The Nobel Peace Prize 1921
Awarded on: 1921-12-10
"for their lifelong contributions to the cause of peace and organized internationalism"
Karl Hjalmar Branting
Born: 1860-11-23 in Stockholm, Sweden
Gender: male
Field: Swedish politician (1860–1925)
Biography
Karl Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish statesman and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden on three occasions from 1920 to 1925. From 1907 until his death in 1925, Branting led the Social Democratic Party (SAP), playing a major role in advocating universal suffrage, an eight-hour workday, and other labor rights. He was also instrumental in foreign policy, including his support for the League of Nations.