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| | Gunnar Wennerberg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | In 1865, at the particular wish of the king, Charles XV, Wennerberg entered official life in the department of elementary education. |
 | | He succeeded Christian Eric Fahlcrantz in 1866 as one of the eighteen of the Swedish Academy, and in 1870 became Minister for education (ecklesiastikminister) in the government of Axel Gustaf Adlercreutz, upon the fall of which in 1875 he retired for a time into private life. |
 | | He was, however, made governor (landshövding) of Kronoberg County, and shortly afterwards was elected to represent it in the Riksdag. |
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