Third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson
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The third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson was the cabinet
of Sweden
between 13 December 1939 and 31 July 1945. It consisted of members from the Social Democratic Party
, the Farmers' League, the People's Party
and the National Organization of the Right
.
It was a grand coalition
formed for reasons of national stability during World War II
, and its consituent parties represented 219 out of the 230 seats in the Parliament of Sweden
since the 1936 general election
. Two parties of the 1936-1940 parliament were kept out of the government, the pro-Soviet
Communist Party
and the Socialist Party
, which veered between Communist and Nazi positions, and lost its parliamentary representation in 1940. After the 1940 general election
, the government represented 227 out of the 230 seats in parliament, and after 1944 general election
, 215 out of 230.
After the end of World War II, the coalition government was dissolved on 31 July 1945, and was replaced by a government consisting only of social democrat ministers, as this party held 115 out of 230 seats in parliament.
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
between 13 December 1939 and 31 July 1945. It consisted of members from the Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
, the Farmers' League, the People's Party
Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
and the National Organization of the Right
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
.
It was a grand coalition
Grand coalition
A grand coalition is an arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government...
formed for reasons of national stability during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and its consituent parties represented 219 out of the 230 seats in the Parliament of Sweden
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
since the 1936 general election
Swedish general election, 1936
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 20, 1936....
. Two parties of the 1936-1940 parliament were kept out of the government, the pro-Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Communist Party
Left Party (Sweden)
The Left Party is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party – The Communists .On welfare issues, the party opposes privatizations...
and the Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Sweden, 1929)
The Socialist Party , initially known as the Communist Party of Sweden , was a political party in Sweden active from 1929 to 1948. The party was founded in 1929 by the major faction of the Communist Party of Sweden, led by Karl Kilbom and Nils Flyg, as the party split into two parties with the same...
, which veered between Communist and Nazi positions, and lost its parliamentary representation in 1940. After the 1940 general election
Swedish general election, 1940
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held 15 September 1940. It is one of two general elections in Swedish history where a single party received more than half of the vote ....
, the government represented 227 out of the 230 seats in parliament, and after 1944 general election
Swedish general election, 1944
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held 17 September 1944....
, 215 out of 230.
After the end of World War II, the coalition government was dissolved on 31 July 1945, and was replaced by a government consisting only of social democrat ministers, as this party held 115 out of 230 seats in parliament.
Ministers
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