Henry Allard

Karl Åke Henry Allard (21 November 1911 – 23 October 1996) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat). He was a member of the Riksdag from 1943 until 1979. He was the Speaker of the Riksdag's second chamber 1969–1970, and became the first speaker of the unicameral Riksdag in 1971, a post he held until 1979.

Henry Allard
Allard in May 1984
Speaker of the Riksdag
In office
15 January 1971  1 October 1979
Monarchs
Succeeded byIngemund Bengtsson
Personal details
Born
Karl Åke Henry Allard

(1911-11-21)21 November 1911
Örebro, Sweden
Died23 October 1996(1996-10-23) (aged 84)
Örebro, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic
Relatives
  • Hjalmar Allard (father)
  • Nelly Allard (mother)
  • Folke Allard (brother)
  • Markus Allard (grandson)

His grandson Markus Allard is the founder and longtime leader of the local populist big-tent Örebro Party.

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