The Minister for Defence of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

(unofficially: ; officially: ), is a member of the Government of Sweden

Government of Sweden

The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the legislative assembly...

 , heads the Ministry for Defence

Ministry of Defence (Sweden)

The Ministry of Defence is a Swedish government ministry responsible for the national defence policy.The Ministry of Defence has existed in its present form since 1920...

, and is appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden

Prime Minister of Sweden

The Prime Minister is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested...

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Between 1840 and 1920, what corresponds to the Ministry for Defence today, was divided in two different ministries, one for land and one for sea warfare.

The current Minister for Defence is Sten Tolgfors

Sten Tolgfors

Sten Sture Tolgfors is a Swedish Moderate Party politician, Member of the Riksdag and Swedish Minister for Defence and former Minister for Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt since 24 October 2006. He is a conscientious objector, meaning that he refused to carry arms when called to...

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Ministers for War (1840-1920)

• 1840 - 1840 Bror Cederström
  Bror Cederström
  Bror Cederström was a Swedish baron and general and Minister of War.-Biography:From 1816 to 1822 he headed the Cederströmska husarregementet in Skåne...
  
   (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
  Gustaf Oscar Peyron
  Gustaf Oscar Peyron was a Swedish military officer and politician. He was born in Nyköping as the son of future Minister for War Gustaf Peyron....
  
   (1828-1915)
• 1888 - 1892 Hjalmar Palmstierna (1836-1909)
• 1892 - 1899 Axel Rappe
  Axel Rappe (born 1838)
  Axel Rappe was a Swedish free lord and military officer. Rappe was born in Kristinelund, Kalmar County...
  
   (1838-1918)
• 1899 - 1903 Jesper Crusebjörn
  Jesper Crusebjörn
  Jesper Ingevald Crusebjörn was a Swedish politician and officer of the Swedish Army, eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant-general.- Biography :...
  
   (1843-1904)
• 1903 - 1905 Otto Virgin (1852-1922)
• 1905 - 1907 Lars Tingsten (1857-1937), opolitisk
• 1907 - 1907 Arvid Lindman
  Arvid Lindman
  Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman was a Swedish Rear Admiral, Industrialist and conservative politician...
  
   (1862-1936), Högern
• 1907 - 1911 Olof Malm (1851-1939), Högern
• 1911 - 1914 David Bergström (1858-1946), Liberal
  Liberalism
  Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
  
  
• 1914 - 1914 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
  Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld was a Swedish politician, scholar, cabinet minister, Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1938 , and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917....
  
   (1862-1953), opolitisk
• 1914 - 1917 Emil Mörcke (1861-1951), opolitisk
• 1917 - 1917 Joachim Åkerman (1868-1958), Högern
• 1917 - 1920 Erik Nilson (1862-1925), Liberal
  Liberalism
  Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
  
  
• 1920 - 1920 Per Albin Hansson
  Per Albin Hansson
  Per Albin Hansson , was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, governing all that period save for a short-lived crisis in the summer of 1936, which he ended by forming a coalition government with his...
  
   (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
  Fredrik von Otter
  Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter was a Swedish friherre, naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902....
  
   (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
  Louis Palander
  Adolf Arnold Louis Palander af Vega was a Swedish naval officer, mostly remembered as the captain on Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's Vega expedition, the first successful attempt to navigate the Northeast Passage....
  
   (1842-1920)
• 1905 - 1905 Arvid Lindman
  Arvid Lindman
  Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman was a Swedish Rear Admiral, Industrialist and conservative politician...
  
   (1862-1936)
• 1905 - 1906 Ludvig Sidner (1851-1917), Liberal
  Liberalism
  Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
  
  
• 1906 - 1907 Wilhelm Dyrssen (1858-1929), Högern
• 1907 - 1910 Carl-August Ehrensvärd
  Carl August Ehrensvärd (1858-1944)
  Count Carl August Ehrensvärd was a Swedish admiral, politician and sea minister 1907-1911. Father of Carl August Ehrensvärd and brother of Albert Ehrensvärd....
  
   (1858-1933), Högern
• 1910 - 1911 Henning von Krusenstierna (1862-1933), Högern
• 1911 - 1914 Jacob Larsson (1851-1940), Liberal
  Liberalism
  Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
  
  
• 1914 - 1917 Dan Boström (1870-1925), opolitisk
• 1917 - 1917 Hans Ericson (1868-1945), Högern
• 1917 - 1920 Erik Palmstierna
  Erik Palmstierna
  Erik Palmstierna was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and diplomat. He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1920 to 1921.- References :...
  
   (1877-1959), Socialdemokraterna
• 1920 - 1920 Bernhard Eriksson
  Bernhard Eriksson
  Bernhard Eriksson was a Swedish social democratic politician. He was Sea Minister in 1920 and Speaker of the Riksdags second chamber 1928-1932....
  
   (1878-1952), Socialdemokraterna

Ministers for Defence (1920-)

Minister	Took office	Left office	Political party	Cabinet
Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson , was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, governing all that period save for a short-lived crisis in the summer of 1936, which he ended by forming a coalition government with his...	1 July 1920	27 October 1920	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Branting (I) First cabinet of Hjalmar Branting The first cabinet of Hjalmar Branting was the cabinet of Sweden between March 10, 1920 and October 27, 1920.It was the first social democracy based cabinet and a minority government...
Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld	27 October 1920	6 June 1921	General Electoral League Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	De Geer, von Sydow
Otto Lybeck	6 June 1921	13 October 1921	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	von Sydow
Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson , was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, governing all that period save for a short-lived crisis in the summer of 1936, which he ended by forming a coalition government with his...	13 October 1921	19 April 1923	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Branting (II) Second cabinet of Hjalmar Branting The second cabinet of Hjalmar Branting was the cabinet of Sweden between October 13, 1921 and April 19, 1923.In the general election, 1921 the Swedish Social Democratic Party got 36,2% of the votes and Hjalmar Branting got the majority to form a government....
Carl Malmroth	19 April 1923	18 October 1924	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Trygger
Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson , was a Swedish politician, chairman of the Social Democrats from 1925 and two-time Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, governing all that period save for a short-lived crisis in the summer of 1936, which he ended by forming a coalition government with his...	18 October 1924	7 June 1926	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Branting (III) Third cabinet of Hjalmar Branting The third cabinet of Hjalmar Branting was the cabinet of Sweden between October 14, 1924 and February 24, 1925.When the cabinet of Trygger resigned on October 14, 1924, Hjalmar Branting took office as prime minister for the third time... , Sandler
Gustav Rosén	7 June 1926	2 October 1928	Liberal Party Liberal Party of Sweden The Liberal Party of Sweden was a political party in Sweden. It was formed in 1923 by the anti-prohibition minority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition...	Ekman (I)
Harald Malmberg	2 October 1928	7 June 1930	General Electoral League Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Lindman (II)
Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman was a Swedish politician, Member of Parliament 1911-1932 , leader of the Freeminded People's Party 1924-1932 and Prime Minister from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932....	7 June 1930	19 June 1931	Freeminded People's Party Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition...	Ekman (II)
Anton Rundqvist	19 June 1931	24 September 1932	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Ekman (II), Hamrin
Ivar Vennerström Ivar Vennerström Ivar Teodor Vennerström was a Swedish Social Democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1915 - 1936. Vennerström joined the left opposition of the Swedish Social Democratic Party in the split of 1917, and initially supported the Bolshevik revolution in Russia...	24 September 1932	19 June 1936	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Hansson (I)
Janne Nilsson	19 June 1936	9 December 1938	Farmer's League Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...	Pehrsson-Bramstorp, Hansson (II)
Per Edvin Sköld Per Edvin Sköld Per Edvin Sköld 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....	16 December 1938	31 July 1945	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Hansson (II), Hansson (III) Third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson The third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson was the cabinet of Sweden between 13 December 1939 and 31 July 1945. It consisted of members from the Social Democratic Party, the Farmers' League, the People's Party and the National Organization of the Right....
Allan Vougt Allan Vougt Allan Georg Fredrik Vougt was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and Minister for Defence 1945 - 1951....	31 July 1945	1 October 1951	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Hansson (IV) Fourth cabinet of Per Albin Hansson Fourth cabinet of Per Albin Hansson was the cabinet of Sweden between July 31, 1945 and October 6, 1946. It consisted of members of the Social Democratic Party, with party chairman Per Albin Hansson as Prime Minister. The cabinet succeeded the national coalition government , which had ruled during... , Erlander (I)
Torsten Nilsson Torsten Nilsson Harald Torsten Leonard Nilsson was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Defence from 1951 to 1957, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1971. Nilsson also served as Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Communications.- References :...	1 October 1951	22 March 1957	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Erlander (II)
Sven Andersson Sven Andersson (politician) Sven Olof Morgan Andersson was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Defence from 1957 to 1973, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1976. Andersson also served as Minister of Communications.- References :...	22 March 1957	31 October 1973	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Erlander (II), Erlander (III), Palme (I)
Eric Holmqvist	31 October 1973	8 October 1976	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Palme (I)
Eric Krönmark	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	Moderate Party Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Fälldin (I)
Lars de Geer	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	People's Party Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...	Ullsten
Eric Krönmark	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	Moderate Party Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Fälldin (II)
Anders Dahlgren Anders Dahlgren Anders Dahlgren was a Swedish politician. He was a member of the Centre Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Sweden 1961-1970, and of the unicameral parliament 1970 to his death in 1986...  (acting)	5 May 1981	22 May 1981	Centre Party Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...	Fälldin (III)
Torsten Gustafsson Torsten Gustafsson Torsten Gustafsson was a Swedish politician. He was a member of the Centre Party. Gustafsson was the Swedish Minister for Defence 1981-1982.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Swedish Wikipedia article....	22 May 1981	8 October 1982	Centre Party Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...	Fälldin (III)
Börje Andersson	8 October 1982	1 December 1982	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Palme (II)
Curt Boström (acting)	1 December 1982	17 January 1983	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Palme (II)
Anders Thunborg	17 January 1983	14 October 1985	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Palme (II)
Roine Carlsson Roine Carlsson Roine Carlsson is a Swedish socialdemocratic politician.Carlsson was appointed Minister of defence in 1985 and was a member of the Swedish parliament 1985-1991....	14 October 1985	4 October 1991	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Palme (II), Carlsson (I) First cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson The first cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson was the cabinet of Sweden between March 12, 1986 and February 1990. The cabinet was formed as a direct consequence of the assassination of the incumbent prime minister Olof Palme on February 28, 1986... , Carlsson (II)
Anders Björck Anders Björck Anders Per - Arne Björck is a Swedish politician and the former Governor of Uppsala County from 2003 to 2009.Björck was born in Nässjö and was interested in politics from an early stage. He was national chairman of the Moderate Youth League, or the Rightist Youth League as it was known at the...	4 October 1991	2 October 1994	Moderate Party Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Carl Bildt Cabinet of Carl Bildt The cabinet of Carl Bildt was the cabinet of Sweden from 4 October 1991 to 7 October 1994 with Carl Bildt as the Prime Minister. It was a coalition government between the Moderate Party, the Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats.- Ministers :-External links:*...
Thage G. Peterson Thage G. Peterson Thage Edvin Gerhard Peterson is a Swedish politician .-Political career:*1971–1998: member of parliament*1982–1988: Minister for Industry*1988: Minister for Justice...	7 October 1994	1 February 1997	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Carlsson (III), Persson Cabinet of Göran Persson Göran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between March 22, 1996 and October 6, 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister...
Björn von Sydow Björn von Sydow Björn Gustaf von Sydow was the speaker of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the 2002 election, when he succeeded Birgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006...	1 February 1997	30 September 2002	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Persson Cabinet of Göran Persson Göran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between March 22, 1996 and October 6, 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister...
Lena Hjelm-Wallén Lena Hjelm-Wallén Lena Birgitta Hjelm-Wallén is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. 1968 became Hjelm-Wallén a member of the Swedish Parliament and she held several cabinet positions. Starting in 1974 as the youngest minister to that date...  (acting)	30 September 2002	22 October 2002	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Persson Cabinet of Göran Persson Göran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between March 22, 1996 and October 6, 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister...
Pär Nuder Pär Nuder Pär Anders Nuder is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He was the Minister of Finance between November 1, 2004 and October 6, 2006.Pär Nuder was born in Täby north of Stockholm, but grew up in Österåker, where he still resides...  (acting)	22 October 2002	4 November 2002	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Persson Cabinet of Göran Persson Göran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between March 22, 1996 and October 6, 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister...
Leni Björklund Leni Björklund Leni Christina Elisabeth Björklund is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. She served as Minister for Defence from 2002 to 2006.Leni Björklund grew up in Örebro. She graduated from Uppsala University with a B.A...	4 November 2002	6 October 2006	Social Democrats Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...	Persson Cabinet of Göran Persson Göran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between March 22, 1996 and October 6, 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister...
Mikael Odenberg Mikael Odenberg Mikael Ingemarsson Odenberg is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was a Member of Parliament from 1991 to 2006 and Minister for Defence in the Swedish government from 2006 to 2007...	October 6, 2006	September 5, 2007	Moderate Party Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Reinfeldt Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt The cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt is the current cabinet of Sweden. It is a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats...
Sten Tolgfors Sten Tolgfors Sten Sture Tolgfors is a Swedish Moderate Party politician, Member of the Riksdag and Swedish Minister for Defence and former Minister for Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt since 24 October 2006. He is a conscientious objector, meaning that he refused to carry arms when called to...	September 5, 2007	Incumbent	Moderate Party Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...	Reinfeldt Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt The cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt is the current cabinet of Sweden. It is a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats...