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The Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...

(Riksdag) is the speaker

Speaker (politics)

The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...

of the national parliament in Sweden. The Riksdag underwent changes in 1867, when the old Riksdag of the Estates

Riksdag of the Estates

The Riksdag of the Estates , was the name used for the Estates of the Swedish realm when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to the King...

institution was abolished. The new form of the Riksdag included two chambers, each with its own Speaker. Since the introduction of parliamentarism in 1917, the Riksdag has properly functioned as the parliament of Sweden. In 1970 the institution underwent changes which transformed it into a unicameral legislative with 349 members as a precursor of the new Constitution of Sweden

Constitution of Sweden

The Swedish Constitution consists of four fundamental laws :* The 1810 Act of Succession * The 1949 Freedom of the Press Act * The 1974 Instrument of Government * The 1991 Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression...

adopted in 1974. The current Speaker is Per Westerberg

Per Westerberg

Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and as of 2006 the current Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag, of which he is a member since 1979, and thus also its most senior member ....

, who has served in the chair since 2006.

Duties of the Speaker

The duties of the Speaker are governed by the Instrument of Government

Constitution of Sweden

.

The Speaker is head of the Riksdag. As such he coordinates the work that takes place in the Riksdag. Some of his tasks were previously handled by the Monarch of Sweden

Monarch of Sweden

The monarchy of Sweden is the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Sweden. The present monarch, Carl XVI Gustaf, has reigned since 15 September 1973. He and his immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...

. However in 1974, with the new Instrument of Government, the monarch was stripped of all political powers, of which many were transferred to the Speaker. The monarch remained the head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

with only ceremonial duties.

The position of Speaker is the highest ranking position a person may be elected to in Sweden. The monarch outranks the Speaker since he is head of state. However since that position is hereditary a person cannot be elected to become the monarch. The Speaker outranks the Prime Minister of Sweden

Prime Minister of Sweden

The Prime Minister is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested...

.

In case the entire Swedish Royal Family

Swedish Royal Family

The Swedish Royal Family since 1818 consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. They are entitled to royal titles and style , and some perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state...

is out of the country, the Speaker usually assumes the role of head of state.

The Speaker does not take part in the parliamentary debates, nor does he participate in the committee work of the Riksdag. While the Speaker is one of the elected representatives of the Riksdag, he is expected to remain unbiased and objective in regards to the political issues that are processed there. The Speaker has no vote in the Riksdag, but uses his vote as a member of the Riksdag if a tie appears.

One of the more important aspects of the work of the Speaker is to head the negotiations concerning the forming of a new government in case there is a shift of power after an election. The speaker proposes the new Prime Minister. In many other parliamentary democracies the handover is headed by the head of state.

Speakers of the upper house (the First Chamber)

Gustaf Lagerbielke (1867–1876)
Henning Hamilton
Henning Hamilton
Henning Ludvig Hugo Hamilton, born January 16 1814 in Stockholm, Sweden, deceased January 15 1886 in Amélie-les-Bains, France, was a Swedish count, politician, government official and author. His father was Gustaf Wathier Hamilton...

(1877)
Anton Niklas Sundberg
Anton Niklas Sundberg
Anton Niklas Sundberg was archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900.He acquired a philosophy doctor's degree in Uppsala, became dean and was ordained a clergyman, and then undertook travel through Europe in 1849-50...

(1878–1880)
Gustaf Lagerbielke (1881–1891)
Pehr von Ehrenheim (1891–1895)
Gustaf Sparre (1896–1908)
Christian Lundeberg
Christian Lundeberg
Christian Lundeberg was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 2 August to 7 November 1905....

(1909–1911)
Ivar Afzelius
Ivar Afzelius
Ivar Afzelius was a Swedish jurist and politician.Having studied law at the universities of Uppsala, Leipzig and Göttingen, he was appointed to teach process law at Uppsala in 1879. 1891-1902 he was a justice in the Supreme Court of Sweden, 1898-1903 and 1905-15 a member of the Riksdag, whose...

(1912–1915)
Hugo Hamilton (1916–1928)
Axel Vennersten (1928–1936)
Johan Nilsson (1937–1955)
John Bergvall, Liberal
Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...

(1956–1959)
Gustaf Sundelin, Liberal
Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...

(1959–1964)
Erik Boheman, Liberal
Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...

(1965–1970)

Speakers of the lower house (the Second Chamber)

Anton Niklas Sundberg
Anton Niklas Sundberg
Anton Niklas Sundberg was archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900.He acquired a philosophy doctor's degree in Uppsala, became dean and was ordained a clergyman, and then undertook travel through Europe in 1849-50...

(1867–1872)
Ferdinand Asker (1873–1875)
Arvid Posse
Arvid Posse
Count Arvid Rutger Fredriksson Posse was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1880 to 1883.Arvid Posse was born at Rosendal manor in Malmöhus County, as the son of Governor Count Fredrik Posse and Baroness Magdalena Charlotta Bennet. In 1835 he enrolled at Lund University, receiving a law degree in...

(1876–1880)
Olof Wijk (1880–1890)
Gustaf Ryding (1891)
Carl Herslow (1892–1893)
Robert De la Gardie (1894–1902)
Axel Swartling (1903–1912)
Carl Bonde
Carl Bonde
Carl Gustaf Bonde was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics....

(1913)
Johan Widén (1914–1917)
Daniel Persson (1918)
Herman Lindqvist
Herman Lindqvist
Herman Lindqvist was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and trade union organizer. By profession he was a furniture carpenter, and belonged to the Wood Workers Union. He was the chairman of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation 1900-1920.-References:...

, Social Democrat (1918–1921)
Viktor Larsson, Social Democrat (1922–1923)
Herman Lindqvist
Herman Lindqvist
Herman Lindqvist was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and trade union organizer. By profession he was a furniture carpenter, and belonged to the Wood Workers Union. He was the chairman of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation 1900-1920.-References:...

, Social Democrat (1924–1927)
Viktor Larsson, Social Democrat (1927)
Bernhard Eriksson
Bernhard Eriksson
Bernhard Eriksson was a Swedish social democratic politician. He was Sea Minister in 1920 and Speaker of the Riksdags second chamber 1928-1932....

, Social Democrat (1928–1932)
August Sävström, Social Democrat (1933–1952)
Gustaf Nilsson, Social Democrat (1953–1957)
Sven Patrik Svensson (1958–1960)
Fridolf Thapper, Social Democrat (1960–1968)
Henry Allard
Henry Allard
Karl Åke Henry Allard, was Swedish politician , speaker of the Riksdag's second chamber 1969–1970. He became the first speaker of the unicamberal Riksdag in 1971 a post he held until 1979....

, Social Democrat (1969–1970)

Speakers of the unicameral parliament (1971- )

Elected	Speaker	First Deputy Speaker	Second Deputy Speaker	Third Deputy Speaker
1971–1973	Henry Allard Henry Allard Karl Åke Henry Allard, was Swedish politician , speaker of the Riksdag's second chamber 1969–1970. He became the first speaker of the unicamberal Riksdag in 1971 a post he held until 1979.... (s) 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...	Torsten Bengtson Torsten Bengtson Torsten Bengtson was a Swedish politician and member of the Centre Party.He was a member of the Parliament of Sweden between 1950–82, in the upper house in the bicameral parliament 1950–70 and then in the new unicameral parliament 1971–82. Between 1971–79 he was the first vice speaker of the... (c) Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...	Cecilia Nettelbrandt (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...	Ivar Virgin (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
1973–1976			Ivar Virgin (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Cecilia Nettelbrandt (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
1976–1979			Tage Magnusson (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Karl Erik Eriksson (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
1979–1982	Ingemund Bengtsson Ingemund Bengtsson Sten Bertil Ingemund Bengtsson was a Social democratic politician, and Speaker of the Riksdag from 1979 to 1988.He was born 30 January 1919 in Veddige, Sweden, and was a Member of Parliament from 1951.... (s) 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...	Ingegerd Troedsson Ingegerd Troedsson Ingegerd Troedsson is a former Swedish Moderate Party politician. She served as the first female Speaker of the Riksdag.She was born in Vaxholm and was elected to the Riksdag in 1974. She had a junior role in the first non-socialist government of 1976... (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Thorsten Larsson (c) Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...
1982–1985			Anders Dahlgren Anders Dahlgren Anders Dahlgren was a Swedish politician. He was a member of the Centre Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Sweden 1961-1970, and of the unicameral parliament 1970 to his death in 1986... (c) Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...
1985–1988			Karl Erik Eriksson (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006... 1985–1988 Christer Eirefelt (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006... 1988	Anders Dahlgren Anders Dahlgren Anders Dahlgren was a Swedish politician. He was a member of the Centre Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Sweden 1961-1970, and of the unicameral parliament 1970 to his death in 1986... (c) Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social... 1985–1986 Bertil Fiskesjö Bertil Fiskesjö Bertil Fiskesjö is a Swedish politician. He is a member of the Centre Party.Fiskesjö studied at Lund University and became a university lecturer.... (c) Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social... 1986–1988
1988 – 30 September 1991	Thage G. Peterson Thage G. Peterson Thage Edvin Gerhard Peterson is a Swedish politician .-Political career:1971–1998: member of parliament1982–1988: Minister for Industry*1988: Minister for Justice... (s) 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...		Christer Eirefelt (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...	Bertil Fiskesjö Bertil Fiskesjö Bertil Fiskesjö is a Swedish politician. He is a member of the Centre Party.Fiskesjö studied at Lund University and became a university lecturer.... (c) Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...
30 September 1991 – 3 October 1994	Ingegerd Troedsson Ingegerd Troedsson Ingegerd Troedsson is a former Swedish Moderate Party politician. She served as the first female Speaker of the Riksdag.She was born in Vaxholm and was elected to the Riksdag in 1974. She had a junior role in the first non-socialist government of 1976... (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Stig Alemyr (s) 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...
3 October 1994 – 5 October 1998	Birgitta Dahl Birgitta Dahl Rut Birgitta Dahl is a Swedish former politician of the Social Democratic Party.- Education and career :Birgitta Dahl was born in Råda, Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County. She earned a B.A. at Uppsala University in 1960. During her studies she was politically active in the Uppsala... (s) 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...	Anders Björck Anders Björck Anders Per - Arne Björck is a Swedish politician and the former Governor of Uppsala County from 2003 to 2009.Björck was born in Nässjö and was interested in politics from an early stage. He was national chairman of the Moderate Youth League, or the Rightist Youth League as it was known at the... (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Görel Thurdin (c) Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...	Christer Eirefelt (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
5 October 1998 – 30 September 2002			Eva Zetterberg (v) Left Party (Sweden) The Left Party is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party – The Communists .On welfare issues, the party opposes privatizations...	Rose-Marie Frebran (kd) Christian Democrats (Sweden) The Christian Democrats ) is a political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1964 but did not enter parliament until 1985 in an electoral cooperation with the Centre Party and on the Christian Democrats' own accord in 1991. The leader since April 3, 2004 is Göran Hägglund. He succeeded Alf...
30 September 2002 – 2 October 2006	Björn von Sydow Björn von Sydow Björn Gustaf von Sydow was the speaker of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the 2002 election, when he succeeded Birgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006... (s) 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...	Anders Björck Anders Björck Anders Per - Arne Björck is a Swedish politician and the former Governor of Uppsala County from 2003 to 2009.Björck was born in Nässjö and was interested in politics from an early stage. He was national chairman of the Moderate Youth League, or the Rightist Youth League as it was known at the... (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament... 2002 Per Westerberg Per Westerberg Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and as of 2006 the current Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag, of which he is a member since 1979, and thus also its most senior member .... (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament... 2003-2006	Kerstin Heinemann Kerstin Heinemann Kerstin Heinemann is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1994 until 2006, and the Second Vice Speaker of the Riksdag from 2002 until 2006.-External links:... (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...	Helena Höij Helena Höij Helena Höij, born 1965, is a Swedish Christian Democratic politician, She was a member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2006 and the Third Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag from 2002 to 2006.-References:... (kd) Christian Democrats (Sweden) The Christian Democrats ) is a political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1964 but did not enter parliament until 1985 in an electoral cooperation with the Centre Party and on the Christian Democrats' own accord in 1991. The leader since April 3, 2004 is Göran Hägglund. He succeeded Alf...
2 October 2006 – 4 October 2010	Per Westerberg Per Westerberg Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and as of 2006 the current Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag, of which he is a member since 1979, and thus also its most senior member .... (m) Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Jan Björkman Jan Björkman Jan Björkman, born 1950, is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag since 1988. Since 2006, he is First Vice Speaker of the Riksdag.- External links :**... (s) 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...	Birgitta Sellén Birgitta Sellén Birgitta Sellén is a Swedish Centre Party politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 1998. In 2006, Sellén became Second Vice Speaker of the Riksdag.- External links :* at the Riksdag website... (c) Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...	Liselott Hagberg Liselott Hagberg Liselott Hagberg is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002. She is the Third Vice Speaker of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :* at the Riksdag website*... (fp) Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
4 October 2010–present		Susanne Eberstein Susanne Eberstein Susanne Eberstein is a Swedish social democratic politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 1994.-External links:* at the Riksdag website... (s) 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...	Ulf Holm Ulf Holm Ulf Holm, born June 4, 1969 in Lund, is a Swedish Green Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002. He was a member of the European Parliament during 1995-1999. He is openly gay.-References:... (mp) Green Party (Sweden) -External links:**...

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