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About Louis de Geer the Elder
Baron Louis Gerard De Geer af Finspång was a Swedish statesman, lawyer, and writer who served twice as Prime Minister for Justice from 1858 to 1870 and from 1875 to 1876; in 1876, he became the first Prime Minister of Sweden, serving until 1880. De Geer was the principal architect of the 1863–66 representation reform, replacing the Riksdag of the Estates with a bicameral parliament and playing a pivotal role in modernizing Swedish politics.
Everything about Louis de Geer the Elder →- Occupation
- politician, jurist, university teacher, writer
- Position held
- member of the First Chamber, Prime Minister of Sweden, Minister for Justice, Prime Minister of Justice
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Born
- July 18, 1818
- Died
- September 24, 1896