Anders Thornberg
Governor of Halland County
Assuming office
1 December 2023
SucceedingBrittis Benzler
National Police Commissioner
Assumed office
15 February 2018
Preceded byDan Eliasson
Succeeded byPetra Lundh (designated)
Director-General and Head of the Swedish Security Service
In office
July 2012  15 February 2018
Preceded byAnders Danielsson
Succeeded byKlas Friberg
Personal details
Born (1959-07-25) July 25, 1959
Halmstad, Halland County, Sweden
Alma materSwedish Police Academy

Bengt Anders Ingvar Thornberg (born 25 July 1959) is a Swedish civil servant who will become Governor of Halland County on 1 December 2023.[1]

Thornberg previously served as Director-General and Head of the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) from 2012 to 2018[2] and as National Police Commissioner from 2018 to 2023.[3]

References

  1. "Anders Thornberg ny landshövding i Hallands län" (in Swedish). Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  2. Ministry of Justice: Anders Thornberg is appointed to be Chief of the Security Service (in swedish) Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Nyheter, SVT (2018-02-01). "Säpochefen Anders Thornberg blir ny rikspolischef". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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