List of Prime Ministers of Sweden

Current Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was appointed on 6 October 2006

The Prime Minister (Swedish: statsminister, literally "Minister of the State") is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested. Louis De Geer, the architect behind the new bicameral Parliament of 1866 that replaced the centuries old Riksdag of the Estates, became the first officeholder in 1876. The current Prime Minister of Sweden is Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderate Party. Below is the list and statistics of Prime Ministers of Sweden since the creation of the office in 1876. The list does not include acting prime ministers, the only example to date is Östen Undén who served as acting prime minister from 6 October 1946 to 11 October 1946.

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List of Prime Ministers under the United Kingdom of Norway and Sweden (1876-1905)

#	Prime Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet(s)
1	De Geer, Louis 1Louis Gerhard De Geer (1818–1896)		1876-03-2020 March 1876	1880-04-1919 April 1880	0Independent	L.G. De Geer
2	Posse, ArvidArvid Posse (1820–1901)		1880-04-1919 April 1880	1883-06-1313 June 1883	Lantmanna Party	Posse
3	Thyselius, Carl JohanCarl Johan Thyselius (1811–1891)		1883-06-1313 June 1883	1884-05-1616 May 1884	0Independent	Thyselius
4	Themptander, RobertRobert Themptander (1844–1897)		1884-05-1616 May 1884	1888-02-066 February 1888	0Independent	Themptander
5	Bildt, GillisGillis Bildt (1820–1894)		1888-02-066 February 1888	1889-10-1212 October 1889	0Independent	G. Bildt
6	Åkerhielm, GustafGustaf Åkerhielm (1833–1900)		1889-10-1212 October 1889	1891-07-1010 July 1891	Protectionist Majority Party	Åkerhielm
7	Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström (1842–1907)		1891-07-1010 July 1891	1900-09-1212 September 1900	Lantmanna Party	Boström I
8	Otter, Fredrik vonFredrik von Otter (1833–1910)		1900-09-1212 September 1900	1902-07-055 July 1902	0Independent	von Otter
(7)	Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström (2nd term) (1842–1907)		1902-07-055 July 1902	1905-04-1313 April 1905	Lantmanna Party	Boström II
9	Ramstedt, JohanJohan Ramstedt (1852–1935)		1905-04-1313 April 1905	1905-08-022 August 1905	0Independent	Ramstedt
10	Lundeberg, ChristianChristian Lundeberg (1842–1911)		1905-08-022 August 1905	1905-11-077 November 1905	Protectionist Majority Party	Lundeberg

Prime Ministers under the Kingdom of Sweden (1905-Present)

#	Prime Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Elected	Cabinet(s)
11	Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff (1860–1915)		1905-11-077 November 1905	1906-05-2929 May 1906	Liberal Coalition Party	1905	Staaff I LS
12	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman (1862–1936)		1906-05-2929 May 1906	1911-10-077 October 1911	Moderate Party	1908	Lindman I M
(11)	Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff (2nd term) (1860–1915)		1911-10-077 October 1911	1914-02-1717 February 1914	Liberal Coalition Party	1911	Staaff II LS
13	Hammarskjöld, HjalmarHjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862–1953)		1914-02-1717 February 1914	1917-03-3030 March 1917	0Independent	Mar.1914 Sep.1914	Hammarskjöld
14	Swartz, CarlCarl Swartz (1858–1926)		1917-03-3030 March 1917	1917-10-1919 October 1917	National Party	—	Swartz N
15	Edén, NilsNils Edén (1871–1945)		1917-10-1919 October 1917	1920-03-1010 March 1920	Liberal Coalition Party	1917	Edén LS–S
16	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting (1860–1925)		1920-03-1010 March 1920	1920-10-2727 October 1920	Social Democratic Party	—	Branting I S
17	De Geer, Louis 2Gerhard Louis De Geer (1854–1935)		1920-10-2727 October 1920	1921-02-2323 February 1921	0Independent	1920	G.L. De Geer
18	Sydow, Oscar vonOscar von Sydow (1873–1936)		1921-02-2323 February 1921	1921-10-1313 October 1921	0Independent	—	von Sydow
(16)	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting (2nd term) (1860–1925)		1921-10-1313 October 1921	1923-04-1919 April 1923	Social Democratic Party	1921	Branting II S
19	Trygger, ErnstErnst Trygger (1857–1943)		1923-04-1919 April 1923	1924-10-1818 October 1924	National Party	—	Trygger N
(16)	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting (3rd term) (1860–1925)		1924-10-1818 October 1924	1925-01-2424 January 1925	Social Democratic Party	1924	Branting III S
20	Sandler, RickardRickard Sandler (1884–1964)		1925-01-2424 January 1925	1926-06-077 June 1926	Social Democratic Party	—	Sandler S
21	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945)		1926-06-077 June 1926	1928-10-022 October 1928	Freeminded People's Party	—	Ekman I FF–L
(12)	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman (2nd term) (1862–1936)		1928-10-022 October 1928	1930-06-077 June 1930	Moderate Party	1928	Lindman II M
(21)	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman (2nd term) (1872–1945)		1930-06-077 June 1930	1932-08-066 August 1932	Freeminded People's Party	—	Ekman II FF
22	Hamrin, FelixFelix Hamrin (1875–1937)		1932-08-066 August 1932	1932-09-2424 September 1932	Freeminded People's Party	—	Hamrin FF
23	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson (1885–1946)		1932-09-2424 September 1932	1936-06-1919 June 1936	Social Democratic Party	1932	Hansson I S
24	Pehrsson-Bramstorp, AxelAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (1883–1954)		1936-06-1919 June 1936	1936-09-2828 September 1936	Centre Party	—	Pehrsson-Bramstorp C
(23)	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson (2nd term) (1885–1946)		1936-09-2828 September 1936	1946-10-066 October 1946	Social Democratic Party	1936	Hansson II S–C
						1940 1944	Hansson III S–C–M–FP
						—	Hansson IV S
25	Erlander, TageTage Erlander (1901–1985)		1946-10-1111 October 1946	1969-10-1414 October 1969	Social Democratic Party	1948	Erlander I S
						1952 1956	Erlander II S–C
						1958 1960 1964 1968	Erlander III S
26	Palme, OlofOlof Palme (1927–1986)		1969-10-1414 October 1969	1976-10-088 October 1976	Social Democratic Party	1970 1973	Palme I S
27	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (1926– )		1976-10-088 October 1976	1978-10-1818 October 1978	Centre Party	1976	Fälldin I C–M–FP
28	Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten (1926– )		1978-10-1818 October 1978	1979-10-1212 October 1979	Liberal People's Party	—	Ullsten FP
(27)	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (2nd term) (1931– )		1979-10-1212 October 1979	1982-10-088 October 1982	Centre Party	1979	Fälldin II C–M–FP
						—	Fälldin III C–FP
(26)	Palme, OlofOlof Palme (2nd term) (1927–1986)		1982-10-088 October 1982	1986-03-0128 February 1986	Social Democratic Party	1982	Palme II S
29	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (1934– )		1986-03-011 March 1986	1991-10-044 October 1991	Social Democratic Party	1985 1988	Carlsson I S
						—	Carlsson II S
30	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt (1949– )		1991-10-044 October 1991	1994-10-077 October 1994	Moderate Party	1991	C. Bildt M–C–FP–KD
(29)	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (2nd term) (1934– )		1994-10-077 October 1994	1996-03-2222 March 1996	Social Democratic Party	1994	Carlsson III S
31	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (1949– )		1996-03-2222 March 1996	2006-10-066 October 2006	Social Democratic Party	1998 2002	Persson S
32	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (1965– )		2006-10-066 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party	2006 2010	Reinfeldt M–C–FP–KD

Statistics

#	Prime Minister	Date of birth	Age at ascension (first term)	Time in office (total)	Age at retirement (last term)	Date of death	Longevity
1	De Geer, Louis 1Louis De Geer, Sr.	1818071818 July 1818(1818-07-18)	57 24657 years, 246 days	04 0304 years, 30 days	61 27661 years, 276 days	1896092424 September 1896	&1000000000002855800000028,55878 years, 68 days
2	Posse, ArvidArvid Posse	1820021515 February 1820(1820-02-15)	60 06460 years, 64 days	03 0583 years, 58 days	63 12163 years, 121 days	1901042424 April 1901	&1000000000002965300000029,65381 years, 68 days
3	Thyselius, Carl JohanCarl Johan Thyselius	181106088 June 1811(1811-06-08)	72 00572 years, 5 days	00 3370 years, 337 days	72 34272 years, 342 days	1891011111 January 1891	&1000000000002907200000029,07279 years, 217 days
4	Themptander, RobertRobert Themptander	1844021414 February 1844(1844-02-14)	40 09240 years, 92 days	03 2663 years, 266 days	43 35743 years, 357 days	1897013030 January 1897	&1000000000001904000000019,04052 years, 351 days
5	Bildt, GillisGillis Bildt	1820101616 October 1820(1820-10-16)	67 11367 years, 113 days	01 2481 year, 248 days	68 36168 years, 361 days	1894102222 October 1894	&1000000000002703400000027,03474 years, 6 days
6	Åkerhielm, GustafGustaf Åkerhielm	1833072424 July 1833(1833-07-24)	56 08056 years, 80 days	01 2711 year, 271 days	57 35157 years, 351 days	190004022 April 1900	&1000000000002435800000024,35866 years, 252 days
7	Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström	1842021111 February 1842(1842-02-11)	49 14949 years, 149 days	11 34611 years, 346 days	63 06163 years, 61 days	1907022121 February 1907	&1000000000002375000000023,75065 years, 10 days
8	Otter, Fredrik vonFredrik von Otter	1833041111 April 1833(1833-04-11)	67 15467 years, 154 days	01 2961 year, 296 days	69 08569 years, 85 days	191003099 March 1910	&1000000000002809000000028,09076 years, 332 days
9	Ramstedt, JohanJohan Ramstedt	185211077 November 1852(1852-11-07)	52 15752 years, 157 days	00 1110 years, 111 days	52 26852 years, 268 days	1935031515 March 1935	&1000000000003007700000030,07782 years, 128 days
10	Lundeberg, ChristianChristian Lundeberg	1842071414 July 1842(1842-07-14)	63 01963 years, 19 days	00 0970 years, 97 days	63 11663 years, 116 days	1911111010 November 1911	&1000000000002532000000025,32069 years, 119 days
11	Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff	1860012121 January 1860(1860-01-21)	45 29045 years, 290 days	02 3362 years, 336 days	54 02754 years, 27 days	191510044 October 1915	&1000000000002034400000020,34455 years, 256 days
12	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman	1862091919 September 1862(1862-09-19)	43 25243 years, 252 days	07 0147 years, 14 days	49 01849 years, 18 days	193612099 December 1936	&1000000000002710900000027,10974 years, 81 days
13	Hammarskjöld, HjalmarHjalmar Hammarskjöld	186202044 February 1862(1862-02-04)	52 01352 years, 13 days	03 0413 years, 41 days	55 05455 years, 54 days	1953101212 October 1953	&1000000000003348700000033,48791 years, 250 days
14	Swartz, CarlCarl Swartz	185806055 June 1858(1858-06-05)	58 29858 years, 298 days	00 2030 years, 203 days	59 13659 years, 136 days	192611066 November 1926	&1000000000002499000000024,99068 years, 154 days
15	Edén, NilsNils Edén	1871082525 August 1871(1871-08-25)	46 05546 years, 55 days	02 1432 years, 143 days	48 19848 years, 198 days	1945061616 June 1945	&1000000000002695800000026,95873 years, 295 days
16	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting	1860112323 November 1860(1860-11-23)	59 10859 years, 108 days	02 1522 years, 152 days	64 06264 years, 62 days	1925022424 February 1925	&1000000000002346800000023,46864 years, 93 days
17	De Geer, Louis 2Louis De Geer, Jr.	1854112727 November 1854(1854-11-27)	65 33565 years, 335 days	00 1190 years, 119 days	66 08866 years, 88 days	1935022525 February 1935	&1000000000002930900000029,30980 years, 90 days
18	Sydow, Oscar vonOscar von Sydow	1873071212 July 1873(1873-07-12)	47 22647 years, 226 days	00 2320 years, 232 days	48 09348 years, 93 days	1936081919 August 1936	&1000000000002304800000023,04863 years, 38 days
19	Trygger, ErnstErnst Trygger	1857102727 October 1857(1857-10-27)	65 17465 years, 174 days	01 1821 year, 182 days	66 35766 years, 357 days	1943092323 September 1943	&1000000000003137600000031,37685 years, 331 days
20	Sandler, RickardRickard Sandler	1884012929 January 1884(1884-01-29)	40 36140 years, 361 days	01 1341 year, 134 days	42 12942 years, 129 days	1964111212 November 1964	&1000000000002950700000029,50780 years, 288 days
21	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman	187210066 October 1872(1872-10-06)	53 24453 years, 244 days	04 1774 years, 177 days	59 30559 years, 305 days	1945061515 June 1945	&1000000000002654900000026,54972 years, 252 days
22	Hamrin, FelixFelix Hamrin	1875011414 January 1875(1875-01-14)	57 20557 years, 205 days	00 0490 years, 49 days	57 25457 years, 254 days	1937112727 November 1937	&1000000000002296200000022,96262 years, 317 days
23	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson	1885102828 October 1885(1885-10-28)	46 33246 years, 332 days	12 27712 years, 277 days	60 34360 years, 343 days	194610066 October 1946	&1000000000002225700000022,25760 years, 343 days
24	Pehrsson-Bramstorp, AxelAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp	1883081919 August 1883(1883-08-19)	52 30552 years, 305 days	00 1010 years, 101 days	53 04053 years, 40 days	1954021919 February 1954	&1000000000002575100000025,75170 years, 184 days
25	Erlander, TageTage Erlander	1901061313 June 1901(1901-06-13)	45 12045 years, 120 days	23 00323 years, 3 days	68 12368 years, 123 days	1985062121 June 1985	&1000000000003068900000030,68984 years, 8 days
26	Palme, OlofOlof Palme	1927013030 January 1927(1927-01-30)	42 25742 years, 257 days	10 13910 years, 139 days	59 03059 years, 30 days	1986030128 February 1986	&1000000000002157900000021,57959 years, 30 days
27	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin	1926042424 April 1926(1926-04-24)	50 16750 years, 167 days	05 0105 years, 10 days	56 16756 years, 167 days	Living	&1000000000003134000000031,340&1000000000000008500000085 years, &10000000000000294000000294 days (Living)
28	Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten	1931062323 June 1931(1931-06-23)	47 11747 years, 117 days	00 3590 years, 359 days	48 11148 years, 111 days	Living	&1000000000002945400000029,454&1000000000000008000000080 years, &10000000000000234000000234 days (Living)
29	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson	193411099 November 1934(1934-11-09)	51 11251 years, 112 days	07 0197 years, 19 days	61 13461 years, 134 days	Living	&1000000000002821900000028,219&1000000000000007700000077 years, &1000000000000009500000095 days (Living)
30	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt	1949071515 July 1949(1949-07-15)	42 09142 years, 91 days	03 0033 years, 3 days	45 09445 years, 94 days	Living	&1000000000002285700000022,857&1000000000000006200000062 years, &10000000000000212000000212 days (Living)
31	Persson, GöranGöran Persson	1949012020 January 1949(1949-01-20)	47 06247 years, 62 days	10 19810 years, 198 days	57 25957 years, 259 days	Living	&1000000000002303300000023,033&1000000000000006300000063 years, &1000000000000002300000023 days (Living)
32	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt	196508044 August 1965(1965-08-04)	41 06341 years, 63 days	05 129&100000000000000050000005 years, &10000000000000129000000129 days (Ongoing)	Incumbent	Living	&1000000000001699300000016,993&1000000000000004600000046 years, &10000000000000192000000192 days (Living)

Trivia

Birthdays

• The earliest born prime minister was the third one to enter office, Carl Johan Thyselius, born on June 8, 1811. The latest born is the incumbent, Fredrik Reinfeldt, born on August 4, 1965.
• Of the prime ministers born in the 19th century, the last one to enter office was Östen Undén (acting) (born on August 25, 1886). The last ordinary was Per Albin Hansson (born on October 28, 1885). Östen Undén was also the last of the ministers to be born in the 19th century and Per Albin Hansson was the second last.
• Tage Erlander was the first one to be born in the 20th century (born on June 13, 1901) and he was also the first of the prime ministers born in the 20th century to enter office. The latest born in the 20th century is Fredrik Reinfeldt, who, being the incumbent, is also the latest one of the 20th century born to enter office.
• The highest number of birthdays have been in January and July (5 each), whereas there has been none in March, May or December.
• The shortest time span between two birthdays was the one between the birth of Fredrik von Otter (April 11, 1833) and Gustaf Åkerhielm (July 24, 1833) being 104 days. The longest span was between Tage Erlander (June 13, 1901) and Thorbjörn Fälldin (April 24, 1926) being 24 years, 315 days.
• 25 prime ministers were born in the 19th century, 7 in the 20th and none in the 21st.

Deathdays

• The first prime minister to die (who also happens to be the first one born) was the third one to enter office (Carl Johan Thyselius), who died on January 11, 1891. The latest one to die was Olof Palme, who died on February 28, 1986.
• Of the prime ministers who died in the 19th century, the last one to enter office was Gustaf Åkerhielm (died on April 2, 1900; the 20th century began on January 1, 1901). Gustaf Åkerhielm was also the last of the ministers to die in the 19th century.
• The first minister to die in the 20th century was Arvid Posse (died on April 24, 1901). The last one to die in the 20th century was Olof Palme (died on February 28, 1986).
• The highest number of deathdays have been in February and November (4 each), whereas there has been none in May or July. That makes May the only month when no prime minister has been neither born nor died.
• The shortest time span between two deathdays was the one between the death of Carl Gustaf Ekman (June 15, 1945) and Nils Edén (June 16, 1945) being 1 day. The longest span was between Östen Undén (January 14, 1974) and Tage Erlander (June 21, 1985) being 11 years, 158 days. However, since no prime minister has died since March 1, 1986 (&1000000000000002500000025 years, &10000000000000348000000348 days ago), this will be surpassed the next time someone dies.
• The prime minister to die closest to his birthday was Gillis Bildt, who died 6 days after his 74th birthday.
• 5 prime ministers died in the 19th century, 22 in the 20th and none in the 21st (6 still living).

Age and longevity

• The oldest prime minister has been Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, who died at an age of 91 years, 250 days. Of those still living, Thorbjörn Fälldin is the oldest, at an age of &1000000000000008500000085 years, &10000000000000294000000294 days. He is the only still living prime minister who has made it into the "top 5 list" by surpassing Johan Ramstedt on August 31, 2008. He would have to live until January 2, 2018 to surpass Hjalmar Hammarskjöld and become the oldest Swedish prime minister ever (living until January 1, 2018, he would tie with Hammarskjöld).
• The youngest prime minister at his death has been Robert Themptander, who died at an age of 52 years, 351 days. The incumbent Fredrik Reinfeldt is currently &1000000000000004600000046 years, &10000000000000192000000192 days, so if he would die no later than July 20, 2018, he would become the youngest prime minister at death ever (dying on July 21, 2018, he would tie with Themptander).
• No prime minister has died before the age of 50 (Fredrik Reinfeldt would do so if he would die no later than August 3, 2015), 5 before the age of 60, another 8 before the age of 70, another 10 before the age of 80, another 8 before the age of 90, and another 1 before the age of 100. None has achieved an age of 100 years or above.

Time before, in, between and after office

• The oldest prime minister to enter office was Carl Johan Thyselius, who entered office at an age of 72 years, 5 days. The youngest one was his closest successor Robert Themptander, who entered office at 40 years, 92 days.
• The oldest prime minister to leave office was also Carl Johan Thyselius, at 72 years, 342 days. The youngest one to leave office was Rickard Sandler, at 42 years, 129 days.
• The closest two prime ministers have come to entering office on the same day of living was 22 days, which happened to Arvid Posse and acting prime minister Östen Undén (Posse being 60 years, 64 days upon entering office and Undén being 60 years, 42 days). The farthest apart two ministers have been at this coincidence happened to Carl Johan Thyselius and Fredrik von Otter, whose age difference upon entering office was 4 years, 216 days. If this record is to be broken, somebody would have to enter office either at age 35 years, 240 days or younger, or 76 years, 222 days or older.
• The closest two prime ministers have come to leaving office on the same day of living was 5 days, which happened both to Arvid Posse and Christian Lundeberg (Posse being 63 years, 121 days upon leaving office and Lundeberg being 63 years, 116 days) and to Felix Hamrin and Göran Persson (Hamrin being 57 years, 254 days upon leaving office, Persson being 57 years 259 days). The farthest apart two ministers have been at this coincidence happened to Carl Johan Thyselius and Fredrik von Otter, whose age difference upon leaving office was 3 years, 257 days. If this record is to be broken, somebody would have to leave office either at age 38 years, 237 days or younger, or 76 years, 235 days or older.
• The prime ministers to enter office closest to his birthday were Rickard Sandler, who entered 5 days before his 41st birthday, and Carl Johan Thyselius, who entered 5 days after his 72nd birthday.
• The prime minister to leave office closest to his birthday was Gillis Bildt, who resigned 4 days before his 69th birthday.
• The record for longest period in office is held by Tage Erlander at 23 years, 3 days. The shortest period in office is held by Östen Undén (5 days), but as he was only acting, the shortest ordinary period was Felix Hamrin's, lasting for 49 days. The incumbent Fredrik Reinfeldt surpassed Louis De Geer, Sr. and made it into the "top 10 list" on November 6, 2010. He would have to remain in office until February 23, 2017 to surpass Olof Palme and make it into the "top 5 list" and until October 10, 2029 to become the prime minister with the longest time in office ever (if his terms were to be consecutive).
• 22 prime ministers have served 1 term (not counting Östen Undén, who was only acting), 9 have served 2 terms and 1 (Hjalmar Branting) has served 3 terms. 22 prime ministers have had one cabinet, 5 have had two cabinets, 4 have hade three cabinets and 1 (Per Albin Hansson) has had four cabinets.
• The longest time span between two terms of the same minister was between Arvid Lindman's, at 16 years, 361 days between the end of his first term (October 7, 1911) and the beginning of his second term (October 2, 1928). The shortest time span between two terms of the same minister was 101 days, which was the time of Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp's term between the end of Per Albin Hansson's first (June 19, 1936) and the beginning of his second (September 28, 1936).
• Two of the prime ministers (Per Albin Hansson and Olof Palme) have died in office and Palme is the only one who has been assassinated. Thus, those two have not had any life after office (not counting their interim periods between their respective terms). When it comes to those who have, Hjalmar Branting had the shortest time, dying only 31 days after his resignation (he resigned because of health issues and died from Myocarditis and Gallstone). The prime minister living the longest time after resignation was Rickard Sandler, who died 38 years, 159 days after his resignation. This record will be surpassed by Ola Ullsten if he is still alive on March 1, 2018 (Ullsten would then be almost 87 years old).
• The smallest number of former and present prime ministers living at the same time is 1, which has happened twice. The first time was from March 20, 1876 to April 19, 1880 (4 years, 30 days), when Louis De Geer, Sr. was prime minister. During that time, he was the present and since he was the first one, there was no former prime minister. The second time was from November 12, 1964 (when Rickard Sandler died) to October 14, 1969 (when Olof Palme became prime minister) (4 years, 336 days). During that time, Tage Erlander was the present prime minister and all the former ones had died. Thus, the time span when there has been only one prime minister alive at the same time has been 9 years, 1 day.
• The largest number of former and present prime minister living at the same time is 11, which has happened once. This period lasted from September 24, 1932 (the ascension of Per Albin Hansson) to February 25, 1935 (the death of Louis De Geer, Jr.) (2 years, 154 days). During that time, Per Albin Hansson was the present and former still living prime ministers were Johan Ramstedt, Arvid Lindman, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, Nils Edén, Louis De Geer, Jr., Oscar von Sydow, Ernst Trygger, Rickard Sandler, Carl Gustaf Ekman, and Felix Hamrin. The current number of living present and former prime ministers (as of 12 February 2012) is 6 (Thorbjörn Fälldin, Ola Ullsten, Ingvar Carlsson, Carl Bildt, Göran Persson, and Fredrik Reinfeldt).

Family and relations

• Two prime ministers have had later relatives, who have also become prime ministers. Louis De Geer, Sr. had a son by the same name and Gillis Bildt's great great grandson is Carl Bildt.
• Hjalmar Hammarskjöld was the father of Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld.
• The prime ministers who have been married the most times are Carl Bildt and Göran Persson (both with 3 marriages). One (Ola Ullsten) has been married twice and two (Karl Staaff and Oscar von Sydow) were never married. The rest were all married once. However, Per Albin Hansson was married properly once, but lived together with a woman (with whom he had two children) without being married to her, for most of his adult life.
• Karl Staaff and Oscar von Sydow, who were never married, and Östen Undén, who was married once, were the only ones who had no children. The least number of children that any prime minister has had while still having some, is 1 (Carl Johan Thyselius and Johan Ramstedt), whereas the most number of children that any prime minister has had is 7, which 3 prime ministers (Erik Gustaf Boström, Fredrik von Otter and Felix Hamrin) had. Östen Undén was the only prime minister to be married without having any children. Per Albin Hansson is the only prime minister to have had children outside marriage (two outside and two inside).

See also

• Prime Minister of Sweden
• Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
• Swedish governmental line of succession
• Elections in Sweden
• Living Prime Ministers of Sweden
• List of cabinets of Sweden
• List of Swedish politicians