Minister for Justice (Sweden)
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The Minister for Justice is the justice minister
of Sweden
and head of the Ministry of Justice
. The current Minister for Justice is Beatrice Ask
of the Moderate Party
.
The office was instituted in 1809 as a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government
promulgated in the same year. Until 1876 the office was called Prime Minister for Justice , similar to the office of Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs
. Until 1840, the Prime Minister for Justice also served as a member of the Supreme Court
. Following the ministry reform in 1840, the Prime Minister for Justice became head of the newly instituted Ministry of Justice
. In 1876 the office proper of Prime Minister of Sweden
was created and at the same time the Minister for Justice was created. Before 1876 the Prime Minister for Justice had in practice been granted exclusively to members of the most prominent noble families.
Justice Minister
A justice ministry is a ministry or other government agency charged with justice. The ministry is often headed by a minister for justice or secretary of justice or secretary for justice; sometimes the head of a department of justice is entitled attorney general.Specific duties may relate to...
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....
and head of the Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Sweden)
The Ministry of Justice is a Cabinet level ministry in the Government of Sweden with responsibility for legislation. The ministry is responsible for the Swedish legal system in Constitution and general administrative law, civil law, procedural law and criminal law...
. The current Minister for Justice is Beatrice Ask
Beatrice Ask
Eva Carin Beatrice Ask is a Swedish Moderate Party politician currently serving as Minister for Justice in the Swedish government.- Biography :...
of the 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...
.
The office was instituted in 1809 as a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government
Instrument of Government (1809)
The Instrument of Government adopted on 6 June 1809 by the Riksdag of the Estates was one of the fundamental laws that made up the constitution of Sweden from 1809 to 1974...
promulgated in the same year. Until 1876 the office was called Prime Minister for Justice , similar to the office of Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.The office was instituted in 1809 as a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government promulgated in the same year. Until 1876 the office was called Prime Minister for Foreign...
. Until 1840, the Prime Minister for Justice also served as a member of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Sweden
The Supreme Court of Sweden is the supreme court and the third and final instance in all civil and criminal cases in Sweden. Before a case can be decided by the Supreme Court, leave to appeal must be obtained, and with few exceptions, leave to appeal can be granted only when the case is of...
. Following the ministry reform in 1840, the Prime Minister for Justice became head of the newly instituted Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Sweden)
The Ministry of Justice is a Cabinet level ministry in the Government of Sweden with responsibility for legislation. The ministry is responsible for the Swedish legal system in Constitution and general administrative law, civil law, procedural law and criminal law...
. In 1876 the office proper of 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...
was created and at the same time the Minister for Justice was created. Before 1876 the Prime Minister for Justice had in practice been granted exclusively to members of the most prominent noble families.
Prime Ministers for Justice (1809–1876)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Axel Wachtmeister | 9 June 1809 | 5 April 1810 | 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... |
| Fredrik Gyllenborg Fredrik Gyllenborg Fredrik Gyllenborg was Prime Minister of Sweden from June 25, 1810 to August 18, 1829.... |
5 April 1810 | 18 August 1829 | 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... |
| Mathias Rosenblad Mathias Rosenblad Count Mathias Rosenblad was a Swedish politician and government official.In 1797, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.-References:*... |
18 August 1829 | 16 May 1840 | 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... |
| Arvid Mauritz Posse | 16 May 1840 | 5 September 1840 | 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... |
| Carl Petter Törnebladh (acting) | 5 September 1840 | 14 January 1841 | 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... |
| Carl Petter Törnebladh | 14 January 1841 | 5 January 1843 | 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... |
| Lars Herman Gyllenhaal Lars Herman Gyllenhaal Baron Lars Herman Gyllenhaal was a Swedish civil servant and politician.Gyllenhaal was "president," in the Göta Court of Appeals 1836-1855, Prime Minister for Justice 1243-1844. Again chief justice in the Göta court of appeal December 28, 1844 - April 3, 1855. Speaker in the Estate of the... |
5 January 1843 | 28 December 1844 | 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... |
| Johan Nordenfalk | 28 December 1844 | 9 March 1846 | 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... |
| Arvid Mauritz Posse | 23 March 1846 | 10 April 1848 | 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... |
| Gustaf Sparre | 10 April 1848 | 25 September 1856 | 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... |
| Claës Günther | 25 September 1856 | 7 April 1858 | 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... |
| Louis De Geer | 7 April 1858 | 3 June 1870 | 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... |
| Axel Adlercreutz | 3 June 1870 | 8 April 1874 | 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... |
| Edvard Carleson Edvard Carleson Edvard Henrik Carleson was a Councilor of Justice and a Councilor of State of the Kingdom of Sweden, etc., son of Jacob Edvard Carleson, Lieutenant Colonel of the Swedish Army, and wife Liboria Fredrika Eleonora Harmens.... |
4 May 1874 | 11 May 1875 | 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... |
| Louis De Geer | 11 May 1875 | 20 March 1876 | 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... |
Ministers for Justice (1876–present)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis De Geer | 20 March 1876 | 6 June 1879 | 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... |
| Ludvig Almqvist Ludvig Almqvist Ludvig Teodor Almqvist , a Swedish politician, was the son of Sven Johan Almqvist, vicar and priest who married Sophie Antoinette Eugenie Björkman in 1851.... |
6 June 1879 | 19 April 1880 | 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... |
| Nils von Steyern | 19 April 1880 | 6 February 1888 | 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... |
| Axel Bergström | 6 February 1888 | 28 September 1888 | 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... |
| Carl Gustaf Axel Örbom | 28 September 1888 | 30 May 1889 | 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... |
| August Östergren | 12 June 1889 | 5 February 1896 | 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... |
| Ludvig Annerstedt | 5 February 1896 | 5 December 1901 | 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... |
| 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.... |
5 December 1901 | 5 July 1902 | 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... |
| Ossian Berger | 5 July 1902 | 2 August 1905 | Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party was a political party in Sweden, essentially a fraction in the parliament which existed from 1867 to 1912 .... |
| Gustaf Berg | 2 August 1905 | 7 November 1905 | Protectionist Party Protectionist Party (Sweden) The Protectionist Majority Party of the Lower House was a political party in Sweden, founded in 1905. It was a conservative and protectionist party. Two politicians from this party, Gustaf Åkerhielm and Christian Lundeberg, served as Prime Minister of Sweden.... |
| Karl Staaff Karl Staaff Karl Albert Staaff was a Swedish liberal politician and lawyer. He was chairman of the Liberal Coalition Party and served twice as Prime Minister of Sweden .... |
7 November 1905 | 29 May 1906 | Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... |
| Albert Petersson | 29 May 1906 | 7 October 1911 | 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... |
| Gustaf Sandström | 7 October 1911 | 17 February 1914 | Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... |
| Berndt Hasselrot | 17 February 1914 | 30 March 1917 | 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... |
| Steno Stenberg | 30 March 1917 | 19 October 1917 | 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... |
| Eliel Löfgren Eliel Löfgren Jonas Eliel Löfgren was a Swedish jurist and Liberal Party politician. He served as Minister of Justice from 1917 to 1920, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1926 to 1928.- References :... |
19 October 1917 | 10 March 1920 | Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... |
| Östen Undén Östen Undén Bo Östen Undén , J.D., was a Swedish academic, civil servant and Social Democratic politician and acting Prime Minister of Sweden 6 October 1946-11 October 1946 following the death of Per Albin Hansson... |
10 March 1920 | 30 June 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... |
| Assar Åkerman | 30 June 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... |
| Birger Ekeberg | 27 October 1920 | 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... |
| Assar Åkerman | 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... |
| Birger Ekeberg | 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... |
| Torsten Nothin | 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... |
| Johan Thyrén | 7 June 1926 | 2 October 1928 | 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... |
| Georg Bissmark | 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... |
| Natanael Gärde | 7 June 1930 | 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... |
| Karl Schlyter | 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... |
| Thorwald Bergquist | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | 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... |
| Karl Gustaf Westman Karl Gustaf Westman Karl Gustaf Westman Karl Gustaf Westman Karl Gustaf Westman (August 18, 1876 (Gothenburg)–January 24, 1944 (Stockholm) was a Swedish historian and political leader.-Biography:Westman attended Uppsala University, where he earned bachelor's degree in 1897, Licentiate of Philosophy in 1904 and a... |
28 September 1936 | 29 August 1943 | 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... |
| Thorwald Bergquist | 30 August 1943 | 31 July 1945 | 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... |
| Herman Zetterberg | 31 July 1945 | 30 September 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... |
| Ingvar Lindell | 1 October 1957 | 30 November 1959 | 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... |
| Herman Kling | 1 December 1959 | 14 October 1969 | 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... |
| Lennart Geijer | 14 October 1969 | 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... |
| Sven Romanus | 8 October 1976 | 12 October 1979 | 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... |
| Håkan Winberg | 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... |
| Carl Axel Petri | 5 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | 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... |
| Ove Rainer | 8 October 1982 | 10 November 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... |
| Anna-Greta Leijon Anna-Greta Leijon Anna-Greta Leijon is a former Swedish social democratic politician.She was Minister of Justice from 1987 to 1988, and was forced to step down when the Ebbe Carlsson affair exploded.She has been the chairman of the Swedish Television SVT.... (acting) |
10 November 1983 | 15 November 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... |
| Sten Wickbom | 15 November 1983 | 19 October 1987 | 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... |
| Anna-Greta Leijon Anna-Greta Leijon Anna-Greta Leijon is a former Swedish social democratic politician.She was Minister of Justice from 1987 to 1988, and was forced to step down when the Ebbe Carlsson affair exploded.She has been the chairman of the Swedish Television SVT.... |
19 October 1987 | 7 June 1988 | 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... |
| 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... |
8 June 1988 | 30 September 1988 | 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... |
| Laila Freivalds Laila Freivalds Laila Ligita Freivalds is a Swedish Social Democratic politician and a former Swedish Minister for Justice, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister.... |
4 October 1988 | 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... |
| Gun Hellsvik Gun Hellsvik Gun Birgitta Hellsvik is a politician for Moderate Party.A lawyer by training, she worked as a civil law lecturer at Lund University before becoming a full-time politician.... |
4 October 1991 | 7 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... |
| Laila Freivalds Laila Freivalds Laila Ligita Freivalds is a Swedish Social Democratic politician and a former Swedish Minister for Justice, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister.... |
7 October 1994 | 21 September 2000 | 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... |
| 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) |
21 September 2000 | 15 October 2000 | 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... |
| Thomas Bodström Thomas Bodström Thomas Lennart Bodström is a Swedish politician and member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He was the Swedish Minister for Justice in the two last succeeding governments of the Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, from 2000 to 2006. Since October 2006 until October 2010 he was the chairman... |
16 October 2000 | 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... |
| Beatrice Ask Beatrice Ask Eva Carin Beatrice Ask is a Swedish Moderate Party politician currently serving as Minister for Justice in the Swedish government.- Biography :... |
6 October 2006 | 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... |
External links
- Ministry of Justice, official website