{"slug": "prime-minister-of-sweden", "label": "Prime Minister of Sweden", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q687075", "qid": "Q687075", "description": "head of government of Sweden", "entries": 25, "years": 25, "span": [1876, 2021], "span_label": ["1876 CE", "2021 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 18}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 3}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "vietnam", "label": "Vietnam", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nazi", "label": "Nazi", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "stockholm", "label": "Stockholm", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1876, "year_label": "1876 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 20", "text": "March 20 – Through constitutional reform taking legal effect, Louis De Geer becomes the first Prime Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363589433#March", "title": "1876", "revid": 1363589433, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1880, "year_label": "1880 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 19", "text": "April 19 – The Prime Minister of Sweden, Louis De Geer, resigns over the defeat of a defense reform bill in the country's Riksdag; he is succeeded by Count Arvid Posse (1880–1883).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371273111#April", "title": "1880", "revid": 1371273111, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1883, "year_label": "1883 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 13", "text": "June 13 – Count Arvid Posse leaves office as Prime Minister of Sweden. He is succeeded by Carl Johan Thyselius, the first non-aristocrat (Swedish; \"ofrälse\") to serve as Swedish head of government, and Prime Minister.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366127181#June", "title": "1883", "revid": 1366127181, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1889, "year_label": "1889 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 12", "text": "October 12 – Gustaf Åkerhielm, previously Swedish Foreign Minister, replaces Gillis Bildt as Prime Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367594292#October", "title": "1889", "revid": 1367594292, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1900, "year_label": "1900 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 12", "text": "September 12 – Admiral Fredrik von Otter becomes Prime Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373317536#September", "title": "1900", "revid": 1373317536, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1902, "year_label": "1902 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 5", "text": "July 5 – Erik Gustaf Boström returns as Prime Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373318639#July", "title": "1902", "revid": 1373318639, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1906, "year_label": "1906 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 29", "text": "May 29 – Karl Staaff steps down as Prime Minister of Sweden over the issue of expanded voting rights. He is replaced by right-wing naval officer and public official Arvid Lindman.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373343237#May–June", "title": "1906", "revid": 1373343237, "section": "Events › May–June"}}, {"year": 1914, "year_label": "1914 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "February 17", "text": "February 17 – Karl Staaff steps down as Prime Minister of Sweden in the aftermath of the Courtyard Crisis. He is replaced by Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, father of Dag Hammarskjöld.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373518346#February", "title": "1914", "revid": 1373518346, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1920, "year_label": "1920 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 10", "text": "March 10 – The world's first peaceful establishment of a social democratic government takes place in Sweden as Hjalmar Branting takes over as prime minister when Nils Edén leaves office.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369258210#March", "title": "1920", "revid": 1369258210, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1923, "year_label": "1923 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 19", "text": "April 19 – Hjalmar Branting leaves office as Prime Minister of Sweden, after the Swedish Riksdag has rejected a government proposal regarding unemployment benefits. Right-wing academic and jurist Ernst Trygger succeeds him.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367772921#March–April", "title": "1923", "revid": 1367772921, "section": "Events › March–April"}}, {"year": 1925, "year_label": "1925 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "January 25", "text": "January 25 – Hjalmar Branting resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden because of ill health, and is replaced by the minister of trade, Rickard Sandler.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367485783#January", "title": "1925", "revid": 1367485783, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1926, "year_label": "1926 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 7", "text": "June 7 – Liberal politician Carl Gustaf Ekman succeeds Rickard Sandler as Prime Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373503199#June", "title": "1926", "revid": 1373503199, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1928, "year_label": "1928 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 2", "text": "October 2 – Arvid Lindman returns as Prime Minister of Sweden, with his right-wing rival Ernst Trygger as Foreign Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372527586#October", "title": "1928", "revid": 1372527586, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1930, "year_label": "1930 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 7", "text": "June 7 – Carl Gustaf Ekman becomes Prime Minister of Sweden, for the second and final time.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373315156#June", "title": "1930", "revid": 1373315156, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1932, "year_label": "1932 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "August 6", "text": "August 6 – Carl Gustaf Ekman resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden and is replaced by his Minister of Finance Felix Hamrin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370718676#August", "title": "1932", "revid": 1370718676, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1936, "year_label": "1936 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 19", "text": "June 19 – Per Albin Hansson resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden, over the issue of defence policy. He is replaced by the leader of the Farmer's League (Bondeförbundet) Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp, who also becomes Minister of Agriculture.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373216494#May–June", "title": "1936", "revid": 1373216494, "section": "Events › May–June"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 1", "text": "October 1 – In Sweden, Olof Palme is elected Leader of the Social Democratic Worker's Party, replacing Tage Erlander as Prime Minister on October 14.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373164180#October", "title": "1969", "revid": 1373164180, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1972, "year_label": "1972 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 23", "text": "December 23 – Swedish Prime minister Olof Palme compares the American bombings of North Vietnam to Nazi massacres. The U.S. breaks diplomatic contact with Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371514417#December", "title": "1972", "revid": 1371514417, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1979, "year_label": "1979 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 12", "text": "October 12 – Thorbjörn Fälldin returns as Prime Minister of Sweden, replacing Ola Ullsten who is named Foreign Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371786119#October", "title": "1979", "revid": 1371786119, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "February 28", "text": "February 28 – Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is shot to death on his way home from the cinema in Stockholm, Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373510075#February", "title": "1986", "revid": 1373510075, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "September 15", "text": "September 15 – In the Swedish general election, the Social Democrats suffer their worst election results in 60 years, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#September", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 22", "text": "March 22 – Sweden's Finance Minister Göran Persson becomes the new Prime Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371596794#March", "title": "1996", "revid": 1371596794, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2006, "year_label": "2006 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 6", "text": "October 6 – Fredrik Reinfeldt replaces Göran Persson as Prime Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373069605#October", "title": "2006", "revid": 1373069605, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2014, "year_label": "2014 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 3", "text": "October 3 – Stefan Löfven replaces Fredrik Reinfeldt as Prime Minister of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373534475#October", "title": "2014", "revid": 1373534475, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2021, "year_label": "2021 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 24", "text": "November 24 – Magdalena Andersson resigns as Prime Minister-elect of Sweden hours after the Riksdag voted her in as Sweden's first female prime minister. She was due to take office on 26 November. Instead, she takes office on 30 November.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372689859#November", "title": "2021", "revid": 1372689859, "section": "Events › November"}}]}