Arvid Lindman
Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman (19 September 1862 – 9 December 1936) was a Swedish rear admiral, industrialist and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1906 to 1911 and again from 1928 to 1930.
Arvid Lindman | |
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| Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In office 2 October 1928 – 7 June 1930 | |
| Monarch | Gustaf V |
| Preceded by | Carl Gustaf Ekman |
| Succeeded by | Carl Gustaf Ekman |
| In office 29 May 1906 – 7 October 1911 | |
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| Preceded by | Karl Staaff |
| Succeeded by | Karl Staaff |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 March 1917 – 19 October 1917 | |
| Prime Minister | Carl Swartz |
| Preceded by | Knut Wallenberg |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Hellner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman 19 September 1862 Österbybruk, Sweden |
| Died | 9 December 1936 (aged 74) Croydon, England |
| Cause of death | Aircraft crash |
| Political party | General Electoral Union |
| Spouse |
Annie Almström (m. 1888) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Hudiksvalls högre allmänna läroverk |
| Alma mater | Royal Swedish Naval Academy |
| Occupation | Statesman |
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| Branch/service | Swedish Navy |
| Years of service | 1882–1892 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
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He was also the leader of the conservative General Electoral Union (Allmänna valmansförbundet) between 1912 and 1935 as well as leader of Lantmanna- och borgarepartiet (a member party of the General Electoral Union) from 1913 to 1935, except for a short while during 1917 when he served as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
His two tenures as Prime Minister, from 1906 to 1911 and from 1928 to 1930, spanned the introduction of parliamentarianism and universal suffrage. Lindman married Annie Almström in 1888, with whom he had three children. He was a cousin of Alex Lindman.