Fourth cabinet of Per Albin Hansson (Swedish: Regeringen Hansson IV) was the cabinet of Sweden between July 31, 1945 and October 6, 1946. It consisted of 16 ministers[1] who were all members of the Social Democratic Party, with party chairman Per Albin Hansson as Prime Minister. The cabinet succeeded the national coalition government (the Third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson), which had ruled during World War II. The cabinet was dissolved as a consequence of the death of the Prime Minister on the date October 6, 1946.

Ministers

PortfolioName
Prime MinisterPer Albin Hansson

Minister for JusticeHerman Zetterberg
Minister for Foreign AffairsÖsten Undén
Minister for DefenceAllan Vougt
Minister for Social AffairsGustav Möller
Minister for CommunicationsTorsten Nilsson
Minister for FinanceErnst Wigforss
Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical AffairsTage Erlander
Minister for AgriculturePer Edvin Sköld
Minister of Commerce and IndustryGunnar Myrdal
Minister of SupplyAxel Gjöres
Deputy Ministers (Ministers without a portfolio)
Deputy MinisterGunnar Danielson
Deputy MinisterNils Quensel(opol.)
Deputy Minister for Social AffairsEije Mossberg
Deputy Minister for AgricultureGunnar Sträng
Minister for FuelJohn Ericsson i Kinna

References

  1. Hanna Bäck; Thomas Persson; Kåre Vernby (2008). "In tranquil waters: Swedish cabinet ministers in the postwar era". In Keith Dowding; Patrick Dumont (eds.). The Selection of Ministers in Europe. Hiring and Firing (1st ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415430814.

Sources

  • Lindorm, Erik. Ett folk på marsch 1932-1946 p. 293
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