Karl Staaff

Karl Staaff
Prime Minister of Sweden
In office
7 October 1911 – 17 February 1914[1][2]
MonarchGustaf V
Preceded byArvid Lindman
Succeeded byHjalmar Hammarskjöld
In office
7 November 1905 – 29 May 1906[1][2]
MonarchOscar II
Preceded byChristian Lundeberg
Succeeded byArvid Lindman
Personal details
Born(1860-01-21)21 January 1860
Stockholm, Sweden
Died4 October 1915(1915-10-04) (aged 55)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyFree-minded National Association[3]
SpouseNone

Karl Albert Staaff (21 January 1860 – 4 October 1915) was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer who served as the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1905 to 1906 and again from 1911 to 1914.[4] He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party from 1907 to 1915.[citation needed] He was Sweden's first liberal prime minister,[5] as well as its last prime minister whose governance was ended by a lack of monarchical support.[6]

  1. ^ a b Åmak, Misgeld & Molin 1992, p. 447.
  2. ^ a b Rustow 1955, p. 244.
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1861[full citation needed]
  4. ^ "Sweden" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  5. ^ Elgán & Scrobbie 2015, p. xxvi.
  6. ^ Therlander, Joakim (2006-07-12). "Svenska politiker: Karl Staaff" (in Swedish). Populär Historia. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

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