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Carl Gustaf Ekman

1872 - 1945

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Carl Gustaf Ekman (6 October 1872 – 15 June 1945) was a Swedish statesman and liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932. From 1923 to 1934, Ekman was leader of the Free-Minded National Association and represented Stockholm in the Riksdag from 1911 to 1932. His influence in balancing power between Sweden’s major political blocs during the 1920s and 1930s resulted him being widely known as the "Arbiter of the Realm" (Riksvågsmästaren). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Carl Gustaf Ekman is the 11,513th most popular politician (up from 12,074th in 2024), the 485th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 513th in 2019) and the 111th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carl Gustaf Ekman ranks 11,513 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei, Ahmed al-Mirghani, Nereu Ramos, Ota Šik, Manto Mavrogenous, and Mario García Menocal. After him are Eliza McCardle Johnson, Joseph Ngute, Shah Alam II, Ivan Hlinka, Ernest II, Duke of Swabia, and Oliver Tambo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Carl Gustaf Ekman ranks 103. Before him are Mikhail Kuzmin, Friedrich, Prince of Wied, Maurice Larrouy, Juho Vennola, Armen Garo, and Camille Guérin. After him are Paul Reinecke, Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Vilhelms Purvītis, Karin Michaëlis, and Georges Urbain. Among people deceased in 1945, Carl Gustaf Ekman ranks 226. Before him are Alexander Granach, Harry Hillman, Friedrich, Prince of Wied, Rolf Carls, Nils Edén, and Hazi Aslanov. After him are Leo Borchard, Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Lucien Simon, Sekula Drljević, Salomėja Nėris, and Carl Moll.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Carl Gustaf Ekman ranks 485 out of 1,879. Before him are Gideon Ståhlberg (1908), Ivan Eklind (1905), Sven Davidson (1928), Ingvar Wixell (1931), Tommy Körberg (1948), and Jeanna Bauck (1840). After him are Conny Torstensson (1949), Sigge Parling (1930), Laurentius Petri (1499), Sven Tumba (1931), Nils Axelsson (1906), and Carl Swartz (1858).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Carl Gustaf Ekman ranks 111. Before him are Björn at Haugi (832), Erik Gustaf Boström (1842), Arvid Posse (1820), Robert Themptander (1844), Margot Wallström (1954), and Nils Edén (1871). After him are Carl Swartz (1858), Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (1883), Carl Gustaf Tessin (1695), Jan Eliasson (1940), Carl Johan Thyselius (1811), and Felix Hamrin (1875).

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