Gunnar Wennerberg
Minister
✶ 2 October 1817 in Lidköping
✟ 24 August 1901 at Läckö Kungsgård, Otterstad parish
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 1 December 1890
motto
Guds wilja (Gods will)
shield
Painted 1901 by Carl Högberg.
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1863
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1871
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1873
Biography
Lecturer in Skara 1849-1875
Minister and Chief of the Ministry of Education 1870-1875 and 1888-1891
Governor in Kronoberg county 1875-1888
Member of the Swedish Academy (chair II) 1866
Member of the first chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1876
Placement
