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.
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 |
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
edit- ^ "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.