Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre

Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre af Söfdeborg (4 September 1802 – 26 April 1886) was a Swedish nobleman, civil servant and politician.

He was Sweden's Prime Minister for Justice, and later served as Chancellor of the Universities, and Marshal of the Realm, as well as several other offices.

[2] In 1848 Sparre was chosen as Prime Minister for Justice, and had to deal with the Revolutions of 1848 as well as the reactionary response in the subsequent years.

He was also a member of several academies and societies, such as the Guild of the Order of the Seraphim (chairman, 1858).

[1] Sparre had no strong political convictions of his own but loyally assisted King Oscar I in aligning national policy in a more conservative direction.