Janne Nilsson
Janne Nilsson | |
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| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 19 June 1936 – 9 December 1938 | |
| Prime Minister | Per Albin Hansson |
| Succeeded by | Edvin Sköld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1882 Hörby, Sweden |
| Died | 9 December 1938 (aged 56) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Agrarian Party |
Janne Nilsson (1882–1938) was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Parliament and the minister of defense between 1936 and 1938.
Biography
[edit]Nilsson was born in Hörby on 17 May 1882.[1] He was a member of the Agrarian Party.[2] He was appointed minister of defense in the coalition government led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson on 19 June 1936.[1]
He died of cerebral hemorrhage in Stockholm on 9 December 1938 while serving as the minister of defense.[3] His successor was a social democratic politician Edvin Sköld.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Arvid Cronenberg. "Janne Nilsson" (in Swedish). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ a b John Gilmour (2010). Sweden, the Swastika and Stalin. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0-7486-8666-7.
- ^ "Janne Nilsson, Head of Swedish Defense; Cabinet Minister Who Joined Gold Rush Here Dies". The New York Times. 10 December 1938. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Janne Nilsson at Wikimedia Commons
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