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Hjalmar Branting — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1860–1925 · Sweden · Prime Minister

Hjalmar Branting

Sweden's first SD premier

Won the vote, then governed with it.

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The pioneer who led Swedish social democracy from agitation to government.

social

A reform-minded internationalist of his generation.

economic

Advanced early welfare and labour protections.

governance

Secured universal suffrage by democratic means.

Notable for
  • Universal suffrage in Sweden
  • First Social Democratic PM
  • Nobel Peace Prize, 1921
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