The National Party of the Upper House ( sv, Första kammarens nationella parti), commonly known as the National Party ( sv, Nationella partiet), was a

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in the upper house of Swedish parliament, formed in 1912 through the merging of the United Right Party ( sv, Förenade högerpartiet) and the Moderate Party of the Upper House ( sv, Första kammarens moderata parti). In 1935 the party merged into the parliamentary group of the

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( sv, Allmänna valmansförbundet), together with the Lantmanna and Bourgeois Party ( sv, Lantmanna– och borgarepartiet).

Leaders

Gottfrid Billing Axel ''Gottfrid'' Leonard Billing (29 April 1841 – 14 January 1925) was a Swedish cleric and theologian who served as a member of the Swedish Academy, member of the Första kammaren in the Riksdag and served as Bishop of Lund from 1898 until 1 ...

, 1912–1913 * Ernst Trygger, 1913–1923 * Johan Nilsson, 1923 * Axel Vennersten, 1924 * Ernst Trygger, 1924–1933 * Johan Bernhard Johansson, 1933–1935

References

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