Bernhard Eriksson (19 April 1878 – 18 April 1952) was a Swedish

social democratic Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achi ...

politician. He was Minister for Naval Affairs in 1920 and

Speaker of the Riksdag The speaker of the Riksdag () is the speaker (politics), presiding officer of the national unicameral legislature in Sweden. The Riksdag underwent profound changes in 1867, when the medieval Riksdag of the Estates was abolished. The new form of ...

s second chamber 1928–1932. He also served as

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Kopparberg County Dalarna County () is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to t ...

(later renamed Dalarna County) from 1932 to 1944.

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1878 births 1952 deaths Speakers of Andra kammaren Members of the Andra kammaren Ministers for naval affairs of Sweden Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Governors of Dalarna County People from Ludvika {{Sweden-politician-stub