Per Edvin Sköld
Per Edvin Sköld
Per Edvin Sköld (25 May 1891– 13 September 1972) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. As a Minister for Agriculture during the 30's crisis, Minister for Trade, Minister for Defence during the war and Minister for Finance he was known as the Social Democratic Party's trouble-shooter.
In popular culture
In the Swedish television movie, Four Days that shook Sweden - The Midsummer Crisis 1941 , from 1988, he is played by Swedish actor Carl Billquist .
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| Preceded by Janne Nilsson |
Swedish Minister for Defence 1938 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Allan Vougt |
| Preceded by David Hall |
Minister for Finance 1949–1955 |
Succeeded by Gunnar Sträng |
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