Nils Edén

His Excellency
Nils Edén
Prime Minister of Sweden
In office
19 October 1917 – 10 March 1920
MonarchGustaf V
Preceded byCarl Swartz
Succeeded byHjalmar Branting
Personal details
BornNils Edén
(1871-08-25)25 August 1871
Piteå, Sweden
Died16 June 1945(1945-06-16) (aged 73)
Stockholm, Sweden
PartyLiberal Coalition
Spouse
Maria Wallmark
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(m. 1904)​
ChildrenLars, Brita, Per Olof
Alma materUppsala University
CabinetEdén's cabinet
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Nils Edén (25 August 1871 – 16 June 1945) was a Swedish historian and liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1917 to 1920, and along with Hjalmar Branting acknowledged as co-architect of Sweden's transition from a constitutional monarchy to a fully parliamentary democracy with equal male and female suffrage.

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