Sven Andersson (politician)

Sven Andersson
Sven Andersson
	Sven Andersson in 1964
Minister for Foreign Affairs
	In office; 3 November 1973 – 8 October 1976
Prime Minister	Olof Palme
Preceded by	Krister Wickman
Succeeded by	Karin Söder
Minister of Defence
	In office; 22 March 1957 – 31 October 1973
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander ; Olof Palme
Preceded by	Torsten Nilsson
Succeeded by	Eric Holmquist
Minister of Communications (Transport)
	In office; 1 October 1951 – 22 March 1957
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander
Preceded by	Torsten Nilsson
Succeeded by	Sture Henriksson
Personal details
Born	Sven Olof Morgan Andersson; 5 April 1910; Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	21 September 1987 (aged 77); Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Social Democrats
Awards	Illis quorum ; 1987 ;

Sven Olof Morgan Andersson (5 April 1910 – 21 September 1987) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician.^[1] He served as Minister of Defence from 1957 to 1973, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1976. Andersson also served as Minister of Communications (Transport) from 1951 to 1957.

He was during this time as a prominent Social Democratic cabinet minister a strong anti-Communist and defence hawk. He was a key player in the IB affair which became public knowledge in Sweden in 1973.

Andersson was among the editors-in-chief of Stockholms-Tidningen, a social democrat newspaper.^[2]

He was awarded the Illis quorum in 1987.^[3]

References

^ "Sven Andersson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^ Sellström, Tor (1999). Sweden and national liberation in Southern Africa. Vol. 1, Formation of a popular opinion (1950–1970). Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. p. 94. ISBN 91-7106-430-3. OCLC 41157147.
^ "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

Government offices
Preceded by Torsten Nilsson	Minister of Communications (Transport)] 1951–1957	Succeeded by Sture Henriksson
Preceded by Torsten Nilsson	Minister of Defence 1957–1973	Succeeded by Eric Holmqvist
Preceded by Krister Wickman	Minister for Foreign Affairs 1973–1976	Succeeded by Karin Söder

[ne.se-1] "Sven Andersson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[2] Sellström, Tor (1999). Sweden and national liberation in Southern Africa. Vol. 1, Formation of a popular opinion (1950–1970). Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. p. 94. ISBN 91-7106-430-3. OCLC 41157147.

[3] "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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Sven Andersson
Sven Andersson in 1964

Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 3 November 1973 – 8 October 1976
Prime Minister	Olof Palme
Preceded by	Krister Wickman
Succeeded by	Karin Söder
Minister of Defence
In office 22 March 1957 – 31 October 1973
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander Olof Palme
Preceded by	Torsten Nilsson
Succeeded by	Eric Holmquist
Minister of Communications (Transport)
In office 1 October 1951 – 22 March 1957
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander
Preceded by	Torsten Nilsson
Succeeded by	Sture Henriksson

Personal details
Born	Sven Olof Morgan Andersson (1910-04-05)5 April 1910 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	21 September 1987(1987-09-21) (aged 77) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Social Democrats
Awards	Illis quorum 1987