Nils Edén

Nils Edén (25 August 1871 16 June 1945) was a Swedish historian and liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1917 to 1920, and along with Hjalmar Branting acknowledged as co-architect of Sweden's transition from a constitutional monarchy to a fully parliamentary democracy with equal male and female suffrage.

Nils Edén
Prime Minister of Sweden
In office
19 October 1917  10 March 1920
MonarchGustaf V
Preceded byCarl Swartz
Succeeded byHjalmar Branting
Personal details
Born(1871-08-25)25 August 1871
Piteå, Sweden
Died16 June 1945(1945-06-16) (aged 73)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyLiberal Coalition
Alma materUppsala University
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