The third cabinet of Hjalmar Branting ( sv, Regeringen Branting III) was the cabinet of

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between 14 October 1924 and 24 February 1925. When the cabinet of Trygger resigned on 14 October 1924,

Hjalmar Branting Karl Hjalmar Branting (; 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician who was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) from 1907 until his death in 1925, and three times Prime Minister of Sweden. When Branting cam ...

took office as

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for the third time. Due to health reasons, the government was changed on 24 February 1925 to the cabinet of Rickard Sandler.

Background

After an even election result in the general election, 1921 the

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got 104 seats in the Riksdag, but the Right party and the

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did also increased theirs. Both sides took votes from the liberals. King

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had tried to ask

Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman (6 October 1872 – 15 June 1945) was a Swedish politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1911 to 1932 (serving in both lower and upper houses), leader of the Freeminded People's Party between 1924 and 1932, and served as ...

to form a government based on the Right party, but without success. He then turned to Hjalmar Branting, whom declared that he would form a

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government, not a

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. After many discussions, the party formed a cabinet, with newer and younger names as ministers, excluding older and more known names. The government decreased the fundings of the

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. When Branting got ill in November 1924, it was clear that he would not recover.

Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (30 May 18655 May 1925) was a Swedish politician and shoemaker. He was Minister for Finance during three separate periods (1918–1920, 1921–1923, and 1924–1925), and Minister of Commerce and Industry in 1920. Biog ...

were the self-evident successor, but he also got sick. On 19 January 1925, Branting declared his resignation as prime minister. After many discussions in the cabinet, he was succeeded by

Rickard Sandler Rickard Johannes Sandler (29 January 1884 – 12 November 1964) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as minister without portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, minister for finance from 1 July 19 ...

on 22 January.

Ministers and Ministries

References

External links

The Government and the Government Offices of Sweden
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