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Karl Hjalmar Branting (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjǎlmar ˈbrânːtɪŋ] ⓘ; 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician who was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) from 1907 until his death in 1925, and three times Prime Minister of Sweden.
The «father» of socialism in Sweden, Karl Hjalmar Branting (November 23, 1860-February 24, 1925) was born in Stockholm, the only child of Professor Lars Branting, one of the principal developers of the Swedish school of gymnastics.
Hjalmar Branting led the Swedish Social Democratic Labour Party from its inception in 1889. He fought for freedom of the press, universal suffrage, an eight-hour workday, adequate public schooling and the separation of church and state.
Karl Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish statesman and pioneer of social democracy whose conciliatory international diplomacy in the first two decades of the 20th century was recognized by the award of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Peace, which he shared with Norwegian diplomat Christian Lous Lange.
Branting became a leading figure in the struggle for equal rights and social justice in Sweden, a struggle to be conducted by peaceful means, not revolution. In 1920 Branting became Prime Minister, and at the same time a delegate to the new League of Nations in Geneva.
In 1921, Sweden's Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting shared the Peace Prize with the Norwegian secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Christian Lange. They were both staunch supporters of the new League of Nations and of international cooperation.
Hjalmar Branting (yäl´mär brän´tĬng), 1860–1925, Swedish premier. A leader of the Social Democratic party, he was finance minister in 1917. As premier (1920, 1921–23, 1924–25) he was responsible for social reforms and for welfare legislation.
He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Social-Demokraten 1886–92, 1896–1908, and 1911–17.In 1889 Branting served as secretary at the founding congress of the Swedish Social Democratic Labour Party and was elected to the party's national executive.
Swedish statesman Karl Hjalmar Branting was a noted social reformer and pacifist. His advocacy of the League of Nations and of international diplomacy was recognized by the award of the 1921 Nobel prize for peace, which he shared with Norwegian diplomat Christian Lous Lange .
Karl Hjalmar Branting (uttal) ( fil), född 23 november 1860 i Klara församling i Stockholm, död 24 februari 1925 i Gustav Vasa församling i Stockholm, [ 3] var en svensk socialdemokratisk politiker och tidningsman. Han var partiledare för Socialdemokraterna från 1907 samt blev 1920 Sveriges första socialdemokratiska statsminister .
