Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden, 1932–36 and 1936–46
"Per Hansson" redirects here. For the journalist, see Per Hansson (journalist). For the sports shooter, see Per Hansson (sport shooter).
Per Albin Hansson
Hansson in 1937
Prime Minister of Sweden
In office 28 September 1936 – 6 October 1946
Monarch
Gustaf V
Preceded by
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Succeeded by
Tage Erlander[a]
In office 24 September 1932 – 19 June 1936
Monarch
Gustaf V
Preceded by
Felix Hamrin
Succeeded by
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Minister for Defence[b]
In office 10 March 1920 – 27 October 1920
Prime Minister
Hjalmar Branting
Preceded by
Erik Nilsson
Succeeded by
Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld
In office 13 October 1921 – 19 April 1923
Prime Minister
Hjalmar Branting
Preceded by
Otto Lybeck
Succeeded by
Carl Malmroth
In office 18 October 1924 – 7 June 1926
Prime Minister
Hjalmar Branting
Rickard Sandler
Preceded by
Carl Malmroth
Succeeded by
Gustav Rosén
Personal details
Born
(1885-10-28)28 October 1885 Malmö, Sweden
Died
6 October 1946(1946-10-06) (aged 60) Stockholm, Sweden
Resting place
Norra begravningsplatsen
Political party
Social Democrats
Spouse
Elisabeth Fryckberg
Per Albin Hansson (28 October 1885 – 6 October 1946) was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946,[1] 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 main adversary, Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp.
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their heavyweight boxing match, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. PerAlbinHansson resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden, over the issue of defence policy...
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