Gustav Möller (6 June 1884 – 15 August 1970) was a prominent Swedish politician from the Social Democratic Party, credited as the father of the social security system and the welfare state, also called folkhemmet.

[1] Gustav Möller was born in 1884 to a poor family in Malmö, Sweden, but was discovered by his employer and given an education as an office accountant; however, he instead used it in the service of the labor movement, initially as a leader of its publishing house.

[3] There were two specific details of Möller's welfare policy that were colored by his childhood experiences: 1.

Rich families as well as poor should have their children's allowance, old age pension and free medical treatment.

A dedicated socialist, he resigned from government in 1951 rather than following his party into postwar compromises with private business.