Louis Gerhard De Geer

Louis Gerard De Geer
Prime Minister of Sweden
In office
20 March 1876 – 19 April 1880
MonarchOscar II
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byArvid Posse
Minister for Justice
In office
20 March 1876 – 6 June 1879
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byLudvig Teodor Almqvist
Prime Minister for Justice
In office
11 May 1875 – 20 March 1876
Preceded byEdvard Carleson
Succeeded byHimself (as both Prime Minister and Minister for Justice)
In office
7 April 1858 – 3 June 1870
Preceded byClaës Günther
Succeeded byAxel Adlercreutz
Personal details
BornLouis Gerard De Geer af Finspång
(1818-07-18)18 July 1818
Died24 September 1896(1896-09-24) (aged 78)
PartyIndependent liberal
SpouseCaroline Wachtmeister
Children6
Parent(s)Gerard De Geer
Henriette Charlotte Lagerstråle
EducationLinköpings Gymnasium
Alma materUppsala universitet
OccupationStatesman, 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.