Axel Gjöres
Axel Gjöres | |
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Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Minister of Supply | |
| In office 1941–1947 | |
| Prime Minister | Per Albin Hansson |
| Preceded by | Herman Eriksson |
| Succeeded by | Gunnar Sträng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1889 Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Stockholm School of Economics |
Axel Gjöres (1889–1979) was a Swedish
Early life and education
Gjöres was born in Smedjebacken, Dalarna, 1889.[1] In 1905 he joined a social democratic youth club in his hometown.[1] He graduated from Brunnsvik Folk High School in 1909 and attended Stockholm School of Economics between 1917 and 1919.[2] He continued his studies in England.[2] There he studied the methods used in the cooperatives.[3]
Career
Gjöres began to work as a newspaper editor in 1918 which he held the until 1933.[2] In the period 1920–1931 he was also the editor of Kooperatören, a magazine published by the Swedish Cooperative Society.[2] He served as the chairman of the board in the Consumer Co-operative Union between 1926 and 1938.[4] From 1938 to 1941 he was acting director general of the Swedish Board of Trade.[2]
Gjöres was appointed
Then Gjöres served as the director general of the Swedish Board of Trade in the period 1948–1954.[1] He was also a member of the Swedish parliament from 1943 to 1950.[1] Between 1945 and 1957 he was the chairman of the Nordic Association.[1]
Death
Gjöres died in Västerleds in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Axel Gjöres – den förste efterkrigsordföranden" (in Swedish). TAM Arkiv. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Biografisk notis / Gjöres, Axel" (in Swedish). KF. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- OCLC 287421.
- ISBN 9780367894559.
- S2CID 159896889.
- ISBN 978-0-7486-8666-7.
- ISBN 9781400878581.
- ISBN 978-0-8229-7667-7.
External links
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