Gustaf Åkerhielm | |
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| 6th Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In office 12 October 1889 – 10 July 1891 | |
| Monarch | Oscar II |
| Preceded by | Gillis Bildt |
| Succeeded by | Erik Gustaf Boström |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Gustaf Nils Samuel Åkerhielm af Margaretelund (1833-06-24)24 June 1833 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 2 April 1900(1900-04-02) (aged 66) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Protectionist Majority Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Baron Johan Gustaf Nils Samuel Åkerhielm af Margaretelund (24 June 1833 – 2 April 1900) was a Swedishpolitician, abaron, a landowner, member of theRiksdag of the Estates from 1859 to 1866 and theAndra kammar (Lower house) of theRiksdag from 1870 to 1900, aminister of finance from 1874 to 1875, aminister for foreign affairs in 1889, and aprime minister from 1889 to 1891.[1]
He was married to Ulrika Gyldenstolpe in 1860, with whom he had three children.
Gustaf Åkerhielm was born inStockholm, son of Swedish cabinet member Gustaf Fredrik Åkerhielm and his wife, Elisabeth Sophia Anker. After diplomatic service inSaint Petersburg andCopenhagen, he had a successful political career, where he held a long succession of different positions in the government fromminister of finance from 1874 to 1875. In 1889 he was appointed to the position ofminister for foreign affairs byGillis Bildt, and in October of the same year, he became the new prime minister of Sweden.
Åkerhielm sought to solve military defense issues, but his efforts were blocked because of opposition in the Lower House of the Swedish Parliament. However, he was able to remain in power due to support he had in the Upper House. In 1891, he was nevertheless forced to resign after an careless reply to a question about defense, which was interpreted as a war-like threat againstNorway. The exact wording of his statement was unclear, but those who were present said the statement was, more or less, that "a new order for the Army will allow us to speak Swedish with Norwegians."
He died on 2 April 1900 in Stockholm.
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