Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Primeminister: | Arvid Lindman |
Predecessor: | Eric Trolle |
Successor: | Albert Ehrensvärd the Younger |
Term Start: | 1909 |
Term End: | 1911 |
Birth Name: | Arvid Fredrik Taube |
Birth Date: | 19 January 1853 |
Death Place: | Alingsås, Älvsborg County, Sweden |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Arvid Fredrik Taube (19 January 1853 – 14 October 1916) was a Swedish aristocrat who served as the foreign minister between 1909 and 1911 and also, held various diplomatic posts.
Taube was born on 19 January 1853.[1] [2] He served as the head of the political department of the foreign ministry from 1892 to 1895.[3] His next post was the secretary to the cabinet between 1895 and 1900.[3]
He was the foreign minister for two years in the period of 1909–1911 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Arvid Lindman.[4] Taube replaced Eric Trolle in the post.[4] Taube's successor was Albert Ehrensvärd the Younger.[4] Before and after his post as foreign minister Taube was the ambassador of Sweden to Germany.
Taube had a conservative political stance.[5] He was a supporter Germany, and when he was in office as foreign minister he proposed to establish a close alliance between Sweden and Germany against the Russian Empire in the case of war.[6] Taube also redesigned the foreign policy of Sweden due to the likelihood of war.[7]
Taube died in Alingsås on 14 October 1916.[1] [2] [8] He was buried there on 19 October.[2]