John Bergvall | |
Order: | Member of the Riksdag's Second Chamber for Stockholm City |
Term Start: | 1937 |
Term End: | 1945 |
Order1: | Member of the Riksdag's First Chamber for Stockholm City |
Term Start1: | 1946 |
Term End1: | 1959 |
Monarch1: | Gustaf V |
Order2: | 11th Speaker of the Riksdag's First Chamber |
Term Start2: | 1956 |
Term End2: | 1959 |
Monarch2: | Gustaf V |
Predecessor2: | Johan Nilsson |
Successor2: | Gustaf Sundelin |
Order3: | 6th Mayor of Stockholm |
Term Start3: | 1950 |
Term End3: | 1954 |
Monarch3: | Gustav V |
Predecessor3: | Zeth Höglund |
Successor3: | Erik Huss |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1892 |
Birth Place: | Norrtälje, Sweden |
Death Place: | Jakobs församling, Stockholm |
Party: | Liberal People's Party |
Occupation: | Politician |
John Helmer Bergvall (October 26, 1892 – August 11, 1959) was a Swedish politician, a member of the Liberal People's Party. He served as a member of the Riksdag (Swedish Parliament) for the Constituency of Stockholm City. He was elected to the lower house of the Riksdag in 1937 until 1945. In 1946 he was elected to the upper house of the Riksdag until his death in 1959. He was the speaker of the upper house of the Riksdag from 1956 till his death.[1] He was also a well-received politician in Stockholm, where he was, among other things, mayor from 1950 to 1954. In the Liberal People's Party, he was chairman of the executive committee from 1940 to 1956. He was also engaged in issues regarding alcohol.
In 1928 he became vice-president and later in 1931 president of Stockholmssystemet, a company politically involved with alcohol. From 1931 to 1938 he was a member of the council of Stockholm Municipality.
John Helmer Bergvall was born in Norrtälje on October 26, 1892, and died on August 11, 1959, at Jakobs församling in Stockholm at the age of 66.