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Swedish government ministry responsible for national security policy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ministry of Defence (Swedish: Försvarsdepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to national defence and civil defence.
| Försvarsdepartementet | |
 Coat of Arms of the Ministry of Defence | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 July 1920 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | SFS 1996:1515 |
| Headquarters | Jakobsgatan 9, Stockholm |
| Employees | 150 (2023)[1] |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Website | government.se |
The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson of the Moderate Party.[2]
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.
The Ministry of Defence is principal for 12 government agencies, one partly state-owned company (SOS Alarm) and one fund.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl-Oskar Bohlin (born 1986) | Minister for Civil Defence | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 13 days | Moderate | Ulf Kristersson (M) | ||
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