjelm 1833 - 1900
1891 - 1900 Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström 1842 - 1907
1900 - 1902 Fredrik Wilhelm, friherre Otter 1833 - 1910
1902 - 1905 Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström (2x)
1905 Johan Olof Ramstedt 1852 - 1935
1905 - 1905 Christian Lundeberg 1842 - 1911
1905 - 1906 Karl Albert Staaff 1860 - 1915
1906 - 1911 Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman 1862 - 1936
1911 - 1914 Karl Albert Staaff (2x)
1914 - 1917 Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld 1862 - 1953
1917 Karl Johan Gustaf Swartz 1858 - 1926
1917 - 1920 Nils Eden 1871 - 1945
1920 Karl Hjalmar Branting 1860 - 1925
1920 - 1921 Gerhard Louis, friherre de Geer 1854 - 1935
1921 Oscar Fredrik von Sydow 1873 - 1936
1921 - 1923 Karl Hjalmar Branting (2x)
1923 - 1924 Ernst Trygger 1857 - 1943
1924 - 1925 Karl Hjalmar Branting (3x)
1925 - 1926 Rickard Johannes Sandler 1884 - 1964
1926 - 1928 Carl Gustaf Ekman 1872 - 1945
1928 - 1930 Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman (2x)
1930 - 1932 Carl Gustaf Ekman (2x)
1932 Felix Teodor Hamrin 1875 - 1937
1932 - 1936 Per Albin Hansson 1885 - 1946
1936 Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp 1883 - 1954
1936 - 1946 Per Albin Hansson (2x)
Ministers of Foreign Affairs (3)
Utrikesministrar
(3) The Minsters of Foreign Affairs were also responsible for Saint
Barthélémy, Sweden's only oversea dependency from 1783 to 1877.
1868 - 1871 Carl, greve Wachtmeister 1823 - 1871
1871 - 1872 Baltazar Julius Ernst, greve von Platen 1804 - 1875
1872 - 1880 Oscar Magnus Fredrik von Björnstierna 1819 - 1905
1880 - 1885 Carl Fredrik Lotharius, friherre Hochschild 1831 - 1898
1885 - 1889 Albert Carl August Lars, greve Ehrensvärd 1821 - 1901
1889 - 1895 Carl, greve Löwenhaupt 1835 - 1906
1895 - 1896 Ludvig Wilhelm August, greve Douglas 1849 - 1916
1899 - 1904 Carl Herman Theodor Alfred von Lagerheim 1843 - 1924
1904 - 1905 August Louis Fersen, greve Gyldenstolpe 1849 - 1929
1905 Axel Fredrik Claesson Wachtmeister 1855 - 1919
1905 - 1909 Eric Birger von Trolle 1863 - 1934
1909 - 1911 Arvid Fredrik, greve Taube 1853 - 1916
1911 - 1914 Johan Jacob Albert, greve Ehrensvärd 1867 - 1940
1914 - 1917 Knut Agaton Wallenberg 1853 - 1938
1917 Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman s.a.
1917 - 1920 Johannes Hellner 1866 - 1947
1920 Erik Kule, friherre Palmstierna 1877 - 1959
1920 - 1921 Anton Magnus Herman, greve Wrangel 1857 - 1934
1921 - 1923 Karl Hjalmar Branting s.a.
1923 Carl Fredrik Vilhelm Hederstierna 1861 - 1828
1923 - 1924 Erik Teodor, friherre Marcks von Würtemberg 1861 - 1937
1924 - 1926 Bo Östen Undén 1886 - 1974
1926 - 1928 Jonas Eliel Löfgren 1872 - 1940
1928 - 1930 Ernst Trygger s.a.
1930 - 1932 Sten Gustaf Fredrik Troll, friherre Ramel 1872 - 1947
1932 - 1936 Rickard Johannes Sandler s.a.
1936 Karl Gustaf Westman 1876 - 1944
1936 - 1940 Rickard Johannes Sandler (2x)
1940 - 1945 Kristian Günther 1886 - 1966
<Ministers of DefenseState Councillors for the Department of Land WarfareStatsrådar och Chefer för lantförsvarsdepartementet
1867 - 1871 Gustav Rudolf Abelin 1819 - 1903
1871 - 1877 Eric Oscar af Weidenhielm 1816 - 1884
1877 - 1888 Johan Henrik Rosensvärd 1816 - 1890
1888 - 1882 Otto Taube 1833 - 1903
1882 - 1887 Knut Axel Ryding 1831 - 1897
1887 - 1888 Gustaf Oscar Peyron 1828 - 1915
1888 - 1892 Niels Axel Hjalmar Palmstierna 1836 - 1909
1892 - 1899 Axel Emil Rappe 1838 - 1918
1899 - 1903 Jesper Ingewald Crusebjörn 1843 - 1904
1903 - 1905 Otto Wilhelm Virgin 1852 - 1922
1905 - 1906 Lars Herman Tingsten 1857 - 1937
1906 - 1911 Olof B. Malm 1851 - 1939
1911 - 1914 David Krsitian Bergström 1858 - 1846
1914 Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld s.a.
1914 - 1917 B. B. Emil Mörcke 1861 - 1951
1917 Joachim Åkerman 1868 - 1958
1917 - 1920 Erik Agabus Nilson 1862 - 1925
1920 Per Albin Hansson s.a.
State Councillors for the Department of Sea WarfareStatsrådar och Chefer för sjöförsvarsdepartementet
1870 - 1874 Abraham B. Leijonhufvud 1823 - 1911
1874 - 1880 Fredrik Vilhelm von Otter 1833 - 1910
1880 - 1892 Carl Gustaf von Otter 1827 - 1900
1892 - 1898 Jarl Casimir Eugène Christerson 1833 - 1922
1898 - 1901 Gerhard Dyrssen 1854 - 1934
1901 - 1905 Louis A. A. Palander af Vega 1842 - 1920
1905 Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman s.a.
1905 - 1906 Ludvig Sidner 1851 - 1917
1906 - 1907 Wilhelm Dyrssen 1858 - 1929
1907 - 1910 Carl August Ehrensvärd 1858 - 1944
1910 - 1911 Henning V. M. von Krusenstjerna 1862 - 1933
1911 - 1914 Jacob T. Larsson 1851 - 1940
1914 - 1917 Dan Broström 1870 - 1925
1917 Hans H. K. Ericson 1868 - 1945
1917 - 1920 Erik K. Palmstierna 1877 - 1959
1920 Bernhard Eriksson 1878 - 1952
1920 : Ministries of Land- and Sea Warfare merged into new Ministry of
Defense
State Councillors for the Department of Defense /
Ministers of DefenceStatsrådar och Chefer för försvarsdepartementet /
försvarsministrar
1920 Per Albin Hansson s.a.
1920 - 1921 Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld 1865 - 1940
1921 Otto Emil Lybeck 1871 - 1947
1921 - 1923 Per Albin Hansson (2x)
1923 - 1924 Carl Malmroth 1874 - 1934
1924 - 1935 Per Albin Hansson (3x)
1926 - 1928 Gustav Rosén 1876 - 1942
1928 - 1930 Harald Malmberg 1879 - 1948
1930 - 1932 Carl Gustaf Ekman s.a.
1932 - 1936 Ivar Vennerström 1881 - 1945
1936 - 1938 Janne Nilsson 1882 - 1938
1938 - 1945 Per Edvin Sköld 1891 - 1972
Ministers of Home AffairsState Councillors and Heads of the Civil DepartmentStatsrådar och Chefer för civildepartementet
1870 - 1875 Per Axel Bergström 1823 - 1893
1875 - 1880 Carl Johan Thyselius s.a.
1880 - 1883 Fredrik Ludvig Salomon Hederstierna 1828 - 1906
1883 Carl Johan Thyselius (2x)
1883 - 1889 Julius Edvard von Krusenstjerna 1841 - 1907
1889 - 1896 Viktor Lennart Groll 1845 - 1896
1896 - 1902 Julius Edvard von Krusenstjerna (2x)
1902 - 1905 Hjalmar Georg Westring 1857 - 1926
1905 Johan Widén 1856 - 1933
1905 - 1906 Per Axel Viktor Schotte 1860 - 1923
1906 - 1907 Julius Juhlin 1861 - 1934
1907 - 1911 Hugo, greve Hamilton 1849 - 1928
1911 - 1914 Per Axel Viktor Schotte (2x)
1914 - 1917 Oscar Fredrik von Sydow s.a.
1917 - 1919 Per Axel Viktor Schotte (3x)
1919 - 1920 Fredrik Holmquist 1857 - 1922
1920 Carl Emil Svensson 1879 - 1938
State Councillors and Heads of the Social Department /
Ministers of Social AffairsStatsrådar och Chefer för socialdepartementet /
socialministrar
1920 - 1921 Gustaf Henning Elmquist 1871 - 1933
1921 - 1923 A. Hermann Lindqvist 1863 - 1932
1923 - 1924 C. O. Gustaf "Gösta" Malm 1873 - 1965
1924 - 1926 F. Gustav Möller 1884 - 1970
1926 - 1928 Jakob G. Pettersson 1866 - 1857
1928 - 1930 Sven E. J. Lübeck 1877 - 1941
1930 - 1932 Samuel "Sam" E. Larsson 1883 - 1945
1932 - 1936 F. Gustav Möller (2x)
1936 Gerhard Strindlung 1890 - 1957
1936 - 1938 F. Gustav Möller (3x)
1938 - 1939 J. Albert Forslund 1881 - 1954
1939 - 1951 F. Gustav Möller (4x)
Ministers of Justice
1809 - 1876 See Prime MinistersState Councillors for the Department of Justice /
Ministers of JusticeStatsrådar och Chefer för justitiedepartementet /
justitieministrar
1876 - 1879 Louis Gerhard De Geer af Finspång s.a.
1879 - 1880 Ludvig Theodor Almqvist 1818 - 1884
1880 - 1888 Nils Henrik Vult von Steijern 1839 - 1899
1888 Per Axel Bergström s.a.
1888 - 1889 Axel Carl Gustaf Örbom 1856 - 1889
1889 - 1896 August Östergren 1832 - 1914
1896 - 1901 Per Samuel Ludvig Annerstedt 1836 - 1904
1901 - 1902 Knut Hjalmar Leonerd Hammarskjöld s.a.
1902 - 1905 Ossian Berger 1849 - 1914
1905 Gustaf J. G. R. Berg 1844 - 1908
1905 - 1906 Karl Albert Staaff s.a.
1906 - 1911 G. Albert Petersson 1851 - 1938
1911 - 1914 Gustaf Sandström 1865 - 1930
1914 - 1917 Berndt F. E. Hasselrot 1862 - 1930
1917 Steno Stenberg 1870 - 1940
1917 - 1920 J. Eliel Löfgren 1872 - 1940
1920 Bo Osten Undén s.a.
1920 Assar Åkerman 1860 - 1936
1920 - 1921 L. Birger Ekeberg 1880 - 1968
1921 - 1923 Assar Åkerman (2x)
1923 - 1924 L. Birger Ekeberg (2x)
1924 - 1926 Torsten Karl Viktor Nothin 1884 - 1972
1926 - 1928 Johan Thyrén 1861 - 1933
1928 - 1930 Georg Bissmark 1871 - 1941
1930 - 1932 J. Natanael Gärde 1880 - 1968
1932 - 1936 Karl Schlyter 1879 - 1959
1936 Thorwald Bergquist 1899 - 1972
1936 - 1943 Karl Gustaf Westman s.a.
1943 - 1945 Thorwald Bergquist (2x)
Ministers of FinancesState Councillors for the Department of Finances /
Ministers of FinancesStatsrådar och Chefer för finansdepartementet /
finansministrar
1870 - 1874 Carl Fredrik Wærn d.y. 1819 - 1899
1874 - 1875 Gustaf Åkerhielm 1833 - 1900
1875 - 1880 Hans Ludvig Forssell 1843 - 1901
1880 - 1881 Arvid R. F. Posse 1820 - 1901
1881 - 1886 Oscar Robert Themptander s.a.
1886 - 1888 Claes Gustaf Adolf Tamm 1838 - 1925
1888 - 1894 Fredrik von Essen 1831 - 1921
1894 - 1895 Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström 1842 - 1907
1895 - 1897 Claes Wersäll 1848 - 1919
1897 - 1902 Hans Hansson Count Wachtmeister 1851 - 1929
1902 - 1905 Ernst Fredrik Wilhelm Meyer 1847 - 1925
1905 - 1906 Elof Bisèrt 1862 - 1928
1906 - 1911 Carl Johan Gustaf Swartz s.a.
1911 - 1914 A. Theodor, friherre Adelswärd 1860 - 1929
1914 - 1917 Axel Vennersten 1863 - 1948
1917 A. O. Conrad Carleson 1868 - 1954
1917 - 1918 Karl Hjalmar Branting s.a.
1918 - 1920 Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson 1865 - 1925
1920 Rickard Johannes Sandler s.a.
1920 - 1921 Henric Tamm 1869 - 1936
1921 Knut Jakob Beskow 1876 - 1928
1921 - 1923 Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (2x)
1923 - 1924 Knut Jakob Beskow (2x)
1924 - 1925 Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (3x)
1925 - 1926 Ernst Wigforss 1881 - 1977
1926 Carl Gustav Ekman s.a.
1926 - 1928 Ernst E. Lyberg 1874 - 1952
1928 - 1929 Nils Wohlin 1881 - 1948
1929 - 1930 Adolf Dahl 1868 - 1930
1930 - 1932 Felix Teodor Hamrin s.a.
1932 - 1936 Ernst Wigforss (2x)
1936 Vilmar S. Ljungdahl 1892 - 1963
1936 - 1949 Ernst Wigforss (3x)
The town of Stockholm was first mentioned in 1252. It formally became the capital
of Sweden in 1634.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Governors General
Överståthållare
1862 - 1874 Didrik Anders Gillis Bildt s.a.
1874 - 1888 Carl Gustav af Ugglas 1820 - 1895
1888 - 1902 Claes Gustaf Adolf Tamm s.a.
1902 - 1911 Robert Dickson 1843 - 1924
1911 - 1912 Carl Fredrik Wilhelm Hederstierna* s.a.
1912 - 1920 Johan Olof Ramstedt s.a.
1920 - 1928 Carl Fredrik Wilhelm Hederstierna (2x)
1928 - 1933 Gustaf Henning Elmquist s.a.
1933 - 1949 Torsten Karl Viktor Nothin s.a.
The Lutheran reform was introduced in Sweden in 1527 and the new religion replaced
Roman Catholicism. In 1544 it became state religion.
Most Prominent Members of the Swedish Church
Unilke what happened in most other countries where the refomed religion became the
state religion, the Swedish rulers (s.a.) didn't become the formal heads of the
community, but only its "most prominent member"
Ministers of Ecclesiastic Affairs and EducationState Councillors for the Departments of Ecclesiastic Affairs and EducationStatsrådar och Chefer för Ecklesiastik- och utbildningsdepartementen
1870 - 1875 Gunnar Wennerberg 1817 - 1901
1875 - 1878 Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson (2x) 1811 - 1887
1878 - 1880 Carl Gustaf Malmström 1822 - 1912
1880 - 1888 Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld 1838 - 1898
1880 - 1891 Gunnar Wennerberg (2x)
1891 - 1898 Gustaf Fredrik Gilljam 1832 - 1908
1898 - 1902 Nils Ludwig Alfred Claëson 1848 - 1910
1902 - 1905 Carl Sebastian von Friesen 1846 - 1905
1905 Karl Sigfrid Husberg 1854 - 1928
1905 Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld s.a.
1905 - 1906 Fridtjuv Berg 1851 - 1916
1906 - 1909 Åke Hugo Hammarskjöld 1845 - 1937
1909 - 1911 Per Elof Lindström 1863 - 1924
1911 - 1914 Fridtjuv Berg (2x)
1914 - 1917 Karl Gustaf Westman s.a.
1917 Alexis Hammarström 1858 - 1936
1917 - 1919 Värner Rydén 1878 - 1930
1919 - 1920 Olof Olsson 1872 - 1939
1920 - 1921 Bengt Jakobson Bergqvist 1860 - 1936
1921 - 1923 Olof Olsson (2x)
1923 - 1924 Sam Clason 1867 - 1925
1924 - 1926 Olof Olsson (3x)
1926 - 1928 John Almkvist 1875 - 1946
1928 - 1930 Claes Lindskog 1870 - 1954
1930 - 1932 Sam Stadener 1872 - 1937
1932 - 1936 J. Arthur Engberg 1888 - 1944
1936 Tor Andræ 1885 - 1947
1936 - 1939 J. Arthur Engberg (2x)
1939 - 1944 Gösta Adolfsson Bagge 1882 - 1951
1944 - 1945 Georg Andrén 1890 - 1969
1945 - 1946 Tage Fritiof Erlander 1901 - 1985
Archbishops of Uppsala
The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Uppsala was erected in 1164. It became the seat
of a Lutheran archbishop in 1531
1870 - 1900 Anton Niklas Sundberg 1818 - 1900
1900 - 1913 Johan August Ekman 1845 - 1913
1914 - 1931 Nathan Söderblom 1866 - 1931
1931 - 1950 Erling Eidem 1880 - 1972
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