Education
Uppsala University.
politician Member of the Riksdag
Uppsala University.
A moderate conservative, he led the Swedish conservatives to the position as the second-biggest party (after the predominant Social Democrats) in Sweden in the 1958 election. Under his leadership, the party undertook a wide agreement with the government to expand the Swedish armed forces in face of the ongoing Cold War and Swedish neutrality and vocally supported the development of Swedish nuclear weapons, which was ultimately abandoned. Hjalmarson was the son of Major General Harald Hjalmarson, who helped to build up the Persian Government Gendarmerie and served in the Finnish Civil War.
The elder Hjalmarson committed suicide after his return from Finland in 1918.
Jarl Hjalmarson"s mother was Blenda Hjalmarson, born Lindeborg. Hjalmarson became private secretary to prime minister Arvid Lindman from 1929 to 1930.
From 1944, he was second deputy party leader in the Rightist Party. He became leader of the Rightist Party, following the retirement of the farmer and estate-owner Fritiof Domö, in 1950.
In 1960 the Rightist Party lost seats and votes in the general election.
This because on the issue of the new pensions system, strongly criticised by the Rightist Party. After stern criticism inside the party, he made his intention public that he would stand down as party leader as soon as a successor had been chosen. After his time as party leader, he served as governor of Gävleborg County from 1963 to 1971.
He also served as a deeply respected mediator between Swedish labor and management to resolve labor conflicts.
Later in his life, he became a vocal proponent for limiting the use of prisons, which he believed should only be used for the most dangerous criminals. He was also chairman of the Swedish Red Cross between 1970 to 1974.
When the Moderates started its party foundation for democratic aid and development they named it after Hjalmarson - Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation.
He became a member of the Parliament of Sweden"s second chamber from 1947, after Professor Gösta Bagge.