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Per Albin Hansson
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| In office 1932 – 1936 1936–1946 |
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| Preceded by | Felix Hamrin Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp |
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| Succeeded by | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Tage Erlander |
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| Born | October 28, 1885 |
| Died | October 6, 1946 |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Fryckberg |
Per Albin Hansson (October 28, 1885–October 6, 1946), leader of the Swedish Social Democrats, was an indalizing Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, including the coalition government which was formed during World War II, and included all major parties except the Communists. During the start of the war, fearing a German invasion, Per Albin gave in to Hitler’s demands of allowing German troop transports on Swedish railways to Norway, that had already been invaded and occupied by the Nazis, and to Finland (See transit of German troops through Scandinavia (WWII)). Also payments from the Allies reached in agreement to stop the sale of steel to Nazi Germany were broken, and the Germans charged smugglers rates for the steel. A downed V2 rocket was also sold to the Allies, passing details of advanced nazi rocket engineering over. Sweden under Per Albin ignored the greater moral issues and played both sides for profit.
Politically Hansson advocated and worked for the introduction of a welfare state system, which he called Folkhemmet (the People's Home). Hansson died in Stockholm on 6 October 1946 of a heart-attack he suffered while stepping off a tram at the Ålstens Gård station, after traveling home, as he always did, as an ordinary passenger on a tram. He is interred in the Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.
 The birthplace of Per Albin Hansson |
 Per Albin Hansson in his youth |
 Per Albin Hansson in Hjalmar Brantings government 1920. |
 The newly appointed Swedish cabinet, assembled outside the Royal Palace in Stockholm, December 13, 1939. |
| Preceded by Felix Hamrin |
Prime Minister of Sweden Cabinet I 1932-1936 |
Succeeded by Axel Pehrsson (Bramstorp) |
| Preceded by Axel Pehrsson (Bramstorp) |
Prime Minister of Sweden Cabinet II-IV 1936-1946 |
Succeeded by Tage Erlander |
| Preceded by Hjalmar Branting |
Chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Party 1925-1946 |
Succeeded by Tage Erlander |
| Prime Ministers of Sweden |  |
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| De Geer (1818-1896) • Posse • Thyselius • Themptander • G. Bildt • Åkerhielm • Boström • von Otter • Boström • Ramstedt • Lundeberg • Staaff • Lindman • Staaff • Hammarskjöld • Swartz • Edén • Branting • De Geer (1854-1935) • von Sydow • Branting • Trygger • Branting • Sandler • Ekman • Lindman • Ekman • Hamrin • Hansson • Pehrsson-Bramstorp • Hansson • Erlander • Palme • Fälldin • Ullsten • Fälldin • Palme • Carlsson • C. Bildt • Carlsson • Persson • Reinfeldt |
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