Nils Edén
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Nils Edén | |
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Gustaf V | |
Preceded by | Carl Swartz |
Succeeded by | Hjalmar Branting |
Personal details | |
Born | Liberal Coalition | 25 August 1871
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Nils Edén (25 August 1871 – 16 June 1945) was a
Early life and education
Edén was born on August 25, 1871
In Uppsala
Nils Edén became lecturer of history at
In the Riksdag
In 1908, Edén was elected a member of
Prime Minister
Edén led the Liberals to heavy gains in the election of 1917. Between them, the Liberals and Social Democrats held a clear majority in the Second Chamber. Nonetheless, King
The Edén government promptly arrogated most of the king's executive powers to itself. While the Instrument of Government stated that "the King alone shall govern the realm," it was now understood that Gustaf was required to exercise his powers through the ministers and act on their advice. In turn, the ministers were now both politically and legally responsible to the Riksdag. This marked the definitive establishment of parliamentary government in Sweden, though it would not be formally codified until 1974.
The Edén government finally managed to get a parliamentary majority for universal suffrage. The fear of a revolutionary development in Sweden, under the impression of the events in Russia, post-World War I Germany and elsewhere, created a pressure for further democratization and through a first voting in the parliament, universal suffrage was introduced in 1921.
The Edén cabinet resigned in 1920, after the issue of joining the League of Nations had been resolved.
County Governor
Edén was appointed Governor of Stockholm County which he remained until 1938, but continued as a member of the parliament. His objections against the prohibitionist policies of the majority of the party caused him and about a third of the members of liberal group in the parliament to leave the party and create a new party in 1923.
Edén died on June 16, 1945.[4]
References
- ^ Åmak, Misgeld & Molin 1992, p. 447
- ^ Rustow 1955, p. 244
- ^ "Sweden" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Nils Edén" (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
Bibliography
- Åmak, Klas; Misgeld, Klaus; Molin, Karl (1992) [1988]. Creating Social Democracy: A Century of the Social Democratic Labor Party in Sweden. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-2710-4344-9.
- Nordisk familjebok, Vol. 6 (1907), col. 1342, and Vol. 35, col. 442 ff
- Rustow, Dankwart A. (1955). The Politics of Compromise. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-7858-1.