Fourth cabinet of Per Albin Hansson
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Fourth cabinet of Per Albin Hansson was the cabinet of Sweden between July 31, 1945 and October 6, 1946. It consisted of members of the Social Democratic Party
, with party chairman Per Albin Hansson as Prime Minister. The cabinet succeeded the national coalition government (the Third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson), which had ruled during World War II
. The cabinet was dissolved as a consequence of the death of the Prime Minister on October 6, 1946.
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
, with party chairman Per Albin Hansson as Prime Minister. The cabinet succeeded the national coalition government (the Third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson), which had ruled during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The cabinet was dissolved as a consequence of the death of the Prime Minister on October 6, 1946.
Ministers
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| Prime Minister Prime minister A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime... |
Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson , was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, governing all that period save for a short-lived crisis in the summer of 1936, which he ended by forming a coalition government with his... |
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| Minister for Justice Minister for Justice The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice, commonly referred to as the Justice Secretary, is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government... |
Herman Zetterberg | ||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Östen Undén Östen Undén Bo Östen Undén , J.D., was a Swedish academic, civil servant and Social Democratic politician and acting Prime Minister of Sweden 6 October 1946-11 October 1946 following the death of Per Albin Hansson... |
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| Minister for Defence | Allan Vougt Allan Vougt Allan Georg Fredrik Vougt was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and Minister for Defence 1945 - 1951.... |
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| Minister for Social Affairs | Gustav Möller Gustav Möller Gustav Möller was a prominent Swedish Social democratic politician, credited as the father of the social security system and the Welfare state, called Folkhemmet... |
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| Minister for Communications | Torsten Nilsson Torsten Nilsson Harald Torsten Leonard Nilsson was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Defence from 1951 to 1957, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1971. Nilsson also served as Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Communications.- References :... |
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| Minister for Finance | Ernst Wigforss Ernst Wigforss Ernst Johannes Wigforss was a Swedish politician and linguist , mostly known as a prominent member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and Swedish Minister of Finance... |
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| Minister for Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs | Tage Erlander Tage Erlander was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969... |
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| Minister for Agriculture | Per Edvin Sköld Per Edvin Sköld Per Edvin Sköld was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. As a Minister for Agriculture during the 30's crisis, Minister for Trade, Minister for Defence during the war and Minister for Finance he was known as the Social Democratic Party's trouble-shooter.... |
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| Minister for Trade | Gunnar Myrdal Gunnar Myrdal Karl Gunnar Myrdal was a Swedish Nobel Laureate economist, sociologist, and politician. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Friedrich Hayek for "their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the... |
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| Minister for the Management of the Economy | Axel Gjöres | ||
| Deputy Ministers (Ministers without a portfolio) | |||
| Deputy Minister | Gunnar Danielson | ||
| Deputy Minister | Nils Quensel | (opol.) | |
| Deputy Minister for Social Affairs | Eije Mossberg | ||
| Deputy Minister for Agriculture | Gunnar Sträng Gunnar Sträng Gunnar Sträng was a Swedish Social Democratic politician, most known for being Sweden's longest serving Minister for Finance.... |
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| Minister for Fuel | John Ericsson i Kinna | ||