National Party (Sweden)
Encyclopedia
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 . In 1935 the party merged into the parliamentary group of the General Electoral Union
, together with the Lantmanna and Bourgeois Party .
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the upper house of Swedish parliament
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...
, formed in 1912 through the merging of the United Right Party and the Moderate Party of the Upper House . In 1935 the party merged into the parliamentary group of the General Electoral Union
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...
, together with the Lantmanna and Bourgeois Party .
Leaders
- Gottfrid Billing, 1912–1913
- Ernst TryggerErnst TryggerErnst 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...
, 1913–1923 - Johan Nilsson, 1923
- Axel Vennersten, 1924
- Ernst Trygger, 1924–1933
- Johan Bernhard Johansson, 1933–1935