- Karl Gustaf Westman
Karl Gustaf Westman (
August 18 ,1876 (Gothenburg )–January 24 ,1944 (Stockholm )), was a Swedish historian and historian of law as well as a politician representing the Agrarian "Bondeförbundet " established in 1913.He was
professor of the History of Law at thefaculty of law atUppsala University 1910–1941, Minister for Education, Culture and Church matters 1914–1917,Foreign Minister 1936, andJustice Minister 1936–1943. Although not the chairman of his party, Westman was without doubt his party's most influential cabinet member.As a Justice Minister, and as one of the cabinet members with a say in matters of foreign policy during
World War II , Westman has been criticized for what some observers have perceived as exaggerated adaptation toNazi Germany 's expected victory in the war, and for a limited respect for thefreedom of the press to criticize foreign powers.Karl Gustaf Westman was the brother of ambassador
Karl Ivan Westman .
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