Minister for Defence (Sweden)
Minister for Defence of Sweden Statsråd och chef för försvarsdepartementet |
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Ministry of Defence | |
Appointer | The Prime Minister |
Term length | No fixed term, serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Per Albin Hansson |
Formation | 1920 |
Deputy | State Secretary for Defence |
Website | www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2060 |
The Minister for Defence of Sweden (Swedish: försvarsminister; formal title: Swedish: statsråd och chef för försvarsdepartementet) is a member of the Government of Sweden (Swedish: Regeringen). The Minister heads the Ministry for Defence and is appointed and dismissed at the sole discretion of the Prime Minister of Sweden.
Although the Minister for Defence heads the Ministry of Defence, the Minister cannot as a general rule issue directives in his/her own right to the Supreme Commander or any other agency director-general in the defence portfolio due to the Swedish prohibition on ministerial rule, unless such authority is provided for in specific statutory provisions.
Between 1840 and 1920, what corresponds to the Ministry for Defence today, was divided in two separate ministries with their own minister: one for the army affairs (Swedish: Landförsvarsdepartmentet) and one for the naval affairs (Swedish: Sjöförsvarsdepartementet).
The current Minister for Defence is Peter Hultqvist, who was appointed on 3 October 2014.
Contents
List of Swedish Ministers for Defence
Ministers for War (1840-1920)
- 1840 - 1840 Bror Cederström (1780–1877)
- 1840 - 1843 Axel Otto Mörner (1774–1852)
- 1843 - 1844 Arfved Lovisin (1772–1847)
- 1844 - 1848 Gustaf Peyron (1783–1852)
- 1848 - 1853 Carl Ludvig von Hohenhausen (1787–1866)
- 1853 - 1858 Nils Gyldenstolpe (1799–1864)
- 1858 - 1862 Magnus Björnstjerna (1805–98)
- 1862 - 1867 Alexander Reuterskiöld (1804–91)
- 1867 - 1871 Gustaf Abelin (1819–1903)
- 1871 - 1877 Oscar Weidenhielm (1816–84)
- 1877 - 1880 Henrik Rosensvärd (1816–90)
- 1880 - 1882 Otto Taube (1832–1906)
- 1882 - 1887 Axel Ryding (1831–97)
- 1887 - 1888 Gustaf Oscar Peyron (1828–1915)
- 1888 - 1892 Hjalmar Palmstierna (1836–1909)
- 1892 - 1899 Axel Rappe (1838–1918)
- 1899 - 1903 Jesper Crusebjörn (1843–1904)
- 1903 - 1905 Otto Virgin (1852–1922)
- 1905 - 1907 Lars Tingsten (1857–1937), opolitisk
- 1907 - 1907 Arvid Lindman (1862–1936), Högern
- 1907 - 1911 Olof Malm (1851–1939), Högern
- 1911 - 1914 David Bergström (1858–1946), Liberal
- 1914 - 1914 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862–1953), opolitisk
- 1914 - 1917 Emil Mörcke (1861–1951), opolitisk
- 1917 - 1917 Joachim Åkerman (1868–1958), Högern
- 1917 - 1920 Erik Nilson (1862–1925), Liberal
- 1920 - 1920 Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Socialdemokraterna
- 1840 - 1844 Johan Lagerbjelke (1778–1856)
- 1844 - 1848 Carl August Gyllengranat (1787–1864)
- 1848 - 1849 Johan Fredrik Ehrenstam (1800–49)
- 1849 - 1852 Baltzar von Platen (1804–75)
- 1852 - 1857 Carl Ulner (1796–1859)
- 1857 - 1862 Carl Magnus Ehnemark (1803–74)
- 1862 - 1868 Baltzar von Platen (1804–75)
- 1868 - 1870 Magnus Thulstrup (1805–81)
- 1870 - 1874 Abraham Leijonhufvud (1823–1911)
- 1874 - 1880 Fredrik von Otter (1833–1910)
- 1880 - 1892 Carl-Gustaf von Otter (1827–1900)
- 1892 - 1898 Jarl Christersson (1833–1922)
- 1898 - 1901 Gerhard Dyrssen (1854–1938)
- 1901 - 1905 Louis Palander (1842–1920)
- 1905 - 1905 Arvid Lindman (1862–1936)
- 1905 - 1906 Ludvig Sidner (1851–1917), Liberal
- 1906 - 1907 Wilhelm Dyrssen (1858–1929), Högern
- 1907 - 1910 Carl-August Ehrensvärd (1858–1933), Högern
- 1910 - 1911 Henning von Krusenstierna (1862–1933), Högern
- 1911 - 1914 Jacob Larsson (1851–1940), Liberal
- 1914 - 1917 Dan Boström (1870–1925), opolitisk
- 1917 - 1917 Hans Ericson (1868–1945), Högern
- 1917 - 1920 Erik Palmstierna (1877–1959), Socialdemokraterna
- 1920 - 1920 Bernhard Eriksson (1878–1952), Socialdemokraterna
Ministers for Defence (1920-)
Parties
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No. | Portrait | Minister (Born–Died) |
Tenure | Political party | Cabinet | |||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
1 | Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946) |
1 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Branting (I) | ||
2 | Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld (1865–1940) |
27 October 1920 | 6 June 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | General Electoral League | De Geer | ||
von Sydow | ||||||||
3 | Otto Lybeck (1871–1947) |
6 June 1921 | 13 October 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | |||
4 | Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946) |
13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Branting (II) | ||
5 | Carl Malmroth (1874–1934) |
19 April 1923 | 18 October 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Trygger | ||
6 | Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946) |
18 October 1924 | 7 June 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Branting (III) | ||
Sandler | ||||||||
7 | Gustav Rosén (1876–1942) |
7 June 1926 | 2 October 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Liberal Party | Ekman (I) | ||
8 | Harald Malmberg (1879–1948) |
2 October 1928 | 7 June 1930 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | General Electoral League | Lindman (II) | ||
9 | Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945) |
7 June 1930 | 19 June 1931 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Freeminded People's Party | Ekman (II) | ||
10 | Anton Rundqvist (1885–1973) |
19 June 1931 | 24 September 1932 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Hamrin | ||
11 | Ivar Vennerström (1881–1945) |
24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Hansson (I) | ||
12 | Janne Nilsson (1882–1938) |
19 June 1936 | 9 December 1938 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Farmer's League | Pehrsson-Bramstorp | ||
Hansson (II) | ||||||||
13 | Per Edvin Sköld (1891–1972) |
16 December 1938 | 31 July 1945 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Hansson (II) | ||
Hansson (III) | ||||||||
14 | Allan Vougt (1895–1953) |
31 July 1945 | 1 October 1951 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Hansson (IV) | ||
Erlander (I) | ||||||||
15 | Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997) |
1 October 1951 | 22 March 1957 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Erlander (II) | ||
16 | Sven Andersson (1910–1987) |
22 March 1957 | 31 October 1973 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Erlander (II) | ||
Erlander (III) | ||||||||
Palme (I) | ||||||||
17 | Eric Holmqvist (1917–2009) |
31 October 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
18 | Eric Krönmark (born 1931) |
8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | Fälldin (I) | ||
19 | Lars de Geer (1922–2002) |
18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | People's Party | Ullsten | ||
20 | Eric Krönmark (born 1931) |
12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | Fälldin (II) | ||
- | Anders Dahlgren (1925–1986) |
5 May 1981 | 22 May 1981 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Centre Party | Fälldin (III) | ||
21 | Torsten Gustafsson (1920–1994) |
22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Centre Party | |||
22 | Börje Andersson (1930–1994) |
8 October 1982 | 1 December 1982 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Palme (II) | ||
- | Curt Boström (born 1926) |
1 December 1982 | 17 January 1983 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
23 | Anders Thunborg (1934–2004) |
17 January 1983 | 14 October 1985 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
24 | Roine Carlsson (born 1937) |
14 October 1985 | 4 October 1991 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
Carlsson (I) | ||||||||
Carlsson (II) | ||||||||
25 | Anders Björck (born 1944) |
4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | Carl Bildt | ||
26 | Thage G. Peterson (born 1933) |
7 October 1994 | 1 February 1997 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Carlsson (III) | ||
Persson | ||||||||
27 | Björn von Sydow (born 1945) |
1 February 1997 | 30 September 2002 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
- | Lena Hjelm-Wallén (born 1943) |
30 September 2002 | 22 October 2002 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
- | Pär Nuder (born 1963) |
22 October 2002 | 4 November 2002 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
28 | Leni Björklund (born 1944) |
4 November 2002 | 6 October 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
29 | Mikael Odenberg (born 1953) |
6 October 2006 | 5 September 2007 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | Reinfeldt | ||
30 | Sten Tolgfors (born 1966) |
5 September 2007 | 29 March 2012 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | |||
- | Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (born 1963) |
29 March 2012 | 18 April 2012 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | |||
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Karin Enström (born 1966) |
18 April 2012 | 3 October 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | ||
32 | Peter Hultqvist (born 1958) |
3 October 2014 | Incumbent | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Löfven |
See also
- Defence minister
- Lord High Admiral of Sweden (historical antecedent)
- Lord High Constable of Sweden (historical antecedent)