Branting III cabinet
Government of Sweden from 1924 to 1925
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The Branting III cabinet (Swedish: regeringen Branting III) was the government of Sweden from 18 October 1924 to 24 January 1925. It was a Social Democratic single-party minority government led by Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting.[1]
Branting III cabinet | |
|---|---|
Cabinet of Sweden | |
 Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting | |
| Date formed | 18 October 1924 |
| Date dissolved | 24 January 1925 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Gustav V |
Head of government | Hjalmar Branting |
Member party | Social Democrats |
Status in legislature | Single-party minority (upper & lower house) |
Opposition parties | General Electoral League Free-Minded National Association Farmers' League Liberal Party of Sweden Communist Party of Sweden Höglund Communists |
| History | |
Incoming formation | 1924 election |
Outgoing formation | Resignation of Hjalmar Branting |
| Election | 1924 election |
| Predecessor | Trygger cabinet |
| Successor | Sandler cabinet |
When the previous cabinet of Ernst Trygger resigned following the 1924 general election, Hjalmar Branting took office as prime minister for the third time.[1] For health reasons, Branting stepped down on 19 January 1925,[citation needed] five weeks before his death on 24 February. Commerce and Industry Minister Rickard Sandler took office in Branting's place.[1]
Background
After an even election result in the 1921 general election, the Social Democrats got 104 seats in the Riksdag (Swedish parliament), but the Right Party and the Farmers' League also increased theirs. Both sides took votes from the liberals. King Gustaf V had tried to ask Carl Gustaf Ekman to form a government based on the Right Party, but without success. He then turned to Hjalmar Branting, whom declared that he would form a social democratic government, not a coalition government. After many discussions, the party formed this cabinet, with newer and younger names as ministers, excluding older and more known names.
When Branting got ill in November 1924, it was clear that he would not recover. Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson were the self-evident successor, but he also got sick. On 19 January 1925, Branting declared his resignation as prime minister. After many discussions in the cabinet, he was succeeded by Rickard Sandler on 22 January.
The government decreased the fundings of the defence forces.
Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Office | |||
| Prime Minister, Head of the Prime Minister's Office |
Hjalmar Branting | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs, Head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
Östen Undén | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry of Justice | |||
| Minister for Justice, Head of the Ministry of Justice |
Torsten Nothin | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry of Defence | |||
| Minister for Defence, Head of the Ministry of Defence |
Per Albin Hansson | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |||
| Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
Gustav Möller | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry of Communications | |||
| Minister of Communications | Viktor Larsson | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry of Finance | |||
| Minister for Finance | Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs | |||
| Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs | Olof Olsson | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | |||
| Minister of Agriculture | Sven Linders | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ministry of Commerce and Industry | |||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Rickard Sandler | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Other Ministers | |||
| Konsultativt statsråd | Rickard Sandler | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 |
| Ernst Wigforss | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 | |
| Karl Levinson | 14 October 1924 | 24 February 1925 | |