Minister for Defence (Sweden)

Minister for Defence (Sweden)
Deputy	State Secretary for Defence
Appointed by	The Prime Minister
Incumbent	Karin Enström
Personal details
Website	www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2060

The Minister for Defence of Sweden (Swedish language: försvarsminister

formal title

Swedish language: statsråd och chef för försvarsdepartementet

) is a member of the Government of Sweden (Swedish language: 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 language: Landförsvarsdepartmentet ) and one for the naval affairs (Swedish language: Sjöförsvarsdepartementet ).

The current Minister for Defence is Karin Enström, who was appointed on April 18, 2012.

List of Swedish Ministers for Defence

Ministers for War (1840-1920)

• 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

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), 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

  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
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)	1 July 1920	27 October 1920	50000000000000000000 years, 7002118000000000000118 days	Social Democrats		Branting (I)
2		Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld (1865–1940)	27 October 1920	6 June 1921	50000000000000000000 years, 7002222000000000000222 days	General Electoral League		De Geer
								von Sydow
3		Otto Lybeck (1871–1947)	6 June 1921	13 October 1921	50000000000000000000 years, 7002129000000000000129 days	Independent
4		Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)	13 October 1921	19 April 1923	70001000000000000001 year, 7002188000000000000188 days	Social Democrats		Branting (II)
5		Carl Malmroth (1874–1934)	19 April 1923	18 October 1924	70001000000000000001 year, 7002182000000000000182 days	Independent		Trygger
6		Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)	18 October 1924	7 June 1926	70001000000000000001 year, 7002232000000000000232 days	Social Democrats		Branting (III)
								Sandler
7		Gustav Rosén (1876–1942)	7 June 1926	2 October 1928	70002000000000000002 years, 7002117000000000000117 days	Liberal Party		Ekman (I)
8		Harald Malmberg (1879–1948)	2 October 1928	7 June 1930	70001000000000000001 year, 7002248000000000000248 days	General Electoral League		Lindman (II)
9		Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945)	7 June 1930	19 June 1931	70001000000000000001 year, 700112000000000000012 days	Freeminded People's Party		Ekman (II)
10		Anton Rundqvist (1885–1973)	19 June 1931	24 September 1932	70001000000000000001 year, 700197000000000000097 days	Independent		Hamrin
11		Ivar Vennerström (1881–1945)	24 September 1932	19 June 1936	70003000000000000003 years, 7002269000000000000269 days	Social Democrats		Hansson (I)
12		Janne Nilsson (1882–1938)	19 June 1936	9 December 1938	70002000000000000002 years, 7002173000000000000173 days	Farmer's League		Pehrsson-Bramstorp
								Hansson (II)
13		Per Edvin Sköld (1891–1972)	16 December 1938	31 July 1945	70006000000000000006 years, 7002227000000000000227 days	Social Democrats		Hansson (II)
								Hansson (III)
14		Allan Vougt (1895–1953)	31 July 1945	1 October 1951	70006000000000000006 years, 700162000000000000062 days	Social Democrats		Hansson (IV)
								Erlander (I)
15		Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997)	1 October 1951	22 March 1957	70005000000000000005 years, 7002172000000000000172 days	Social Democrats		Erlander (II)
16		Sven Andersson (1910–1987)	22 March 1957	31 October 1973	700116000000000000016 years, 7002223000000000000223 days	Social Democrats		Erlander (II)
								Erlander (III)
								Palme (I)
17		Eric Holmqvist (1917–2009)	31 October 1973	8 October 1976	70002000000000000002 years, 7002343000000000000343 days	Social Democrats
18		Eric Krönmark (born 1931)	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	70002000000000000002 years, 700110000000000000010 days	Moderate Party		Fälldin (I)
19		Lars de Geer (1922–2002)	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	50000000000000000000 years, 7002359000000000000359 days	People's Party		Ullsten
20		Eric Krönmark (born 1931)	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	70001000000000000001 year, 7002205000000000000205 days	Moderate Party		Fälldin (II)
-		Anders Dahlgren (1925–1986)	5 May 1981	22 May 1981	50000000000000000000 years, 700117000000000000017 days	Centre Party		Fälldin (III)
21		Torsten Gustafsson (1920–1994)	22 May 1981	8 October 1982	70001000000000000001 year, 7002139000000000000139 days	Centre Party
22		Börje Andersson (1930–1994)	8 October 1982	1 December 1982	50000000000000000000 years, 700154000000000000054 days	Social Democrats		Palme (II)
-		Curt Boström (born 1926)	1 December 1982	17 January 1983	50000000000000000000 years, 700147000000000000047 days	Social Democrats
23		Anders Thunborg (1934–2004)	17 January 1983	14 October 1985	70002000000000000002 years, 7002270000000000000270 days	Social Democrats
24		Roine Carlsson (born 1937)	14 October 1985	4 October 1991	70005000000000000005 years, 7002355000000000000355 days	Social Democrats
								Carlsson (I)
								Carlsson (II)
25		Anders Björck (born 1944)	4 October 1991	7 October 1994	70002000000000000002 years, 7002363000000000000363 days	Moderate Party		Carl Bildt
26		Thage G. Peterson (born 1933)	7 October 1994	1 February 1997	70002000000000000002 years, 7002117000000000000117 days	Social Democrats		Carlsson (III)
								Persson
27		Björn von Sydow (born 1945)	1 February 1997	30 September 2002	70005000000000000005 years, 7002241000000000000241 days	Social Democrats
-		Lena Hjelm-Wallén (born 1943)	30 September 2002	22 October 2002	50000000000000000000 years, 700122000000000000022 days	Social Democrats
-	File:Per Nuder.jpg	Pär Nuder (born 1963)	22 October 2002	4 November 2002	50000000000000000000 years, 700113000000000000013 days	Social Democrats
28		Leni Björklund (born 1944)	4 November 2002	6 October 2006	70003000000000000003 years, 7002336000000000000336 days	Social Democrats
29		Mikael Odenberg (born 1953)	6 October 2006	5 September 2007	50000000000000000000 years, 7002334000000000000334 days	Moderate Party		Reinfeldt
30		Sten Tolgfors (born 1966)	5 September 2007	29 March 2012	70004000000000000004 years, 7002206000000000000206 days	Moderate Party
-		Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (born 1963)	29 March 2012	18 April 2012	50000000000000000000 years, 700120000000000000020 days	Moderate Party
31		Karin Enström (born 1966)	18 April 2012	Incumbent	700112000000000000012 years, 70001000000000000001 day	Moderate Party

See also

• Defence minister
• Lord High Admiral of Sweden (historical antecedent)
• Lord High Constable of Sweden (historical antecedent)

External links

• www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2060