Second Law Committee (, 2 LU), was a committee in the
Swedish Riksdag
The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportionally and serving, since 1994, f ...
during the
bicameral
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period of Sweden. The committee's areas of responsibility of the Second Law Committee concern, policies, and questions on legislation on social issues.
The committee was defunct at the abolition of the bicameral Riksdag in 1971 along with the
First Law Committee, and the
Third Law Committee.
Presidents
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Axel von Sneidern (1920–1921)
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Bror Petrén (1922–1925)
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Karl Gustaf Westman
Karl Gustaf Westman (18 August 1876 – 24 January 1944) was a Swedish historian and political leader.
Biography
Westman attended Uppsala University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1897, Licentiate of Philosophy in 1904 and a Ph.D. 1905. ...
(1926–1936)
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Sigfrid Hansson
Hans Sigfrid Hansson (18 January 1901 – 13 November 1971) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle featherweight and the Greco-Roman bantamweight events at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially ...
(1937–1938)
*David Norman (1938–1955)
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Elsa Johansson (1955–1957)
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Axel Strand (1957–1970)
Vice Presidents
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Ivar Österström (1925–1932)
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Karl Magnusson i Skövde (1932–1934)
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Kerstin Hesselgren
Kerstin Hesselgren (14 January 1872 – 19 August 1962) was a Swedish politician. Hesselgren became the first woman to be elected into the Upper House of the Swedish Parliament after female suffrage was introduced in 1921. She was elected by sugg ...
(1939–1944)
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Åke Holmbäck (1945–1949)
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Edvin Jacobsson (1950–1960)
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John Anderson i Sundsvall (1961–1968)
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Ruth Hamrin-Thorell
Ruth Hamrin-Thorell (1903-1991) was a Swedish politician (Liberals (Sweden)).
She was the Chair of the Liberal women in 1946–1950.
Eklund was an MP of the First Chamber of the Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) i ...
(1969–1970)
Sources
Books
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Defunct standing committees of the Riksdag