Swedish politician (1860–1927) Claes Tholin

Claes Emil Tholin (22 October 1860 in Södra Säm, Älvsborgs län – 27 June 1927 in Stockholm) was the first leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party 1896–1907, after collective leadership had been applied in 1889–1896. He was a tailor by occupation. In the years 1880–1890 he worked in Copenhagen and became a member of the tailor's union board there. After returning to Sweden he continued his work as a tailor while becoming a leading force in the Swedish social democratic movement.

References

In government position

• Branting I (1920)
• Branting II (1921–1923)
• Branting III (1924–1925)
• Sandler (1925–1926)
• Hansson I (1932–1936)
• Hansson II (1936–1939)1
• Hansson III (1939–1945)2
• Hansson IV (1945–1946)
• Erlander I (1946–1951)
• Erlander II (1951–1957)1
• Erlander III (1957–1969)
• Palme I (1969–1976)
• Palme II (1982–1986)
• Carlsson I (1986–1990)
• Carlsson II (1990–1991)
• Carlsson III (1994–1996)
• Persson (1996–2006)
• Löfven I (2014–2019)3
• Löfven II (2019–2021)3
• Löfven III (2021)3
• Andersson (2021–)

Related organisations

• HBT-socialdemokraterna
• Religious Social Democrats of Sweden ("Broderskapsrörelsen")
• Social Democratic Women in Sweden
• S-muslimska kvinnoklubben
• Swedish Social Democratic Youth League
• Social Democratic Students of Sweden
• Handikapprörelsens s-förening
• ABF
• People's Houses
• Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO)
• Verdandi
• Olof Palme International Center
• Unga Örnar
• Feministas
• Folksam
• Hyresgästföreningen
• Spero
• Kooperativa Förbundet (KF)
• Koopi
• Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation
• Riksbyggen
• A-lotterierna

History and related topics

• History of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
• Folkhemmet
• The Red-Greens
• Social democracy
• Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

• 1 Coalition government with the Farmers' League
• 2 Grand coalition with the Farmers' League, the People's Party and the National Organization of the Right
• 3 Coalition government with the Green Party