Rickard Sandler

Rickard Sandler
Prime Minister of Sweden
In office 24 January 1925 – 7 June 1926
Monarch	Gustaf V
Preceded by	Hjalmar Branting
Succeeded by	Carl Gustaf Ekman
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 28 September 1936 – 13 December 1939
Prime Minister	Per-Albin Hansson
Preceded by	Karl Gustaf Westman
Succeeded by	Christian Günther
In office 24 September 1932 – 19 June 1936
Prime Minister	Per-Albin Hansson
Preceded by	Fredrik Ramel
Succeeded by	Karl Gustaf Westman
Minister of Finance
In office 30 June 1920 – 27 October 1920
Prime Minister	Hjalmar Branting
Preceded by	Fredrik Thorsson
Succeeded by	Henric Tamm
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office 14 October 1924 – 24 January 1925
Prime Minister	Ernst Trygger Hjalmar Branting
Preceded by	Frederik Thorsson
Succeeded by	Henric Tamm
Personal details
Born	(1884-01-29)29 January 1884 Torsåker, Sweden
Died	12 November 1964(1964-11-12) (aged 80) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse	Maria Lindberg
Alma mater	Uppsala University

Rickard Johannes Sandler (29 January 1884 – 12 November 1964) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as minister without portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, minister for finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, minister without portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923, minister of commerce and industry from 14 October 1924 to 24 January 1925, Prime Minister from 24 January 1925 to 7 June 1926,^[1] and as minister for foreign affairs from 24 September 1932 to 19 June 1936 and again from 28 September 1936 to 13 December 1939. Sandler is the only social democratic prime minister who did not also hold the post of party chairman. He is also the second-youngest prime minister of Sweden, aged 41 when he took office.