monarch predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place imagesize party office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name alma_mater
oscar , charles xv -lrb- 1859 -- 1866 -rrb- i oscar i -lrb- 1844 -- 1859 -rrb- claës efraim günther carl otto palmstierna carl göran mörner gustaf lagercrantz 13 july 1874 duchy of holstein , german confederation stockholm , sweden 250px independent minister without portfolio minister for finance 11 august 1813 7 april 1848 28 may 1856 johan august gripenstedt.jpg johan august gripenstedt
 1856 4 july 1866 johan august gripenstedt military academy karlberg
johan august gripenstedt

baron johan august gripenstedt -lrb- 11 august 1813 -- 13 july 1874 -rrb- was a swedish businessman and politician .
during his political career , gripenstedt was a member of the swedish estates assembly -lrb- as a representative of the nobility -rrb- from 1840 to 1848 , minister without portfolio from 1848 to 1856 , minister for finance from 1856 to 1866 , and member of parliament from 1867 to 1873 .
he is best known for his ten years tenure as minister for finance , during which he introduced many liberal economic reforms and fought for issues such as free trade .
