Karl Staaff
Prime minister of Sweden from 1905 to 1906 and 1911 to 1914 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Karl Staaf, Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics..
Karl Albert Staaff (21 January 1860 – 4 October 1915) was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer who served as the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1905 to 1906 and again from 1911 to 1914.[4] He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party from 1907 to 1915.[citation needed] He was Sweden's first liberal prime minister,[5] as well as its last prime minister whose governance was ended by a lack of monarchical support.[6]
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Karl Staaff | |
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Prime Minister of Sweden | |
In office 7 October 1911 – 17 February 1914[1][2] | |
Monarch | Gustaf V |
Preceded by | Arvid Lindman |
Succeeded by | Hjalmar Hammarskjöld |
In office 7 November 1905 – 29 May 1906[1][2] | |
Monarch | Oscar II |
Preceded by | Christian Lundeberg |
Succeeded by | Arvid Lindman |
Personal details | |
Born | (1860-01-21)21 January 1860 Stockholm, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
Died | 4 October 1915(1915-10-04) (aged 55) Stockholm, Sweden |
Political party | Free-minded National Association[3] |
Spouse | None |
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