John Helmer Bergvall (October 26, 1892 – August 11, 1959) was a Swedish politician, a member of the Liberal People's Party. He served as a member of the

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(Swedish Parliament) for the Constituency of Stockholm City. He was elected to the lower house of the Riksdag in 1937 until 1945. In 1946 he was elected to the

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until his death in 1959. He was the speaker of the upper house of the Riksdag from 1956 till his death. He was also a well-received politician in

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, where he was, among other things, mayor from 1950 to 1954. In the Liberal People's Party, he was chairman of the executive committee from 1940 to 1956. He was also engaged in issues regarding alcohol. In 1928 he became vice-president and later in 1931 president of Stockholmssystemet, a company politically involved with alcohol. From 1931 to 1938 he was a member of the council of

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Biography

John Helmer Bergvall was born in Norrtälje on October 26, 1892 and died on August 11, 1959 at Jakobs församling in Stockholm at the age of 66.

References

Members of the Andra kammaren Members of the Första kammaren Speakers of Första kammaren Mayors of Stockholm 1892 births 1959 deaths {{Sweden-politician-stub