Edén cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:Nils Edén's cabinet
Cabinet Number:21st
Jurisdiction:Sweden
Flag:Flag_of_Sweden.svg
Date Formed:19 October 1917
Date Dissolved:10 March 1920
Government Head:Nils Edén
State Head:Gustav V
Total Number:11
Political Party:Liberal Coalition Party
Social Democrats
Legislature Status:Coalition government
Previous:Swartz cabinet
Successor:Branting's first cabinet

The cabinet of Nils Edén (Swedish: Regeringen Edén) was the cabinet of Sweden between 19 October 1917 and 10 March 1920. The cabinet was a coalition government consisting of ministers from the Liberal Coalition Party and the Social Democratic Party, with the Liberal Coalition Party's Nils Edén as Prime Minister. The cabinet succeeded the conservative Swartz cabinet and was succeeded by the social democratic Branting I cabinet.

Ministers

The cabinet consisted of eleven ministers in eight departments. Of the ministers were nine chiefs of departments and two consultative ministers. Six of the ministers belonged to the Liberal Coalition Party, four to the Social Democratic Party and one was independent.

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Sources

. Stig Hadenius. Modern svensk politisk historia. Stockholm. Hjalmarsson & Högberg. 2003. Swedish.