Erik Kule Palmstierna (10 November 1877 – 22 November 1959) was a Swedish
Social Democratic
Social democracy is a Political philosophy, political, Social philosophy, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocati ...
politician and diplomat.
He served as
Minister for Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between countr ...
from March 1920 to October 1920. Between October 1917 to March 1920 he served as
Minister for Naval Affairs (the Swedish Minister of the Navy and Coastal Artillery).
His wife was the women's rights activist
Ebba Palmstierna
Ebba Margareta Palmstierna, born ''Carlheim-Gyllensköld'' (27 August 1877 – 9 October 1966) was a Swedish noblewoman and suffragette.
Life
Palmstierna was born in 1877. She was the daughter of the commander Alfred Edvard Rutger Carlheim-Gyll ...
.
References
1877 births
1959 deaths
Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians
Swedish Ministers for Foreign Affairs
Government ministers of Sweden
Ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom
Swedish Navy officers
Georgist politicians
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