Ideologies / Social Democrat / Per Albin Hansson
§ The minds · 1885–1946 · Sweden · Prime Minister
Per Albin Hansson
The people's home
Coined folkhemmet — society as a home for all.
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The Swedish PM whose 'people's home' metaphor framed welfare as a shared household for the nation.
social
Centrist on cultural questions; rooted in mid-century family and community values.
economic
Built the foundations of the Swedish welfare state with regulated markets.
governance
Pragmatic parliamentary democrat and coalition-builder.
Notable for
- Coined 'folkhemmet'
- Kept Sweden neutral in WWII
- Laid the welfare-state foundations
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