Hjalmar Mehr
Hjalmar Leo Mehr (November 19, 1910 – December 26, 1979) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician, mayor of Stockholm (1958–1966, 1970–1971) and governor of Stockholm County (1971–1977). He promoted many radical socialist welfare state policies but is mostly remembered and criticized for the redevelopment of Norrmalm, where a significant part of the old Stockholm was demolished.
Hjalmar Mehr | |
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 Hjalmar Mehr (right) with former Borgarråd Yngve Larsson inside Stockholm City Hall 1963 | |
| 8th Mayor of Stockholm | |
| In office 15 October 1958 – 15 October 1966 | |
| Monarch | Gustaf VI Adolf |
| Preceded by | Erik Huss |
| Succeeded by | Per-Olof Hansson |
| In office 15 October 1970 – 30 September 1971 | |
| Monarch | Gustaf VI Adolf |
| Preceded by | Thorsten Sundström |
| Succeeded by | Albert Aronsson |
| Governor of Stockholm County | |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Monarch | Gustaf VI Adolf Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Preceded by | Allan Nordenstam |
| Succeeded by | Gunnar Helén |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1910 Sankt Matteus församling |
| Died | December 26, 1979 (aged 69) Adelsö församling |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Liselotte Lina Meyer
(m. 1937) |
| Occupation | Politician |
In 1969, Mehr was elected president of the newly established Swedish Association of Local Authorities (Svenska Kommunförbundet), an association that existed from 1969 to 2007 (now the Swedish Association of Regions) to interact with the Riksdag of Sweden.
Mehr's parents, Sara and Bernhard Meyerowitch, were Russian-Jewish revolutionaries who after the failed 1905 Russian Revolution fled to Sweden, where Hjalmar was born and named after Hjalmar Branting.
| Preceded by created in 1969 |
President of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities 1969–1971 |
Succeeded by Inge Hörlén |
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