Rickard Sandler
| Rickard Sandler | |
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| 20th Prime Minister of Sweden | |
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In office 24 January 1925 – 7 June 1926 (1 year, 134 days) |
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| Monarch | Gustaf V |
| Preceded by | Hjalmar Branting |
| Succeeded by | Carl Gustaf Ekman |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 24 September 1932 – 19 June 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Fredrik Ramel |
| Succeeded by | Karl Gustaf Westman |
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In office 28 September 1936 – 13 December 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Karl Gustaf Westman |
| Succeeded by | Christian Günther |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 January 1884 Torsåker, Västernorrland County |
| Died | 12 November 1964 (aged 80) , |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Lindberg |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Rickard Johannes Sandler (29 January 1884 – 12 November 1964) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister without Portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, Minister for Finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, Minister without Portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923, Minister for Trade from 14 October 1924 to 24 January 1925, Prime Minister from 24 January 1925 to 7 June 1926, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 24 September 1932 to 19 June 1936 and again from 28 September 1936 to 13 December 1939. Sandler is the only Swedish Social Democratic Prime Minister who did not also hold the post of party chairman. He is also the second-youngest Prime Minister of Sweden, aged 41 when he took office.
Rickard Sandler was born in Torsåker parish (now Kramfors Municipality), Västernorrland County. His father Johan Sandler was a headmaster at a folk high school and later a Member of Parliament. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Uppsala University, Rickard Sandler became a teacher at a folk high school in Kramfors (where his father was headmaster) and another in Brunnsvik. After joining the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League, Sandler's political career took off. He received a Licentiate of Arts degree in 1911 at the age of 26, after which he became a member of the board of the Social Democratic Party, and would remain a member until 1952. In 1917 he became editor-in-chief for Ny Tid, a social democratic newspaper in Gothenburg.
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