Axel Adlercreutz
Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz (born March 2, 1821 in Skara , Västergötland , Sweden , † May 20, 1880 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish statesman who, as Minister of Justice between 1870 and 1874, was both Prime Minister and Minister of Justice of Sweden .
Life
After attending school in 1838, General Carl Johan Adlercreutz's nephew began to study law at Uppsala University and in 1845 obtained a master's degree in law. He then joined the Swedish Court of Appeal ( Svea Hovrätt ) and was appointed assessor there in 1853 . After starting work as an auditor in 1857 , he was judge and president of the court of appeal in Jönköping ( Göta Hovrätt ) from 1860 to 1868 . From 1847 he was a member of the knighthood inSwedish Estates Day .
Despite his criticism of Justice Minister Louis De Geer , he was appointed civil minister in his cabinet in 1868, followed him on June 3, 1870 in the office of Justice Minister and was thus not only Minister of Justice, but also head of the cabinet.
In the following years he campaigned for the drafting of a new law on the savings banks and improvements in the prison system . However, he did not succeed in solving the army question, but was initially able to continue to rule, although he asked the Reichstag in 1871 the vote of confidence . After a vote defeat in the First Chamber, he finally resigned on April 8, 1874 and was replaced on May 4, 1874 by Edvard Carleson as Minister of Justice .
In 1877 he was appointed Landshövding of Malmöhus län . He represented the city of Malmö between 1877 and his death in 1880 in the Second Chamber of the Reichstag . He was temporarily chairman of Lantmannapartiet , during which time he both opposition was referring to the government De Geer and this supported in single issues such as the army question.
In addition to his political activities, he was a co-founder and board member of the Evangelical Fatherland Foundation ( Evangeliska Fosterlandsstiftelsen ), from 1857 to 1867 its chairman. He was accepted into the North Star Order in 1861 and received the Grand Cross as commander in 1870.
literature
- Axel Adlercreutz . In: Bernhard Meijer (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-Armati . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1904, Sp. 174 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
- N. Forssell: Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz . In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon , Volume 1, 1918, pp. 130 ff. ( Riksarkivet.se ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adlercreutz, Axel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adlercreutz, Axel Gustaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish lawyer, MP and Prime Minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skara , Västergötland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1880 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |