- Fredrik von Otter
infobox Prime Minister
name=Fredrik von Otter
order=8thPrime Minister of Sweden
term_start =12 September 1900
term_end=5 July 1902
predecessor =Erik Gustaf Boström
successor =Erik Gustaf Boström
birth_date =birth date|1833|4|11|df=y
birth_place =Fägred , Stockholms District
death_date =death date and age|1910|3|9|1833|4|11|df=y
death_place =Karlskrona ,Blekinge County
party=IndependentBaron Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter (11 April 1833 –9 March 1910 ) was a Swedish naval officer and politician, most notably serving asPrime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902.Otter was born on the Fimmersta estate in
Västergötland and belonged to a wealthy and aristocratic family. He entered theRoyal Swedish Navy assecond lieutenant at the age of 17, but remained without promotion for a long time. Meanwhile he served in the British Royal Navy 1857-1861, participating in campaigns againstpirate s at theChina Sea , and took part in one ofAdolf Erik Nordenskiöld 'sNorth Pole expeditions in 1868, as commander of the expedition ship "Sofia". He was promoted tocommander and madeaide-de-camp of Crown Prince Oscar, the Duke of Östergötland, in 1872 and remained so after the prince's accession to the throne as Oscar II in 1873.In 1874 he was promoted to
captain ("kommendör") and appointed minister of the navy in the cabinet, succeeding Major General BaronAbraham Leijonhufvud . He remained in this position until the resignation of the De Geer cabinet in 1880, after which he was appointed director of the naval shipyard inKarlskrona . He was made a Commodore in 1884, avice admiral in 1892 andadmiral in 1900. He also representedBlekinge County in the parliamentary First Chamber 1891-1899, andKarlskrona in the Second Chamber 1900-1902.After the resignation of
Erik Gustaf Boström in 1900, von Otter was offered the premiership by the king and formed a cabinet which would sit for two years. As Prime Minister he was responsible for carrying through the remodelling of the military system and the final abolishment of the allotment system introduced by Charles XI more than 200 years earlier. In connection with the new military organization, aprogressive taxation system was introduced. After the end of that parliamentary session in July 1902, he resigned and was succeeded by his predecessor Boström. He spent his remaining years managing his manor Trantorp outside Karlskrona.References
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