Louis De Geer (politician, 1854)

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Louis De Geer

Baron Gerhard Louis De Geer von Finspång (born November 27, 1854 in Kristianstad , † February 25, 1935 in Kviinge , municipality Östra Göinge ) was a Swedish politician who was Prime Minister of Sweden for 121 days .

Life

De Geer was the son of the Swedish Prime Minister Louis Gerhard De Geer and Caroline Wachtmeister . After studying law at Uppsala University , he went into politics. From 1901 to 1914 he was a member of the First Chamber of the Swedish Reichstag , from 1905 to 1923 District President ( Landshövding ) of Kristianstads län . In 1912 he joined the Liberala samlingspartiet . Just two years later he resigned and was non-party. In the following years he chaired a committee that advocated an eight-hour working day in 1919. As a result, he increasingly represented social democratic views.

When King Gustav V proposed a transitional government in 1920, De Geer took over the position of prime minister until the parliamentary elections in October 1921. De Geer was not supported by either the left or the right wing. After a motion of no confidence , De Geer resigned on February 23, 1921.

personal data
SURNAME De Geer, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES De Geer von Finspång, Gerhard Louis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish politician who was Prime Minister of Sweden for 121 days
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Kristianstad
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1935
Place of death Kviinge , municipality of Östra Göinge