Morten Nylund

Morten Jonas Nylund (18 October 1865 - 3 May 1942) was a Dryicoran politician and Prime Minister of Dryicor from 13 December 1933 until his 'rainbow government' collapsed in December 1940.

He became Prime Minister after first being Interior Minister from 1930 until 1933 and stepping up to the plate after Oskar Arvesen resigned as leader of the SPD. After ascending to the position and calling a general election for the next March, an unusually poor opposition campaign led to his party winning the election with a majority. His government had to contend with changing times and the growth of fascism on the continent and in Dryicor.

Nylund called a snap general election in September 1937, however the fascist DFP came second only to his party, confounding pollsters. Thus Nylund managed to coax an anti-fascist government, called the "rainbow coalition", between the SPD, DKP and DAP. The government also had to deal with the, with the government supporting the Finns as per heavy popular opinion. Eventually, Dryicor sent volunteers to help the Finns, whilst keeping some ties to the Allies, for fear of a Soviet invasion, which the Soviets had planned.

In December 1940, frustrated with the government's continued neutrality in the Second World War, DKP leader Vollrat Dahl decided to unilaterally remove his party from the Rainbow Coalition and go into government with the DFP as minority partners. With a majority no longer, Nylund had no choice but to tender his resignation as Prime Minister, however stayed on as SPD leader due to his popularity with the public.

Nylund died unexpectedly in May 1942 after a short illness. He was succeeded as SPD leader by Erno Lehtisson, who became Prime Minister in 1945.