Henry Allard

For the French sailor, see Henry Allard (sailor).

Karl Åke Henry Allard (21 November 1911 – 23 October 1996) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat).^[1] He was a member of the Riksdag from 1943 until 1979. He was the Speaker of the Riksdag's second chamber 1969–1970, and became the first speaker of the unicameral Riksdag in 1971, a post he held until 1979.

Henry Allard
Allard in May 1984
Speaker of the Riksdag
In office 15 January 1971 – 1 October 1979
Monarchs	Gustav VI Adolf Carl XVI Gustaf
Succeeded by	Ingemund Bengtsson
Personal details
Born	Karl Åke Henry Allard (1911-11-21)21 November 1911 Örebro, Sweden
Died	23 October 1996(1996-10-23) (aged 84) Örebro, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic
Relatives	Hjalmar Allard (father) Nelly Allard (mother) Folke Allard (brother) Markus Allard (grandson)

His grandson Markus Allard is the founder and longtime leader of the local populist big-tent Örebro Party.^[2]

References

1. Allard, Henry in Vem är det, 1993 edition (in Swedish)
2. "Örebropartiet". Örebropartiet. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

Preceded by Fridolf Thapper	Speaker of the Riksdag's Second Chamber 1969-1970	Succeeded by None
Preceded by none	Speaker of the Riksdag 1971-1979	Succeeded by Ingemund Bengtsson