Minister for Defence (Sweden)

Minister for Defence of Sweden Statsråd och chef för försvarsdepartementet
Ministry coat of arms
Incumbent Peter Hultqvist since 3 October 2014
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, the Ministry of Land Defence, and one for the naval affairs, the Ministry for Naval Affairs.

The current Minister for Defence is Peter Hultqvist, who was appointed on 3 October 2014.

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), nonpolitical
1907 - 1907 Arvid Lindman (1862–1936), Rightist Party
1907 - 1911 Olof Malm (1851–1939), Rightist Party
1911 - 1914 David Bergström (1858–1946), Liberal
1914 - 1914 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862–1953), nonpolitical
1914 - 1917 Emil Mörcke (1861–1951), nonpolitical
1917 - 1917 Joachim Åkerman (1868–1958), Rightist Party
1917 - 1920 Erik Nilson (1862–1925), Liberal
1920 - 1920 Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946), Social Democratic Party

Ministers for Naval Affairs (1840-1920)

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), Rightist Party
1907 - 1910 Carl-August Ehrensvärd (1858–1933), Rightist Party
1910 - 1911 Henning von Krusenstierna (1862–1933), Rightist Party
1911 - 1914 Jacob Larsson (1851–1940), Liberal
1914 - 1917 Dan Boström (1870–1925), nonpolitical
1917 - 1917 Hans Ericson (1868–1945), Rightist Party
1917 - 1920 Erik Palmstierna (1877–1959), Social Democratic Party
1920 - 1920 Bernhard Eriksson (1878–1952), Social Democratic Party

Ministers for Defence (1920-)

Parties

No party

Social Democrat

Conservative / Moderate Party

Liberal / People's Party

Centre Party

Status

Denotes acting Minister for Defence

No.	Portrait	Minister (Born–Died)	Tenure			Political party	Cabinet
No.	Portrait	Minister (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political party	Cabinet
1		Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)	1 July 1920	27 October 1920	7002118000000000000♠118 days	Social Democrats		Branting (I)
2		Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld (1865–1940)	27 October 1920	6 June 1921	7002222000000000000♠222 days	General Electoral League		De Geer
2		Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld (1865–1940)	27 October 1920	6 June 1921	7002222000000000000♠222 days	General Electoral League		von Sydow
3		Otto Lybeck (1871–1947)	6 June 1921	13 October 1921	7002129000000000000♠129 days	Independent		von Sydow
4		Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)	13 October 1921	19 April 1923	7002553000000000000♠1 year, 188 days	Social Democrats		Branting (II)
5		Carl Malmroth (1874–1934)	19 April 1923	18 October 1924	7002548000000000000♠1 year, 182 days	Independent		Trygger
6		Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)	18 October 1924	7 June 1926	7002597000000000000♠1 year, 232 days	Social Democrats		Branting (III)
6		Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)	18 October 1924	7 June 1926	7002597000000000000♠1 year, 232 days	Social Democrats		Sandler
7		Gustav Rosén (1876–1942)	7 June 1926	2 October 1928	7002848000000000000♠2 years, 117 days	Liberal Party		Ekman (I)
8		Harald Malmberg (1879–1948)	2 October 1928	7 June 1930	7002613000000000000♠1 year, 248 days	General Electoral League		Lindman (II)
9		Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945)	7 June 1930	19 June 1931	7002377000000000000♠1 year, 12 days	Freeminded People's Party		Ekman (II)
10		Anton Rundqvist (1885–1973)	19 June 1931	24 September 1932	7002463000000000000♠1 year, 97 days	Independent		Hamrin
11		Ivar Vennerström (1881–1945)	24 September 1932	19 June 1936	7003136400000000000♠3 years, 269 days	Social Democrats		Hansson (I)
12		Janne Nilsson (1882–1938)	19 June 1936	9 December 1938	7002903000000000000♠2 years, 173 days	Farmer's League		Pehrsson-Bramstorp
12		Janne Nilsson (1882–1938)	19 June 1936	9 December 1938	7002903000000000000♠2 years, 173 days	Farmer's League		Hansson (II)
13		Per Edvin Sköld (1891–1972)	16 December 1938	31 July 1945	7003241900000000000♠6 years, 227 days	Social Democrats		Hansson (II)
13		Per Edvin Sköld (1891–1972)	16 December 1938	31 July 1945	7003241900000000000♠6 years, 227 days	Social Democrats		Hansson (III)
14		Allan Vougt (1895–1953)	31 July 1945	1 October 1951	7003225300000000000♠6 years, 62 days	Social Democrats		Hansson (IV)
14		Allan Vougt (1895–1953)	31 July 1945	1 October 1951	7003225300000000000♠6 years, 62 days	Social Democrats		Erlander (I)
15		Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997)	1 October 1951	22 March 1957	7003199900000000000♠5 years, 172 days	Social Democrats		Erlander (II)
16		Sven Andersson (1910–1987)	22 March 1957	31 October 1973	7003606700000000000♠16 years, 223 days	Social Democrats		Erlander (II)
								Erlander (III)
								Palme (I)
17		Eric Holmqvist (1917–2009)	31 October 1973	8 October 1976	7003107300000000000♠2 years, 343 days	Social Democrats		Palme (I)
18		Eric Krönmark (born 1931)	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	7002740000000000000♠2 years, 10 days	Moderate Party		Fälldin (I)
19		Lars de Geer (1922–2002)	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	7002359000000000000♠359 days	People's Party		Ullsten
20		Eric Krönmark (born 1931)	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	7002571000000000000♠1 year, 205 days	Moderate Party		Fälldin (II)
-		Anders Dahlgren (1925–1986)	5 May 1981	22 May 1981	7001170000000000000♠17 days	Centre Party		Fälldin (III)
21		Torsten Gustafsson (1920–1994)	22 May 1981	8 October 1982	7002504000000000000♠1 year, 139 days	Centre Party		Fälldin (III)
22		Börje Andersson (1930–1994)	8 October 1982	1 December 1982	7001540000000000000♠54 days	Social Democrats		Palme (II)
-		Curt Boström (born 1926)	1 December 1982	17 January 1983	7001470000000000000♠47 days	Social Democrats
23		Anders Thunborg (1934–2004)	17 January 1983	14 October 1985	7003100100000000000♠2 years, 270 days	Social Democrats
24		Roine Carlsson (born 1937)	14 October 1985	4 October 1991	7003218100000000000♠5 years, 355 days	Social Democrats
								Carlsson (I)
								Carlsson (II)
25		Anders Björck (born 1944)	4 October 1991	7 October 1994	7003109400000000000♠2 years, 363 days	Moderate Party		Carl Bildt
26		Thage G. Peterson (born 1933)	7 October 1994	1 February 1997	7002848000000000000♠2 years, 117 days	Social Democrats		Carlsson (III)
26		Thage G. Peterson (born 1933)	7 October 1994	1 February 1997	7002848000000000000♠2 years, 117 days	Social Democrats		Persson
27		Björn von Sydow (born 1945)	1 February 1997	30 September 2002	7003206700000000000♠5 years, 241 days	Social Democrats
-		Lena Hjelm-Wallén (born 1943)	30 September 2002	22 October 2002	7001220000000000000♠22 days	Social Democrats
-		Pär Nuder (born 1963)	22 October 2002	4 November 2002	7001130000000000000♠13 days	Social Democrats
28		Leni Björklund (born 1944)	4 November 2002	6 October 2006	7003143200000000000♠3 years, 336 days	Social Democrats
29		Mikael Odenberg (born 1953)	6 October 2006	5 September 2007	7002334000000000000♠334 days	Moderate Party		Reinfeldt
30		Sten Tolgfors (born 1966)	5 September 2007	29 March 2012	7003166700000000000♠4 years, 206 days	Moderate Party
-		Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (born 1963)	29 March 2012	18 April 2012	7001200000000000000♠20 days	Moderate Party
31		Karin Enström (born 1966)	18 April 2012	3 October 2014	7002898000000000000♠2 years, 168 days	Moderate Party
32		Peter Hultqvist (born 1958)	3 October 2014	Incumbent	7003105400000000000♠2 years, 323 days	Social Democrats		Löfven

External links

www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2060

Swedish ministries and ministerial offices

Offices
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Ministries
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