Prime Ministers under the United Kingdoms of Norway and Sweden

Union between Sweden and Norway

The Union between Sweden and Norway , officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, consisted of present-day Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union....

 (1876-1905)

#	Prime Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet(s)
1	De Geer, Louis 1Louis Gerhard De Geer Louis Gerhard De Geer Baron Louis Gerhard De Geer of Finspång was a Swedish statesman and writer.De Geer was born at Finspång manor. He was a lawyer, and in 1855 became president of the Göta Hovrätt, or lord justice for the appellate court of Götaland. From 7 April 1858 to 3 June 1870 he was Prime Minister of Justice...		1876-03-2020 March 1876	1880-04-1919 April 1880	0Independent	L.G. De Geer
2	Posse, ArvidArvid 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...		1880-04-1919 April 1880	1883-06-1313 June 1883	Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party was a political party in Sweden, essentially a fraction in the parliament which existed from 1867 to 1912 ....	Posse
3	Thyselius, Carl JohanCarl Johan Thyselius Carl Johan Thyselius Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...		1883-06-1313 June 1883	1884-05-1616 May 1884	0Independent	Thyselius
4	Themptander, RobertRobert Themptander Robert Themptander Robert Themptander was a politician, public official, Finance Minister, Prime Minister of Sweden from 1884 to 1888 during the reign of King Oscar II, and Governor of Stockholm District from 1888 to 1896.-Biography:...		1884-05-1616 May 1884	1888-02-066 February 1888	0Independent	Themptander
5	Bildt, GillisGillis Bildt Gillis Bildt Didrik Anders Gillis Bildt was a Swedish parliamentarian, military officer, baron and prime minister 1888–1889.-Family:...		1888-02-066 February 1888	1889-10-1212 October 1889	0Independent	G. Bildt
6	Åkerhielm, GustafGustaf Åkerhielm Gustaf Åkerhielm Friherre Johan Gustaf Nils Samuel Åkerhielm of Margaretelund was a politician, a baron, a landowner, member of the Riksdag from 1859 to 1866 and from 1870 to 1900, a Minister of Finance from 1874 to 1875, a Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1889, and a Prime Minister from 1889 to 1891.He was...		1889-10-1212 October 1889	1891-07-1010 July 1891	Protectionist Majority Party	Åkerhielm
7	Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström Erik Gustaf Boström Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström was a Swedish landowner and politician, who was a member of the Swedish Parliament and Prime Minister of Sweden twice . He was also known as E.G. Boström or E. Gust...		1891-07-1010 July 1891	1900-09-1212 September 1900	Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party was a political party in Sweden, essentially a fraction in the parliament which existed from 1867 to 1912 ....	Boström I
8	Otter, Fredrik vonFredrik von Otter Fredrik von Otter Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter was a Swedish friherre, naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902....		1900-09-1212 September 1900	1902-07-055 July 1902	0Independent	von Otter
(7)	Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström Erik Gustaf Boström Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström was a Swedish landowner and politician, who was a member of the Swedish Parliament and Prime Minister of Sweden twice . He was also known as E.G. Boström or E. Gust...  (2nd term)		1902-07-055 July 1902	1905-04-1313 April 1905	Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party was a political party in Sweden, essentially a fraction in the parliament which existed from 1867 to 1912 ....	Boström II
9	Ramstedt, JohanJohan Ramstedt Johan Ramstedt Johan Olof Ramstedt , was Prime Minister of Sweden from April to August 1905.-Biography:Johan Ramstedt was born in Stockholm, son to clothing manufacturer Reinhold Ramstedt and his wife Maria Sofia Haeggström...		1905-04-1313 April 1905	1905-08-022 August 1905	0Independent	Ramstedt
10	Lundeberg, ChristianChristian Lundeberg Christian Lundeberg Christian Lundeberg was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 2 August to 7 November 1905....		1905-08-022 August 1905	1905-11-077 November 1905	Protectionist Majority Party	Lundeberg

Prime Ministers under the Kingdom of Sweden (1905-Present)

#	Prime Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Elected	Cabinet(s)
11	Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff Karl Staaff Karl Albert Staaff was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer. He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party and served twice as Prime Minister of Sweden ....		1905-11-077 November 1905	1906-05-2929 May 1906	Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party...	1905	Staaff I LS Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party...
12	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman Arvid Lindman Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman was a Swedish Rear Admiral, Industrialist and conservative politician...		1906-05-2929 May 1906	1911-10-077 October 1911	Moderate Party 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...	1908	Lindman I 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...
(11)	Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff Karl Staaff Karl Albert Staaff was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer. He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party and served twice as Prime Minister of Sweden ....  (2nd term)		1911-10-077 October 1911	1914-02-1717 February 1914	Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party...	1911 Swedish general election, 1911 A general election was held in Sweden in 1911 to allocate the seats of what was then the lower of the two houses of the Swedish Riksdag. This election was the first election in Sweden with universal male suffrage.Source: Statistics Sweden...	Staaff II LS Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party...
13	Hammarskjöld, HjalmarHjalmar Hammarskjöld Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld was a Swedish politician, scholar, cabinet minister, Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1938 , and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917....		1914-02-1717 February 1914	1917-03-3030 March 1917	0Independent	Mar.1914 Swedish general election, March 1914 A Swedish general election was held on 27 March 1914 to allocate the seats of the lower house of the Swedish Riksdag. 69.9% of eligible voters participated in this election. Women were not eligible to vote at this time, and would not gain the right to vote until 1921.Source: Statistics Sweden... Sep.1914 Swedish general election, September 1914 A Swedish general election was held on 25 September 1914 to allocate the seats of the lower house of the Swedish Riksdag. Another election had been held in March of the same year, this being the first and only time in Swedish history that two parliamentary elections have occurred in the same...	Hammarskjöld
14	Swartz, CarlCarl Swartz Carl Swartz Carl Johan Gustaf Swartz was a Swedish right-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 30 March 1917 to 19 October 1917...		1917-03-3030 March 1917	1917-10-1919 October 1917	National Party National Party (Sweden) The National Party of the Upper House , commonly known as the National Party , was a conservative political party in the upper house of Swedish parliament, formed in 1912 through the merging of the United Right Party and the Moderate Party of the Upper House...	—	Swartz N National Party (Sweden) The National Party of the Upper House , commonly known as the National Party , was a conservative political party in the upper house of Swedish parliament, formed in 1912 through the merging of the United Right Party and the Moderate Party of the Upper House...
15	Edén, NilsNils Edén Nils Edén Nils Edén was a Swedish historian and liberal politician, Prime Minister of Sweden 1917–1920, and along with Hjalmar Branting acknowledged as co-architect of Sweden's transition from quasi-absolute monarchy to a parliamentary democracy with equal male and female suffrage.Edén was born in...		1917-10-1919 October 1917	1920-03-1010 March 1920	Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party...	1917 Swedish general election, 1917 A Swedish general election was held in 1917 to allocate the seats of the lower house of the Swedish Riksdag. 65.8% of eligible voters participated in this election. Women were not eligible to vote at this time, and would not gain the right to vote until 1921.Source: Statistics Sweden...	Edén LS Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... –SD 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...
16	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party , and Prime Minister during three separate periods . When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden...		1920-03-1010 March 1920	1920-10-2727 October 1920	Social Democratic Party 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...	—	Branting I First cabinet of Hjalmar Branting The first cabinet of Hjalmar Branting was the cabinet of Sweden between March 10, 1920 and October 27, 1920.It was the first social democracy based cabinet and a minority government... SD 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...
17	De Geer, Louis 2Gerhard Louis De Geer Gerhard Louis De Geer Baron Gerhard Louis De Geer of Finspång was a Swedish politician, who served in the first chamber of the Riksdag 1901-14, was governor of Kristianstad County 1905-23, and Prime Minister of Sweden for 121 days in 1920-1921.-Biography:Louis De Geer was son of the baron and former prime minister...		1920-10-2727 October 1920	1921-02-2323 February 1921	0Independent	1920 Swedish general election, 1920 A Swedish general election was held in 1920 to allocate the seats of the lower house of the Swedish Riksdag. Voter turnout was 55.3%. This was the last election held in Sweden in which women were not permitted to vote. Universal adult suffrage was instituted the following year, in 1921.Source:...	G.L. De Geer
18	Sydow, Oscar vonOscar von Sydow Oscar von Sydow Oscar Fredrik von Sydow was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from February 23 to October 13, 1921.-Biography:...		1921-02-2323 February 1921	1921-10-1313 October 1921	0Independent	—	von Sydow
(16)	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party , and Prime Minister during three separate periods . When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden...  (2nd term)		1921-10-1313 October 1921	1923-04-1919 April 1923	Social Democratic Party 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...	1921 Swedish general election, 1921 The Swedish general election held in 1921 , was the General election to the second chamber of the Swedish Riksdag, and the first fully democratically elected Parliament of Sweden...	Branting II Second cabinet of Hjalmar Branting The second cabinet of Hjalmar Branting was the cabinet of Sweden between October 13, 1921 and April 19, 1923.In the general election, 1921 the Swedish Social Democratic Party got 36,2% of the votes and Hjalmar Branting got the majority to form a government.... SD 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...
19	Trygger, ErnstErnst Trygger Ernst Trygger Ernst Trygger was a Swedish jurist professor and conservative politician. He served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1923 to 1924. He also served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1928 to 1930 in the government of Arvid Lindman...		1923-04-1919 April 1923	1924-10-1818 October 1924	National Party National Party (Sweden) The National Party of the Upper House , commonly known as the National Party , was a conservative political party in the upper house of Swedish parliament, formed in 1912 through the merging of the United Right Party and the Moderate Party of the Upper House...	—	Trygger N National Party (Sweden) The National Party of the Upper House , commonly known as the National Party , was a conservative political party in the upper house of Swedish parliament, formed in 1912 through the merging of the United Right Party and the Moderate Party of the Upper House...
(16)	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party , and Prime Minister during three separate periods . When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden...  (3rd term)		1924-10-1818 October 1924	1925-01-2424 January 1925	Social Democratic Party 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...	1924 Swedish general election, 1924 Elections to the second chamber of the Swedish Riksdag held in 1924....	Branting III Third cabinet of Hjalmar Branting The third cabinet of Hjalmar Branting was the cabinet of Sweden between October 14, 1924 and February 24, 1925.When the cabinet of Trygger resigned on October 14, 1924, Hjalmar Branting took office as prime minister for the third time... SD 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...
20	Sandler, RickardRickard Sandler Rickard Sandler Rickard Johannes Sandler was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served asMinister without Portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, Minister for Finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, Minister without Portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923,...		1925-01-2424 January 1925	1926-06-077 June 1926	Social Democratic Party 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...	—	Sandler SD 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...
21	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman was a Swedish politician, Member of Parliament 1911-1932 , leader of the Freeminded People's Party 1924-1932 and Prime Minister from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932....		1926-06-077 June 1926	1928-10-022 October 1928	Freeminded People's Party Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition...	—	Ekman I FF Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition... –L Liberal Party of Sweden The Liberal Party of Sweden was a political party in Sweden. It was formed in 1923 by the anti-prohibition minority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition...
(12)	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman Arvid Lindman Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman was a Swedish Rear Admiral, Industrialist and conservative politician...  (2nd term)		1928-10-022 October 1928	1930-06-077 June 1930	Moderate Party 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...	1928 Swedish general election, 1928 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag were held 15 September–21 September 1928. This election is often called the "Cossack Election" due to the harsh tone and aggressive criticism on both sides....	Lindman II 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...
(21)	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman was a Swedish politician, Member of Parliament 1911-1932 , leader of the Freeminded People's Party 1924-1932 and Prime Minister from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932....  (2nd term)		1930-06-077 June 1930	1932-08-066 August 1932	Freeminded People's Party Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition...	—	Ekman II FF Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition...
22	Hamrin, FelixFelix Hamrin Felix Hamrin Felix Teodor Hamrin was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the liberal Freeminded People's Party and served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 6 August to 24 September 1932....		1932-08-066 August 1932	1932-09-2424 September 1932	Freeminded People's Party Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition...	—	Hamrin FF Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition...
23	Hansson, Per AlbinPer 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...		1932-09-2424 September 1932	1936-06-1919 June 1936	Social Democratic Party 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...	1932 Swedish general election, 1932 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 17-18 1932. They resulted in the Social Democrats regaining government after six years in opposition, and it marked the beginning of 44 years of near-uninterrupted rule for the Social Democratic Party.The results of the election were...	Hansson I SD 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...
24	Pehrsson-Bramstorp, AxelAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Axel Alarik Pehrsson-Bramstorp was a Swedish politician and was Prime Minister of Sweden for a few months during 1936. As a parliamentarian he was known as "Axel Pehrsson in Bramstorp" or just "Bramstorp" for short...		1936-06-1919 June 1936	1936-09-2828 September 1936	Centre Party 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...	—	Pehrsson-Bramstorp 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...
(23)	Hansson, Per AlbinPer 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...  (2nd term)		1936-09-2828 September 1936	1946-10-066 October 1946	Social Democratic Party 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...	1936 Swedish general election, 1936 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 20, 1936....	Hansson II SD 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... –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...
						1940 Swedish general election, 1940 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held 15 September 1940. It is one of two general elections in Swedish history where a single party received more than half of the vote .... 1944 Swedish general election, 1944 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held 17 September 1944....	Hansson III Third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson The third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson was the cabinet of Sweden between 13 December 1939 and 31 July 1945. It consisted of members from the Social Democratic Party, the Farmers' League, the People's Party and the National Organization of the Right.... SD 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... –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... –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... –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...
						—	Hansson IV SD 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...
–	Undén, ÖstenÖsten 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...  (acting)		1946-10-066 October 1946	1946-10-1111 October 1946	Social Democratic Party 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...	—	—
25	Erlander, TageTage 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...		1946-10-1111 October 1946	1969-10-1414 October 1969	Social Democratic Party 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...	1948 Swedish general election, 1948 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held 19 September 1948. Freshman Prime Minister and Social Democratic leader Tage Erlander managed to debauch the Liberal-led opposition under Bertil Ohlin, despite a furious campaign fuelled by the majority of the Swedish press, and could withhold his...	Erlander I SD 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...
						1952 Swedish general election, 1952 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held on 21 September 1952. Tage Erlander's second government got 136 seats and together with the Communists 141. The other parties got 89 seats... 1956 Swedish general election, 1956 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 16, 1956. The Social Democratic-Farmers' League coalition government of Prime Minister Tage Erlander was formed after the election because of a majority in the chamber of the liberal People's Party, Peasants' League and the Rightist Party...	Erlander II SD 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... –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...
						1958 Swedish general election, 1958 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held 1 June 1958, the last election in Swedish history ever held in June. Since 1960, all Swedish elections have been held in September. They were as well the latest snap elections ever held in Swedish history... 1960 Swedish general election, 1960 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 18, 1960. The Social Democrats were returned to power.... 1964 Swedish general election, 1964 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 20, 1964. Tage Erlander's Social Democratic government was returned to power.Note: Civic Unity was a joint list of the three right-wing parties in Malmö. It won three seats. In the list they have been included in their respective parties.... 1968 Swedish general election, 1968 Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held 15 September 1968. Held in the wake of the crushing of the Prague spring, it resulted in a landslide victory for the Social Democratic government and Prime Minister Tage Erlander. Erlander would resign the following year after an uninterrupted...	Erlander III SD 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...
26	Palme, OlofOlof Palme Olof Palme Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...		1969-10-1414 October 1969	1976-10-088 October 1976	Social Democratic Party 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...	1970 Swedish general election, 1970 Elections to the Swedish Riksdag was held 20 September 1970, two years ahead of schedule because of the opening of the new parliament the same year. It was the first election under the new unicameral system. The Social Democratic government gathered enough support to remain in power under its... 1973 Swedish general election, 1973 Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 16, 1973. The result was that the Social democratic government continued to rule as a minority government because the non-socialist parties and the socialist parties had the same amount of seats in the new unicameral riksdag ....	Palme I SD 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...
27	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin Thorbjörn Fälldin Thorbjörn Fälldin is a Swedish politician. He was Prime Minister of Sweden in three non-consecutive cabinets from 1976 to 1982, and leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1971 to 1985...		1976-10-088 October 1976	1978-10-1818 October 1978	Centre Party 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...	1976 Swedish general election, 1976 Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 19, 1976. The result ended in an expected coalition government between the agrarian Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the conservative Moderate Party, thus forming Sweden's first non-socialist government since 1936...	Fälldin I 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... –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... –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...
28	Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten Ola Ullsten Stig Kjell Olof Ullsten is a Swedish liberal politician, former Prime Minister of Sweden and former leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party.-Background and early career:...		1978-10-1818 October 1978	1979-10-1212 October 1979	Liberal People's Party 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...	—	Ullsten 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...
(27)	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin Thorbjörn Fälldin Thorbjörn Fälldin is a Swedish politician. He was Prime Minister of Sweden in three non-consecutive cabinets from 1976 to 1982, and leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1971 to 1985...  (2nd term)		1979-10-1212 October 1979	1982-10-088 October 1982	Centre Party 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...	1979 Swedish general election, 1979 Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held 16 September 1979. The liberal oriented interim government of Ola Ullsten was successfully succeeded by another centre-right coalition government composed of the People's Party, Moderate Party and Centre Party, led by Centre Party leader Thorbjörn Fälldin,...	Fälldin II 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... –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... –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...
						—	Fälldin III 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... –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...
(26)	Palme, OlofOlof Palme Olof Palme Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...  (2nd term)		1982-10-088 October 1982	1986-03-0128 February 1986	Social Democratic Party 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...	1982 Swedish general election, 1982 Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held 19 September 1982 and saw the return of the Swedish Social Democratic Party to power after six years in opposition, the longest period in opposition by the Social Democrats since the 1910s...	Palme II SD 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...
29	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson Ingvar Carlsson Gösta Ingvar Carlsson is a Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party ....		1986-03-011 March 1986	1991-10-044 October 1991	Social Democratic Party 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...	1985 Swedish general election, 1985 Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held 15 September 1985.-Election campaign:At a campaign meeting in Sundsvall on 22 August, Minister of social welfare Sten Andersson promised to increase the state pensions as a compensation for the price increases following the devaluation of the krona in 1982... 1988 Swedish general election, 1988 Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held 18 September 1988. The elections saw the Green Party elected to parliament for the first time....	Carlsson I First cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson The first cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson was the cabinet of Sweden between March 12, 1986 and February 1990. The cabinet was formed as a direct consequence of the assassination of the incumbent prime minister Olof Palme on February 28, 1986... SD 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...
						—	Carlsson II SD 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...
30	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt Carl Bildt , Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006...		1991-10-044 October 1991	1994-10-077 October 1994	Moderate Party 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...	1991 Swedish general election, 1991 Election to the Parliament of Sweden was held on 15 September 1991. The election, like all parliamentary elections in Sweden, was conducted using a party-list proportional representation system....	C. Bildt Cabinet of Carl Bildt The cabinet of Carl Bildt was the cabinet of Sweden from 4 October 1991 to 7 October 1994 with Carl Bildt as the Prime Minister. It was a coalition government between the Moderate Party, the Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats.- Ministers :-External links:*... 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... –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... –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... –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...
(29)	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson Ingvar Carlsson Gösta Ingvar Carlsson is a Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party ....  (2nd term)		1994-10-077 October 1994	1996-03-2222 March 1996	Social Democratic Party 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...	1994 Swedish general election, 1994 The Swedish general election, 1994 for the 349 seats in the Parliament of Sweden took place on 18 September 1994....	Carlsson III SD 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...
31	Persson, GöranGöran Persson Göran Persson Hans Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as...		1996-03-2222 March 1996	2006-10-066 October 2006	Social Democratic Party 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...	1998 Swedish general election, 1998 -Election results:Here are the results of the general election to the Parliament of Sweden , held on 20 September 1998.← Riksdag election, 1998 →PartyVotes%SeatsEq¹Party leader/Comment... 2002 Swedish general election, 2002 The Swedish general election of 2002 was held on Sunday 15 September to elect the 349 members to the Parliament of Sweden. This election was hels along with other elections in Sweden to the Municipalities and the County Councils. 5,385,430 of the 6,722,152 eligible to vote voted in this election .-...	Persson Cabinet of Göran Persson Göran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between March 22, 1996 and October 6, 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister... SD 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...
32	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt Fredrik Reinfeldt John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...		2006-10-066 October 2006	Incument	Moderate Party 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...	2006 Swedish general election, 2006 A general election was held in Sweden on 17 September 2006, to elect members to the Swedish parliament. All 349 seats were up for election: 310 "fixed seats" in 29 constituencies and 39 members at a national level for what are called "adjustment seats", used to ensure that parties have... 2010 Swedish general election, 2010 A general election to the Riksdag, parliament of Sweden, was held on . The main contenders of the election were the governing centre-right coalition the Alliance and the oppositional centre-left Red-Greens coalition A general election to the Riksdag, parliament of Sweden, was held on . The main...	Reinfeldt Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt The cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt is the current cabinet of Sweden. It is a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats... 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... –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... –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... –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...

Statistics

Birthdays

• The earliest born prime minister was the third one to enter office, Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...
  
  , born on June 8, 1811. The latest born is the incumbent, Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Fredrik Reinfeldt
  John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
  
  , born on August 4, 1965.
• Of the prime ministers born in the 19th century, the last one to enter office was 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...
  
   (acting) (born on August 25, 1886). The last ordinary was 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...
  
   (born on October 28, 1885). Östen Undén was also the last of the ministers to be born in the 19th century and Per Albin Hansson was the second last.
• 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...
  
   was the first one to be born in the 20th century (born on June 13, 1901) and he was also the first of the prime ministers born in the 20th century to enter office. The latest born in the 20th century is Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Fredrik Reinfeldt
  John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
  
  , who, being the incumbent, is also the latest one of the 20th century born to enter office.
• The highest number of birthdays have been in January and July (5 each), whereas there has been none in March, May or December.
• The shortest time span between two birthdays was the one between the birth of Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter was a Swedish friherre, naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902....
  
   (April 11, 1833) and Gustaf Åkerhielm
  Gustaf Åkerhielm
  Friherre Johan Gustaf Nils Samuel Åkerhielm of Margaretelund was a politician, a baron, a landowner, member of the Riksdag from 1859 to 1866 and from 1870 to 1900, a Minister of Finance from 1874 to 1875, a Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1889, and a Prime Minister from 1889 to 1891.He was...
  
   (July 24, 1833) being 104 days. The longest span was between 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...
  
   (June 13, 1901) and Thorbjörn Fälldin
  Thorbjörn Fälldin
  Thorbjörn Fälldin is a Swedish politician. He was Prime Minister of Sweden in three non-consecutive cabinets from 1976 to 1982, and leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1971 to 1985...
  
   (April 24, 1926) being 24 years, 315 days.
• 25 prime ministers were born in the 19th century, 7 in the 20th and none in the 21st.

Deathdays

• The first prime minister to die (who also happens to be the first one born) was the third one to enter office (Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...
  
  ), who died on January 11, 1891. The latest one to die was Olof Palme
  Olof Palme
  Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...
  
  , who died on February 28, 1986.
• Of the prime ministers who died in the 19th century, the last one to enter office was Gustaf Åkerhielm
  Gustaf Åkerhielm
  Friherre Johan Gustaf Nils Samuel Åkerhielm of Margaretelund was a politician, a baron, a landowner, member of the Riksdag from 1859 to 1866 and from 1870 to 1900, a Minister of Finance from 1874 to 1875, a Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1889, and a Prime Minister from 1889 to 1891.He was...
  
   (died on April 2, 1900; the 20th century began on January 1, 1901). Gustaf Åkerhielm was also the last of the ministers to die in the 19th century.
• The first minister to die in the 20th century was 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...
  
   (died on April 24, 1901). The last one to die in the 20th century was Olof Palme
  Olof Palme
  Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...
  
   (died on February 28, 1986).
• The highest number of deathdays have been in February and November (4 each), whereas there has been none in May or July. That makes May the only month when no prime minister has been neither born nor died.
• The shortest time span between two deathdays was the one between the death of Carl Gustaf Ekman
  Carl Gustaf Ekman
  Carl Gustaf Ekman was a Swedish politician, Member of Parliament 1911-1932 , leader of the Freeminded People's Party 1924-1932 and Prime Minister from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932....
  
   (June 15, 1945) and Nils Edén
  Nils Edén
  Nils Edén was a Swedish historian and liberal politician, Prime Minister of Sweden 1917–1920, and along with Hjalmar Branting acknowledged as co-architect of Sweden's transition from quasi-absolute monarchy to a parliamentary democracy with equal male and female suffrage.Edén was born in...
  
   (June 16, 1945) being 1 day. The longest span was between 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...
  
   (January 14, 1974) and 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...
  
   (June 21, 1985) being 11 years, 158 days. However, since no prime minister has died since March 1, 1986 ( ago), this will be surpassed the next time someone dies.
• The prime minister to die closest to his birthday was Gillis Bildt
  Gillis Bildt
  Didrik Anders Gillis Bildt was a Swedish parliamentarian, military officer, baron and prime minister 1888–1889.-Family:...
  
  , who died 6 days after his 74th birthday.
• 5 prime ministers died in the 19th century, 22 in the 20th and none in the 21st (6 still living).

Age and longevity

• The oldest prime minister has been Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld was a Swedish politician, scholar, cabinet minister, Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1938 , and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917....
  
  , who died at an age of 91 years, 250 days. Of those still living, Thorbjörn Fälldin
  Thorbjörn Fälldin
  Thorbjörn Fälldin is a Swedish politician. He was Prime Minister of Sweden in three non-consecutive cabinets from 1976 to 1982, and leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1971 to 1985...
  
   is the oldest, at an age of (as of  ). He is the only still living prime minister who has made it into the "top 5 list" by surpassing Johan Ramstedt
  Johan Ramstedt
  Johan Olof Ramstedt , was Prime Minister of Sweden from April to August 1905.-Biography:Johan Ramstedt was born in Stockholm, son to clothing manufacturer Reinhold Ramstedt and his wife Maria Sofia Haeggström...
  
   on August 31, 2008. He would have to live until January 2, 2018 to surpass Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld was a Swedish politician, scholar, cabinet minister, Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1938 , and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917....
  
   and become the oldest Swedish prime minister ever (living until January 1, 2018, he would tie with Hammarskjöld).
• The youngest prime minister at his death has been Robert Themptander
  Robert Themptander
  Robert Themptander was a politician, public official, Finance Minister, Prime Minister of Sweden from 1884 to 1888 during the reign of King Oscar II, and Governor of Stockholm District from 1888 to 1896.-Biography:...
  
  , who died at an age of 52 years, 351 days. The incumbent Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Fredrik Reinfeldt
  John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
  
   is currently , so if he would die no later than July 20, 2018, he would become the youngest prime minister at death ever (dying on July 21, 2018, he would tie with Themptander).
• No prime minister has died before the age of 50 (Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Fredrik Reinfeldt
  John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
  
   would do so if he would die no later than August 3, 2015), 5 before the age of 60, another 8 before the age of 70, another 10 before the age of 80, another 8 before the age of 90, and another 1 before the age of 100. None has achieved an age of 100 years or above.

Time before, in, between and after office

• The oldest prime minister to enter office was Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...
  
  , who entered office at an age of 72 years, 5 days. The youngest one was his closest successor Robert Themptander
  Robert Themptander
  Robert Themptander was a politician, public official, Finance Minister, Prime Minister of Sweden from 1884 to 1888 during the reign of King Oscar II, and Governor of Stockholm District from 1888 to 1896.-Biography:...
  
  , who entered office at 40 years, 92 days.
• The oldest prime minister to leave office was also Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...
  
  , at 72 years, 342 days. The youngest one to leave office was Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Johannes Sandler was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served asMinister without Portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, Minister for Finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, Minister without Portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923,...
  
  , at 42 years, 129 days.
• The closest two prime ministers have come to entering office on the same day of living was 22 days, which happened to 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...
  
   and acting prime minister 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...
  
   (Posse being 60 years, 64 days upon entering office and Undén being 60 years, 42 days). The farthest apart two ministers have been at this coincidence happened to Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...
  
   and Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter was a Swedish friherre, naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902....
  
  , whose age difference upon entering office was 4 years, 216 days. If this record is to be broken, somebody would have to enter office either at age 35 years, 240 days or younger, or 76 years, 222 days or older.
• The closest two prime ministers have come to leaving office on the same day of living was 5 days, which happened both to 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...
  
   and Christian Lundeberg
  Christian Lundeberg
  Christian Lundeberg was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 2 August to 7 November 1905....
  
   (Posse being 63 years, 121 days upon leaving office and Lundeberg being 63 years, 116 days) and to Felix Hamrin
  Felix Hamrin
  Felix Teodor Hamrin was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the liberal Freeminded People's Party and served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 6 August to 24 September 1932....
  
   and Göran Persson
  Göran Persson
  Hans Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as...
  
   (Hamrin being 57 years, 254 days upon leaving office, Persson being 57 years 259 days). The farthest apart two ministers have been at this coincidence happened to Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...
  
   and Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter was a Swedish friherre, naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902....
  
  , whose age difference upon leaving office was 3 years, 257 days. If this record is to be broken, somebody would have to leave office either at age 38 years, 237 days or younger, or 76 years, 235 days or older.
• The prime ministers to enter office closest to his birthday were Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Johannes Sandler was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served asMinister without Portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, Minister for Finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, Minister without Portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923,...
  
  , who entered 5 days before his 41st birthday, and Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...
  
  , who entered 5 days after his 72nd birthday.
• The prime minister to leave office closest to his birthday was Gillis Bildt
  Gillis Bildt
  Didrik Anders Gillis Bildt was a Swedish parliamentarian, military officer, baron and prime minister 1888–1889.-Family:...
  
  , who resigned 4 days before his 69th birthday.
• The record for longest period in office is held by 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...
  
   at 23 years, 3 days. The shortest period in office is held by 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...
  
   (5 days), but as he was only acting, the shortest ordinary period was Felix Hamrin
  Felix Hamrin
  Felix Teodor Hamrin was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the liberal Freeminded People's Party and served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 6 August to 24 September 1932....
  
  's, lasting for 49 days. The incumbent Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Fredrik Reinfeldt
  John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
  
   surpassed Louis De Geer, Sr. and made it into the "top 10 list" on November 6, 2010. He would have to remain in office until February 23, 2017 to surpass Olof Palme
  Olof Palme
  Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...
  
   and make it into the "top 5 list" and until October 10, 2029 to become the prime minister with the longest time in office ever (if his terms were to be consecutive).
• 22 prime ministers have served 1 term (not counting 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...
  
  , who was only acting), 9 have served 2 terms and 1 (Hjalmar Branting
  Hjalmar Branting
  was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party , and Prime Minister during three separate periods . When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden...
  
  ) has served 3 terms. 22 prime ministers have had one cabinet, 5 have had two cabinets, 4 have hade three cabinets and 1 (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...
  
  ) has had four cabinets.
• The longest time span between two terms of the same minister was between Arvid Lindman
  Arvid Lindman
  Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman was a Swedish Rear Admiral, Industrialist and conservative politician...
  
  's, at 16 years, 361 days between the end of his first term (October 7, 1911) and the beginning of his second term (October 2, 1928). The shortest time span between two terms of the same minister was 101 days, which was the time of Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
  Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
  Axel Alarik Pehrsson-Bramstorp was a Swedish politician and was Prime Minister of Sweden for a few months during 1936. As a parliamentarian he was known as "Axel Pehrsson in Bramstorp" or just "Bramstorp" for short...
  
  's term between the end of 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...
  
  's first (June 19, 1936) and the beginning of his second (September 28, 1936).
• Two of the prime ministers (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...
  
   and Olof Palme
  Olof Palme
  Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...
  
  ) have died in office and Palme is the only one who has been assassinated. Thus, those two have not had any life after office (not counting their interim periods between their respective terms). When it comes to those who have, Hjalmar Branting
  Hjalmar Branting
  was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party , and Prime Minister during three separate periods . When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden...
  
   had the shortest time, dying only 31 days after his resignation (he resigned because of health issues and died from Myocarditis
  Myocarditis
  Myocarditis is inflammation of heart muscle . It resembles a heart attack but coronary arteries are not blocked.Myocarditis is most often due to infection by common viruses, such as parvovirus B19, less commonly non-viral pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi or Trypanosoma cruzi, or as a...
  
   and Gallstone
  Gallstone
  A gallstone is a crystalline concretion formed within the gallbladder by accretion of bile components. These calculi are formed in the gallbladder, but may pass distally into other parts of the biliary tract such as the cystic duct, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, or the ampulla of...
  
  ). The prime minister living the longest time after resignation was Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Johannes Sandler was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served asMinister without Portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, Minister for Finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, Minister without Portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923,...
  
  , who died 38 years, 159 days after his resignation. This record will be surpassed by Ola Ullsten
  Ola Ullsten
  Stig Kjell Olof Ullsten is a Swedish liberal politician, former Prime Minister of Sweden and former leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party.-Background and early career:...
  
   if he is still alive on March 1, 2018 (Ullsten would then be almost 87 years old).
• The smallest number of former and present prime ministers living at the same time is 1, which has happened twice. The first time was from March 20, 1876 to April 19, 1880 (4 years, 30 days), when Louis De Geer, Sr. was prime minister. During that time, he was the present and since he was the first one, there was no former prime minister. The second time was from November 12, 1964 (when Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Johannes Sandler was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served asMinister without Portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, Minister for Finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, Minister without Portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923,...
  
   died) to October 14, 1969 (when Olof Palme
  Olof Palme
  Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...
  
   became prime minister) (4 years, 336 days). During that time, 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...
  
   was the present prime minister and all the former ones had died. Thus, the time span when there has been only one prime minister alive at the same time has been 9 years, 1 day.
• The largest number of former and present prime minister living at the same time is 11, which has happened once. This period lasted from September 24, 1932 (the ascension of 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...
  
  ) to February 25, 1935 (the death of Louis De Geer, Jr.) (2 years, 154 days). During that time, 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...
  
   was the present and former still living prime ministers were Johan Ramstedt
  Johan Ramstedt
  Johan Olof Ramstedt , was Prime Minister of Sweden from April to August 1905.-Biography:Johan Ramstedt was born in Stockholm, son to clothing manufacturer Reinhold Ramstedt and his wife Maria Sofia Haeggström...
  
  , Arvid Lindman
  Arvid Lindman
  Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman was a Swedish Rear Admiral, Industrialist and conservative politician...
  
  , Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld was a Swedish politician, scholar, cabinet minister, Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1938 , and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917....
  
  , Nils Edén
  Nils Edén
  Nils Edén was a Swedish historian and liberal politician, Prime Minister of Sweden 1917–1920, and along with Hjalmar Branting acknowledged as co-architect of Sweden's transition from quasi-absolute monarchy to a parliamentary democracy with equal male and female suffrage.Edén was born in...
  
  , Louis De Geer, Jr., Oscar von Sydow
  Oscar von Sydow
  Oscar Fredrik von Sydow was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from February 23 to October 13, 1921.-Biography:...
  
  , Ernst Trygger
  Ernst Trygger
  Ernst Trygger was a Swedish jurist professor and conservative politician. He served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1923 to 1924. He also served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1928 to 1930 in the government of Arvid Lindman...
  
  , Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Sandler
  Rickard Johannes Sandler was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served asMinister without Portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, Minister for Finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, Minister without Portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923,...
  
  , Carl Gustaf Ekman
  Carl Gustaf Ekman
  Carl Gustaf Ekman was a Swedish politician, Member of Parliament 1911-1932 , leader of the Freeminded People's Party 1924-1932 and Prime Minister from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932....
  
  , and Felix Hamrin
  Felix Hamrin
  Felix Teodor Hamrin was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the liberal Freeminded People's Party and served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 6 August to 24 September 1932....
  
  . The current number of living present and former prime ministers (as of  ) is 6 (Thorbjörn Fälldin
  Thorbjörn Fälldin
  Thorbjörn Fälldin is a Swedish politician. He was Prime Minister of Sweden in three non-consecutive cabinets from 1976 to 1982, and leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1971 to 1985...
  
  , Ola Ullsten
  Ola Ullsten
  Stig Kjell Olof Ullsten is a Swedish liberal politician, former Prime Minister of Sweden and former leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party.-Background and early career:...
  
  , Ingvar Carlsson
  Ingvar Carlsson
  Gösta Ingvar Carlsson is a Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party ....
  
  , Carl Bildt
  Carl Bildt
  , Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006...
  
  , Göran Persson
  Göran Persson
  Hans Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as...
  
  , and Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Fredrik Reinfeldt
  John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
  
  ).

Family and relations

• Two prime ministers have had later relatives, who have also become prime ministers. Louis De Geer, Sr. had a son by the same name and Gillis Bildt
  Gillis Bildt
  Didrik Anders Gillis Bildt was a Swedish parliamentarian, military officer, baron and prime minister 1888–1889.-Family:...
  
  's great great grandson is Carl Bildt
  Carl Bildt
  , Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006...
  
  .
• Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld was a Swedish politician, scholar, cabinet minister, Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1938 , and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917....
  
   was the father of Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld
  Dag Hammarskjöld
  Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author. An early Secretary-General of the United Nations, he served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. He is the only person to have been awarded a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize. Hammarskjöld...
  
  .
• The prime ministers who have been married the most times are Carl Bildt
  Carl Bildt
  , Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006...
  
   and Göran Persson
  Göran Persson
  Hans Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as...
  
   (both with 3 marriages). One (Ola Ullsten
  Ola Ullsten
  Stig Kjell Olof Ullsten is a Swedish liberal politician, former Prime Minister of Sweden and former leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party.-Background and early career:...
  
  ) has been married twice and two (Karl Staaff
  Karl Staaff
  Karl Albert Staaff was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer. He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party and served twice as Prime Minister of Sweden ....
  
   and Oscar von Sydow
  Oscar von Sydow
  Oscar Fredrik von Sydow was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from February 23 to October 13, 1921.-Biography:...
  
  ) were never married. The rest were all married once. However, 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...
  
   was married properly once, but lived together with a woman (with whom he had two children) without being married to her, for most of his adult life.
• Karl Staaff
  Karl Staaff
  Karl Albert Staaff was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer. He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party and served twice as Prime Minister of Sweden ....
  
   and Oscar von Sydow
  Oscar von Sydow
  Oscar Fredrik von Sydow was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from February 23 to October 13, 1921.-Biography:...
  
  , who were never married, and 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...
  
  , who was married once, were the only ones who had no children. The least number of children that any prime minister has had while still having some, is 1 (Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius
  Carl Johan Thyselius was a politician, state official , Supreme Court justice 1856-60, "Church Minister" 1860-63, Minister of the Civil Department 1875-80, and...
  
   and Johan Ramstedt
  Johan Ramstedt
  Johan Olof Ramstedt , was Prime Minister of Sweden from April to August 1905.-Biography:Johan Ramstedt was born in Stockholm, son to clothing manufacturer Reinhold Ramstedt and his wife Maria Sofia Haeggström...
  
  ), whereas the most number of children that any prime minister has had is 7, which 3 prime ministers (Erik Gustaf Boström
  Erik Gustaf Boström
  Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström was a Swedish landowner and politician, who was a member of the Swedish Parliament and Prime Minister of Sweden twice . He was also known as E.G. Boström or E. Gust...
  
  , Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter was a Swedish friherre, naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902....
  
   and Felix Hamrin
  Felix Hamrin
  Felix Teodor Hamrin was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the liberal Freeminded People's Party and served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 6 August to 24 September 1932....
  
  ) had. 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...
  
   was the only prime minister to be married without having any children. 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...
  
   is the only prime minister to have had children outside marriage (two outside and two inside).

See also

• 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...
  
  
• Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
  Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
  The Swedish constitution allows the Prime Minister to appoint one of the Ministers in the cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister , in case the Prime Minister for some reason is prevented from performing his or her duties...
  
  
• Swedish governmental line of succession
  Swedish governmental line of succession
  The Swedish constitution of 1974 allows the Prime Minister of Sweden to appoint one of the Ministers in the cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister , in case the Prime Minister for some reason is prevented from performing his or her duties...
  
  
• Elections in Sweden
  Elections in Sweden
  Elections in the Kingdom of Sweden are held every four years, and determine the makeup of the legislative bodies on the three levels of administrative division in the country. At the highest level, these elections determine the allocation of seats in the Riksdag, the national legislative body of...
  
  
• Living Prime Ministers of Sweden
  Living Prime Ministers of Sweden
  This is the list of all of the former or current Prime Ministers of Sweden alive during each Ministry, from the appointment of Louis De Geer as the first Prime Minister.-Trivia:...
  
  
• List of cabinets of Sweden
• List of Swedish politicians