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Borgarråd
This is a list of municipal commissioners for finance of Stockholm (). In English, the title is often translated as Mayor of Stockholm.cf. :sv:Stockholms författningsreform 1940 The office of municipal commissioner for finance was set up in 1920, replacing the previous office of mayor. While the mayor (''borgmästare'') before 1920 was appointed by the government, the municipal commissioner for finance is elected by the Stockholm city council. After a reform in 1940, the municipal commissioner for finance always represents the ruling political majority coalition in the city. From 1994 the municipal commissioner for finance is also chairman of the municipal council (''kommunstyrelsen''), a title often called mayor in English. Mayors from 1920 till now References {{Reflist Mayors of Stockholm, * Lists of political office-holders in Sweden, Mayors of Stockholm Lists of mayors, Stockholm Municipal commissioners of Sweden, *Mayors of Stockholm Government of Stockholm History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjalmar Mehr
Hjalmar Leo Mehr (19 November 1910 – 26 December 1979) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician, mayor of Stockholm (1958–1966, 1970–1971) and governor of Stockholm County (1971–1977). He promoted many radical socialist welfare state policies but is mostly remembered and criticized for the redevelopment of Norrmalm, where a significant part of the old Stockholm was demolished. In 1969, Mehr was elected president of the newly established Swedish Association of Local Authorities (''Svenska Kommunförbundet''), an association that existed from 1969 to 2007 (now the Swedish Association of Regions) to interact with the Riksdag of Sweden. Mehr's parents, Sara and Bernhard Meyerowitch, were Russian-Jewish revolutionaries (mensheviks) who after the failed 1905 Russian Revolution fled to Sweden, where Hjalmar was born and named after Hjalmar Branting Karl Hjalmar Branting (; 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician who was the leader of the Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
