Ministry of Defence (Sweden)

The Ministry of Defence () is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to national defence and civil defence.

The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Defence, PÃ¥l Jonson of the Moderate Party.

History

The ministry was established on 1 July 1920 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.

Government agencies

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The Ministry of Defence is principal for 12 government agencies, one partly state-owned company (SOS Alarm) and one fund.

Government funds

• Gällöfsta Education Fund ()

State-owned companies

• SOS Alarm AB, partly owned by the state (50%) with the other half being owned by the .

Areas of responsibility

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• Military defence
• Emergency preparedness
• Civil defence

Cabinet ministers

Ministers for Defence

Ministers for Civil Defence

See also

• Defence diplomacy

References

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