Johan Ramstedt | |
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| Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In office 14 April 1905 – 2 August 1905 | |
| Monarch | Oscar II |
| Preceded by | Erik Gustaf Boström |
| Succeeded by | Christian Lundeberg |
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| Born | Johan Olof Ramstedt (1852-11-07)7 November 1852 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 15 March 1935(1935-03-15) (aged 82) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Johan Olof Ramstedt (7 November 1852 – 15 March 1935) was a Swedish statesman and jurist who served asPrime Minister of Sweden from April to August 1905. Appointed during the political crisis surrounding thedissolution of the union with Norway, his short tenure was marked by efforts to resolve the conflict through negotiation and constitutional means. After the union’s breakup, Ramstedt resigned and later served asGovernor of Uppsala from 1905 to 1925.[1][2][3][4]
Johan Ramstedt was born inStockholm, son to clothing manufacturer Reinhold Ramstedt and his wife Maria Sofia Haeggström. He attendedUppsala university where he earned a degree in Government Studies in 1873 after which he interned at theSvea Court of Appeal in Stockholm. In 1878 he married Henrika Charlotta Torén. In the same year he was appointed Vice Prolocutor. He became acting official of the Court of Appeals in 1880, associate member in 1882, and full member official of the Court of Appeals in 1884.
Ramstedt was appointed as a government notary to theSecond Chamber of the Swedish parliament in 1876 and then to the 1st Chamber from 1877 to 1882. He moved on to the Ministry of Justice in 1892, after which he was promoted to Head of the Justice department in 1896 until 1898 when he was appointed Justice Councillor of theSupreme Court of Sweden.
In 1902 the newly elected prime ministerErik Gustaf Boström called upon Ramstedt to join his cabinet. Under Boström, Ramstedt served as acting Foreign Minister. Boström resigned as prime minister due to theSwedish-Norwegian Union crisis of 1905 at which time Ramstedt was appointed prime minister. His immediate task was to solve the union crisis. Together with theCrown princeGustav V a plan was designed allowing the Norwegians to exit the Union with the caveat that the Norwegians would exit the Union without the involvement of the Norwegian Parliament. However the plan never came to fruition as the Norwegian Parliament dissolved the Union on 7 June.Ramstedt's government made a proposal to the Swedish Parliament where in the Parliament was to grant the Government power to negotiate the terms for the dissolving of the Union with the Norwegians.A secret committee led by theFirst Chamber’sProtectionist Party leaderChristian Lundeberg rejected the Government's proposal which led to the resignation of Ramstedt and his entire Cabinet, something which had not occurred since 1809.
Ramstedt was re-appointed Justice Councillor by his successor Prime Minister Lundeberg and in 1909 became the first Government Councillor of the newly createdSupreme Administrative Court.In 1912, Ramstedt was appointedGovernor of Stockholm by Prime MinisterStaaff.In 1920, Ramstedt retired and lived peacefully until his death in 1935.
Ramstedt, jurist och ämbetsman, var statsminister 1905 under unionskrisen med Norge.
Svensk jurist, ämbetsman och statsminister (1905).
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Sweden April – August 1905 | Succeeded by |
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