List of Swedish Ministers for Defence Between 1840 and 1920 the ministry for defence was divided in to two different ministries, one for land and one for sea warfare. [edit] Ministers for War [edit] Sea Ministers [edit] Ministers for Defence Swedish Cabinet Holding Parties - Color key: | Minister | Took office | Left office | Political party | Cabinet | | Per Albin Hansson | 1 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | Social Democrats | Branting (I) | | Carl Gustaf Hammarskjöld | 27 October 1920 | 6 June 1921 | General Electoral League | De Geer,
von Sydow | | Otto Lybeck | 6 June 1921 | 13 October 1921 | Independent | von Sydow | | Per Albin Hansson | 13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | Social Democrats | Branting (II) | | Carl Malmroth | 19 April 1923 | 18 October 1924 | Independent | Trygger | | Per Albin Hansson | 18 October 1924 | 7 June 1926 | Social Democrats | Branting (III),
Sandler | | Gustav Rosén | 7 June 1926 | 2 October 1928 | Liberal Party | Ekman (I) | | Harald Malmberg | 2 October 1928 | 7 June 1930 | General Electoral League | Lindman (II) | | Carl Gustaf Ekman | 7 June 1930 | 19 June 1931 | Freeminded People's Party | Ekman (II) | | Anton Rundqvist | 19 June 1931 | 24 September 1932 | Independent | Ekman (II),
Hamrin | | Ivar Vennerström | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | Social Democrats | Hansson (I) | | Janne Nilsson | 19 June 1936 | 9 December 1938 | Farmer's League | Pehrsson-Bramstorp,
Hansson (II) | | Per Edvin Sköld | 16 December 1938 | 31 July 1945 | Social Democrats | Hansson (II),
Hansson (III) | | Allan Vougt | 31 July 1945 | 1 October 1951 | Social Democrats | Hansson (IV),
Erlander (I) | | Torsten Nilsson | 1 October 1951 | 22 March 1957 | Social Democrats | Erlander (II) | | Sven Andersson | 22 March 1957 | 31 October 1973 | Social Democrats | Erlander (II),
Erlander (III),
Palme (I) | | Eric Holmqvist | 31 October 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democrats | Palme (I) | | Eric Krönmark | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Moderate Party | Fälldin (I) | | Lars de Geer | 18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | People's Party | Ullsten | | Eric Krönmark | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate Party | Fälldin (II) | | Anders Dahlgren (acting) | 5 May 1981 | 22 May 1981 | Centre Party | Fälldin (III) | | Torsten Gustafsson | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Centre Party | Fälldin (III) | | Börje Andersson | 8 October 1982 | 1 December 1982 | Social Democrats | Palme (II) | | Curt Boström (acting) | 1 December 1982 | 17 January 1983 | Social Democrats | Palme (II) | | Anders Thunborg | 17 January 1983 | 14 October 1985 | Social Democrats | Palme (II) | | Roine Carlsson | 14 October 1985 | 4 October 1991 | Social Democrats | Palme (II),
Carlsson (I),
Carlsson (II) | | Anders Björck | 4 October 1991 | 2 October 1994 | Moderate Party | Carl Bildt | | Thage G. Peterson | 7 October 1994 | 1 February 1997 | Social Democrats | Carlsson (III),
Persson | | Björn von Sydow | 1 February 1997 | 30 September 2002 | Social Democrats | Persson | | Lena Hjelm-Wallén (acting) | 30 September 2002 | 22 October 2002 | Social Democrats | Persson | | Pär Nuder (acting) | 22 October 2002 | 4 November 2002 | Social Democrats | Persson | | Leni Björklund | 4 November 2002 | 6 October 2006 | Social Democrats | Persson | | Mikael Odenberg | October 6, 2006 | September 5, 2007 | Moderate Party | Reinfeldt | | Sten Tolgfors | September 5, 2007 | Incumbent | Moderate Party | Reinfeldt | |
