Ministry of Defence (Sweden)

Ministry of Defence
Försvarsdepartementet
Coat of Arms of the Ministry of Defence
Agency overview
Formed1 July 1920 (1920-07-01)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionSFS 1996:1515
HeadquartersJakobsgatan 9, Stockholm
Employees150 (2023)[1]
Ministers responsible
Websitegovernment.se

The Ministry of Defence (Swedish: Försvarsdepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to national defence and civil defence.

The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson of the Moderate Party.[2]

History[edit]

The ministry was established on 1 July 1920[3] when the Ministry of Land Defence and the Ministry for Naval Affairs was merged into one ministry.

It's located at Jakobsgatan 9 at Gustaf Adolfs torg in Stockholm, where it has been located since 1966.

Government agencies[4][edit]

The Ministry of Defence is principal for 12 government agencies, one partly state-owned company (SOS Alarm) and one fund.

Government funds[4][edit]

State-owned companies[4][edit]

Areas of responsibility[5][edit]

  • Military defence
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Civil defence

Cabinet ministers[edit]

Ministers for Defence[edit]

Ministers for Civil Defence[edit]

No. Portrait Name Title Took office Left office Time in office Party Prime Minister
1
Carl-Oskar Bohlin
BohlinCarl-Oskar Bohlin
(born 1986)
Minister for Civil Defence18 October 2022Incumbent1 year, 159 days ModerateKristersson, UlfUlf Kristersson (M)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Organisation". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ^ "Pål Jonson". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ "Kungl. Maj:ts proposition till riksdagen angående undrad organisation av statsdepariementen: given Stockholms slott den 7 januari 1920" (in Swedish). Stockholm: Riksdag. 7 January 1920. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Government agencies". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ^ "Ministry of Defence". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

External links[edit]

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