Majority Leaders
These representatives of the Hats were elected as Lantmarskalk (speaker) of the Riksdag of the Estates, signifying a parliamentary majority.
- Carl Gustaf Tessin (1738–1739)
- Henning Gyllenborg (1751–1752)
- Axel von Fersen, senior (1755–1756, 1760–1762, 1769–1770)
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