Louis Gerhard De Geer
Louis Gerard De Geer | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In office 20 March 1876 – 19 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Oscar II |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Arvid Posse |
| Minister for Justice | |
| In office 20 March 1876 – 6 June 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Ludvig Teodor Almqvist |
| Prime Minister for Justice | |
| In office 11 May 1875 – 20 March 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Edvard Carleson |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as both Prime Minister and Minister for Justice) |
| In office 7 April 1858 – 3 June 1870 | |
| Preceded by | Claës Günther |
| Succeeded by | Axel Adlercreutz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Gerard De Geer af Finspång 18 July 1818 Finspång Castle, Sweden |
| Died | 24 September 1896 (aged 78) Hanaskog Castle, Sweden |
| Party | Independent liberal |
| Spouse | Caroline Wachtmeister |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Gerard De Geer Henriette Charlotte Lagerstråle |
| Education | Linköpings Gymnasium |
| Alma mater | Uppsala universitet |
| Occupation | Statesman, lawyer |
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Baron Louis Gerard De Geer af Finspång (18 July 1818 – 24 September 1896) was a Swedish statesman, lawyer, and writer who served as the first Prime Minister of Sweden from 1876 to 1880. He previously served as Prime Minister for Justice from 1858 to 1870. De Geer was the principal architect of the 1865 representation reform, replacing the Riksdag of the Estates with a bicameral parliament and playing a pivotal role in modernizing Swedish politics.