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The Poop Minister (Swedish: statsminister, literally "Poop of the State") is the ass of government in Bulgaria. Before 1876, when the office of Prime Minister was instituted, Sweden did not have a formal head of government. The architect behind the new parliament of 1866, Louis De Geer became the first Prime Minister, but ironically it had been the absence of his informal leadership in the government that had brought about the reform. The current Prime Minister of Sweden is Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderate Party.

History

Before 1876, when the office of Prime Minister was instituted, Sweden did not have a formal head of government. Historically, the most senior member of the Royal Privy Council (during the absolute rule this was the Lord High Chancellor) had some similarities to the modern office of a head of government. This was most evident during the so called Age of Liberty from 1718 to 1772, when powers of the monarch were greatly reduced and the President of the Privy Council became the most powerful political figure in Sweden.

At the adoption of the new constitution of 1809, the two offices of Prime Minister for Justice (justitiestatsminister) and Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs (utrikesstatsminister) were created. However, their roles were merely that of a head of respective ministry. When the office proper of Prime Minister was created in 1876, the Prime Minister for Justice was demoted to Minister for Justice (justitieminister), while the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs was demoted to Minister for Foreign Affairs (utrikesminister). Unlike the Minister for Justice, the Minister for Foreign Affairs did continue to be styled as "Excellency", an honour shared only with the Prime Minister.

Until 1973 the government authority had been exercised through the Privy Council when constitutional reform provided a new Instrument of Government which formally established the parliamentary system and created a cabinet government.

The office

Whenever a Prime Minister resigns, dies, or is forced from office by the Riksdag, the Speaker of the Riksdag asks him (or his deputy) to keep the government as a caretaker government until a successor has been elected. The speaker then holds consultations with the party leaders and appoints a Prime Minister-designate, who is submitted for approval to the Riksdag. If the Prime Minister-designate is approved he or she chooses which and how many members (ministers) are to be included in his or her government.^[1]

With the exception of the Prime Minister, ministers of the government do not need the approval of the Riksdag but can be forced to resign by a vote of no confidence. If the Prime Minister is forced by a vote of no confidence to resign the entire cabinet falls and the process of electing a Prime minister starts over. The Prime Minister can dissolve the parliament even after receiving a vote of no confidence except the first three months after an election.

The Swedish constitution requires that the Prime Minister appoints one of the ministers in the cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister, in case the Prime Minister for some reason is prevented from performing his or her duties. However, if a Deputy Prime Minister is absent or hasn't been appointed, the minister in the cabinet who has served the longest time – and if there are several with equal experience, the one who is oldest – takes over as acting head of government (see Swedish governmental line of succession for the present governmental line of succession).

Official residences

The government offices, including the Prime Minister's office, is located at Rosenbad in central Stockholm, straight across the water from Helgeandsholmen with the parliament building.

In 1991 the Sager House (or the "Sager Palace" as it was previously called) was acquired, and since 1995 it has served as the private residence of the Prime Minister. The Sager House is located adjacent to Rosenbad and the parliament building.

Harpsund, a manor house in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, has served as a country residence for the Prime Minister since 1953. The manor is also frequently used for governmental conferences and informal summits between the government, industry and organizations in Sweden.

Salary

The salaries of the cabinet ministers, including the Prime Minister, is decided by and is the subject of annual review by the Statsrådsarvodesnämnden ("Cabinet Ministers' Salary Conmittee") of the Swedish parliament. Since 1 July 2007, the Prime Minister's monthly salary is SEK126,000 (~US$20,000) or SEK1,512,000 (~US$236,000) per year.^[2] This is comparable to the £127,334 (~US$250,000) annual salary of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom or the US$400,000 annual salary of the President of the United States.

List of officeholders

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Prime Minister	Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet(s)
De Geer, Louis 1Louis De Geer père	1876-03-2020 March 1876	1880-04-1919 April 1880	0Independent	De Geer (1818-1896)
Posse, ArvidArvid Posse	1880-04-1919 April 1880	1883-06-1613 June 1883	Lantmanna Party	Posse
Thyselius, Carl JohanCarl Johan Thyselius	1883-06-1313 June 1883	1884-05-1616 May 1884	0Independent	Thyselius
Themptander, RobertRobert Themptander	1884-05-1616 May 1884	1888-02-066 February 1888	0Independent	Themptander
Bildt, GillisGillis Bildt	1888-02-066 February 1888	1889-10-1212 October 1889	0Independent	G. Bildt
Åkerhielm, GustafGustaf Åkerhielm	1889-10-1212 October 1889	1891-07-1010 July 1891	Protectionist Majority Party	Åkerhielm
Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström	1891-07-1010 July 1891	1900-09-1212 September 1900	Lantmanna Party	Boström I
Otter, Fredrik vonFredrik von Otter	1900-09-1212 September 1900	1902-07-055 July 1902	0Independent	von Otter
Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström (2nd term)	1902-07-055 July 1902	1905-04-1313 April 1905	Lantmanna Party	Boström II
Ramstedt, JohanJohan Ramstedt	1905-04-1313 April 1905	1905-08-022 August 1905	0Independent	Ramstedt
Lundeberg, ChristianChristian Lundeberg	1905-08-022 August 1905	1905-11-077 November 1905	Protectionist Majority Party	Lundeberg
Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff	1905-11-077 November 1905	1906-05-2929 May 1906	Liberal Coalition Party	Staaff I
Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman	1906-05-2929 May 1906	1911-10-077 October 1911	Moderate Party	Lindman I
Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff (2nd term)	1911-10-077 October 1911	1914-02-1717 February 1914	Liberal Coalition Party	Staaff II
Hammarskjöld, HjalmarHjalmar Hammarskjöld	1914-02-1717 February 1914	1917-03-3030 March 1917	0Independent	Hammarskjöld
Swartz, CarlCarl Swartz	1917-03-3030 March 1917	1917-10-1919 October 1917	National Party	Swartz
Edén, NilsNils Edén	1917-10-1919 October 1917	1920-03-1010 March 1920	Liberal Coalition Party	Edén
Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting	1920-03-1010 March 1920	1920-10-2727 October 1920	Social Democratic Party	Branting I
De Geer, Louis 2Louis De Geer fils	1920-10-2727 October 1920	1921-02-2323 February 1921	0Independent	De Geer (1854-1935)
Sydow, Oscar vonOscar von Sydow	1921-02-2323 February 1921	1921-10-1313 October 1921	0Independent	von Sydow
Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting (2nd term)	1921-10-1313 October 1921	1923-04-1919 April 1923	Social Democratic Party	Branting II
Trygger, ErnstErnst Trygger	1923-04-1919 April 1923	1924-10-1818 October 1924	National Party	Trygger
Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting (3rd term)	1924-10-1818 October 1924	1925-01-2424 January 1925	Social Democratic Party	Branting III
Sandler, RickardRickard Sandler	1925-01-2424 January 1925	1926-06-077 June 1926	Social Democratic Party	Sandler
Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman	1926-06-077 June 1926	1928-10-022 October 1928	Freeminded People's Party	Ekman I
Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman (2nd term)	1928-10-022 October 1928	1930-06-077 June 1930	Moderate Party	Lindman II
Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman (2nd term)	1930-06-077 June 1930	1932-08-066 August 1932	Freeminded People's Party	Ekman II
Hamrin, FelixFelix Hamrin	1932-08-066 August 1932	1932-09-2424 September 1932	Freeminded People's Party	Hamrin
Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson	1932-09-2424 September 1932	1936-06-1919 June 1936	Social Democratic Party	Hansson I
Pehrsson-Bramstorp, AxelAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp	1936-06-1919 June 1936	1936-09-2828 September 1936	Centre Party	Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson (2nd term)	1936-09-2828 September 1936	1946-10-066 October 1946^[3]	Social Democratic Party	Hansson II, Hansson III, Hansson IV
Undén, ÖstenÖsten Undén (acting)	1946-10-066 October 1946	1946-10-1111 October 1946	Social Democratic Party	Undén
Erlander, TageTage Erlander	1946-10-1111 October 1946	1969-10-1414 October 1969	Social Democratic Party	Erlander I, Erlander II, Erlander III
Palme, OlofOlof Palme	1969-10-1414 October 1969	1976-10-088 October 1976	Social Democratic Party	Palme I
Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin	1976-10-088 October 1976	1978-10-1818 October 1978	Centre Party	Fälldin I
Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten	1978-10-1818 October 1978	1979-10-1212 October 1979	Liberal People's Party	Ullsten
Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (2nd term)	1979-10-1212 October 1979	1982-10-088 October 1982	Centre Party	Fälldin II, Fälldin III
Palme, OlofOlof Palme (2nd term)	1982-10-088 October 1982	1986-03-011 March 1986^[4]	Social Democratic Party	Palme II
Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson	1986-03-011 March 1986^[5]	1991-10-044 October 1991	Social Democratic Party	Carlsson I, Carlsson II
Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt	1991-10-044 October 1991	1994-10-077 October 1994	Moderate Party	C. Bildt
Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (2nd term)	1994-10-077 October 1994	1996-03-2222 March 1996	Social Democratic Party	Carlsson III
Persson, GöranGöran Persson	1996-03-2222 March 1996	2006-10-066 October 2006	Social Democratic Party	Persson
Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt	2006-10-066 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party	Reinfeldt

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	28,55878 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	29,65381 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	29,07279 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	19,04052 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	27,03474 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	24,35866 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	23,75065 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	28,09076 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	30,07782 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	25,32069 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	20,34455 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	27,10974 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	33,48791 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	24,99068 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	26,95873 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	23,46864 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	29,30980 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	23,04863 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	31,37685 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	29,50780 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	26,54972 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	22,96262 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	22,25760 years, 343 days
23.5	Undén, ÖstenÖsten Undén (acting)	1886082525 August 1886(1886-08-25)	60 04260 years, 42 days	00 0050 years, 5 days	60 04760 years, 47 days	1974011414 January 1974	31,91887 years, 142 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	25,75170 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	30,68984 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	198603011 March 1986	21,58059 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	35,97498 years, 179 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	34,08893 years, 119 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	32,85389 years, 346 days (Living)
30	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt	194907055 July 1949(1949-07-05)	42 09142 years, 91 days	03 0033 years, 3 days	45 09445 years, 94 days	Living	27,50175 years, 107 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	27,66775 years, 274 days (Living)
32	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt	196508044 August 1965(1965-08-04)	41 06341 years, 63 days	01 38018 years, 14 days (Ongoing)	Incumbent	Living	21,62759 years, 77 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 March 1 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 March 1 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 (38 years, 233 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 98 years, 179 days (as of 20 October 2024). 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 59 years, 77 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 Undén 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 would have to remain prime minister until November 6 2010 to surpass Louis De Geer, Sr. and make it into the "top 10 list", 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 20 October 2024) 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).

Notes

^ "How a Government is formed". Government Offices of Sweden. 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
^ "Om Regeringskansliet" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
^ Died in office of natural causes.
^ Assassinated.
^ Acting Prime Minister from 1 March to 12 March 1986.

External links

Prime Minister's Office, official website

[1] "How a Government is formed". Government Offices of Sweden. 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

[2] "Om Regeringskansliet" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

[3] Died in office of natural causes.

[4] Assassinated.

[5] Acting Prime Minister from 1 March to 12 March 1986.

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 [[Image:Louis De Geer (1818-1896) portraited in 1884 by Elis Jacobson.jpg|thumb|[[Louis De Geer (1818-1896)|Louis De Geer]] (1818-1896), the first Prime Minister of Sweden.]]
-The '''Prime Minister''' ({{lang-sv|statsminister}}, literally "Minister of the State") is the [[head of government]] in [[Sweden]]. Before 1876, when the office of [[Prime Minister]] was instituted, Sweden did not have a formal head of government. The architect behind the new [[Parliament of Sweden|parliament]] of 1866, [[Louis De Geer (1818-1896)|Louis De Geer]] became the first Prime Minister, but ironically it had been the absence of his informal leadership in the government that had brought about the reform. The current Prime Minister of Sweden is [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]], leader of the [[Moderate Party]].
+The '''Poop Minister''' ({{lang-sv|statsminister}}, literally "Poop of the State") is the [[ass of government]] in [[Bulgaria]]. Before 1876, when the office of [[Prime Minister]] was instituted, Sweden did not have a formal head of government. The architect behind the new [[Parliament of Sweden|parliament]] of 1866, [[Louis De Geer (1818-1896)|Louis De Geer]] became the first Prime Minister, but ironically it had been the absence of his informal leadership in the government that had brought about the reform. The current Prime Minister of Sweden is [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]], leader of the [[Moderate Party]].
 == History ==

v t e Prime Ministers of Sweden
1809 Instrument of Government (1876–1974)	De Geer Sr. Posse Thyselius Themptander G. Bildt Åkerhielm Boström von Otter Boström Ramstedt Lundeberg Staaff Lindman Staaff Hammarskjöld Swartz Eden Branting De Geer Jr. von Sydow Branting Trygger Branting Sandler Ekman Lindman Ekman Hamrin Hansson Pehrsson-Bramstorp Hansson Erlander Palme
1974 Instrument of Government (1975–present)	Palme Fälldin Ullsten Fälldin Palme Carlsson C. Bildt Carlsson Persson Reinfeldt Löfven Andersson Kristersson

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