About Thorwald Bergquist
Lived 1899 – 1972 (aged 73). Thorwald Bergquist was a Swedish politician and jurist.
Thorwald Bergquist (1 December 1899 – 3 December 1972) was a Swedish politician who held various cabinet and political posts. He was a member of the People's Party. Johan Östling argues that Bergquist was one of the Swedish generation of 1945 figures who had a rationalist approach towards cultural affairs and who experienced the World War I period. He held a degree in law. In 1943 he was made justice minister in the same cabinet and held the post until July 1945.
Bergquist was a member of the People's Party and represented the party in the second chamber of the Riksdag in the period 1937–1942 and in the first chamber from 1943 to 1947. He died on 3 December 1972.
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Who was Thorwald Bergquist?
Swedish jurist and politician (1899–1972)
When was Thorwald Bergquist born?
Thorwald Bergquist was born on 1 December 1899 in Nävelsjö.
When did Thorwald Bergquist die?
Thorwald Bergquist died on 3 December 1972 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
What was Thorwald Bergquist's occupation?
Thorwald Bergquist was a politician and jurist.
What nationality was Thorwald Bergquist?
Thorwald Bergquist was Swedish.
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