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List of Swedish Ministers for Defence
Between 1840 and 1920 the ministry for defence was divided in to two different ministries, one for land and one for sea warfare.
[edit] Ministers for War
- 1840 - 1840 Bror Cederström (1780-1877)
- 1840 - 1843 Axel 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
[edit] Sea Ministers
- 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
[edit] Ministers for Defence
Swedish Cabinet Holding Parties - Color key:
Minister |
Took office |
Left office |
Political party |
Cabinet |
Per Albin Hansson |
1 July 1920 |
27 October 1920 |
Social Democrats |
Branting (I) |
Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld |
27 October 1920 |
6 June 1921 |
General Electoral League |
De Geer,
von Sydow |
Otto Lybeck |
6 June 1921 |
13 October 1921 |
Independent |
von Sydow |
Per Albin Hansson |
13 October 1921 |
19 April 1923 |
Social Democrats |
Branting (II) |
Carl Malmroth |
19 April 1923 |
18 October 1924 |
Independent |
Trygger |
Per Albin Hansson |
18 October 1924 |
7 June 1926 |
Social Democrats |
Branting (III),
Sandler |
Gustav Rosén |
7 June 1926 |
2 October 1928 |
Liberal Party |
Ekman (I) |
Harald Malmberg |
2 October 1928 |
7 June 1930 |
General Electoral League |
Lindman (II) |
Carl Gustaf Ekman |
7 June 1930 |
19 June 1931 |
Freeminded People's Party |
Ekman (II) |
Anton Rundqvist |
19 June 1931 |
24 September 1932 |
Independent |
Ekman (II),
Hamrin |
Ivar Vennerström |
24 September 1932 |
19 June 1936 |
Social Democrats |
Hansson (I) |
Janne Nilsson |
19 June 1936 |
9 December 1938 |
Farmer's League |
Pehrsson-Bramstorp,
Hansson (II) |
Per Edvin Sköld |
16 December 1938 |
31 July 1945 |
Social Democrats |
Hansson (II),
Hansson (III) |
Allan Vougt |
31 July 1945 |
1 October 1951 |
Social Democrats |
Hansson (IV),
Erlander (I) |
Torsten Nilsson |
1 October 1951 |
22 March 1957 |
Social Democrats |
Erlander (II) |
Sven Andersson |
22 March 1957 |
31 October 1973 |
Social Democrats |
Erlander (II),
Erlander (III),
Palme (I) |
Eric Holmqvist |
31 October 1973 |
8 October 1976 |
Social Democrats |
Palme (I) |
Eric Krönmark |
8 October 1976 |
18 October 1978 |
Moderate Party |
Fälldin (I) |
Lars de Geer |
18 October 1978 |
12 October 1979 |
People's Party |
Ullsten |
Eric Krönmark |
12 October 1979 |
5 May 1981 |
Moderate Party |
Fälldin (II) |
Anders Dahlgren (acting) |
5 May 1981 |
22 May 1981 |
Centre Party |
Fälldin (III) |
Torsten Gustafsson |
22 May 1981 |
8 October 1982 |
Centre Party |
Fälldin (III) |
Börje Andersson |
8 October 1982 |
1 December 1982 |
Social Democrats |
Palme (II) |
Curt Boström (acting) |
1 December 1982 |
17 January 1983 |
Social Democrats |
Palme (II) |
Anders Thunborg |
17 January 1983 |
14 October 1985 |
Social Democrats |
Palme (II) |
Roine Carlsson |
14 October 1985 |
4 October 1991 |
Social Democrats |
Palme (II),
Carlsson (I),
Carlsson (II) |
Anders Björck |
4 October 1991 |
2 October 1994 |
Moderate Party |
Carl Bildt |
Thage G. Peterson |
7 October 1994 |
1 February 1997 |
Social Democrats |
Carlsson (III),
Persson |
Björn von Sydow |
1 February 1997 |
30 September 2002 |
Social Democrats |
Persson |
Lena Hjelm-Wallén (acting) |
30 September 2002 |
22 October 2002 |
Social Democrats |
Persson |
Pär Nuder (acting) |
22 October 2002 |
4 November 2002 |
Social Democrats |
Persson |
Leni Björklund |
4 November 2002 |
6 October 2006 |
Social Democrats |
Persson |
Mikael Odenberg |
October 6, 2006 |
September 5, 2007 |
Moderate Party |
Reinfeldt |
Sten Tolgfors |
September 5, 2007 |
Incumbent |
Moderate Party |
Reinfeldt |