Georg Bissmark
Minister of Justice
In office
1928–1930
Prime MinisterArvid Lindman
Personal details
Born
Georg Fredrick Bissmark

7 February 1871
Halmstad, Sweden
Died13 December 1941(1941-12-13) (aged 70)
Alma materUppsala University
OccupationJurist

Georg Bissmark (1871–1941) was a Swedish jurist and politician. He was a member of the Riksdag. He served as the mayor of Halmstad between 1918 and 1938 and minister of justice between 1928 and 1930.

Biography

Bissmark was born in Halmstad on 7 February 1871.[1] His father was a businessman and local politician.[2] His ancestors migrated from Pomerania in the 18th century.[2][3] He received a degree in law from Uppsala University in 1895.[2] After his graduation he worked at several courts until 1898 when he returned to his hometown where he assumed different legal posts.[2] In 1918 he was elected as the mayor of Halmstad which he held until 1938.[1]

Bissmark was also a member of the county council in Halmstad.[1] He joined the National Party[3] and had a conservative political stance.[4] He was a member of the Riksdag between 1927 and 1934.[2] In the minority cabinet led by the conservative Prime Minister Arvid Lindman Bissmark was the minister of justice from 1928 to 1930.[2] In 1930 he became chairman of a committee which was formed to review the working process of the Riksdag.[2]

Bissmark was married and had three children.[2] He died on 13 December 1941.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Svenska män och kvinnor: biografisk uppslagsbok" (in Swedish). Runeberg. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Per Kågström (10 August 2018). "Borgmästare Bissmark vakar ännu över Halmstad". Hallandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Eva Hedberg (18 February 2011). "Från Undén till Kling" (in Swedish). InfoTorg Juridik. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Ruby Harrold-Claesson. "Socialen diskriminerar släkten" (in Swedish). NKMR. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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