Janne Nilsson

Janne Nilsson
Minister of Defense
In office
19 June 1936 – 9 December 1938
Prime MinisterPer Albin Hansson
Preceded byIvar Vennerström
Succeeded byEdvin Sköld
Personal details
Born17 May 1882
Hörby, Sweden
Died9 December 1938(1938-12-09) (aged 56)
Stockholm, Sweden
PartyAgrarian 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

Nilsson was born in Hörby on 17 May 1882. He was a member of the Agrarian Party. He was appointed minister of defense in the coalition government led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson on 19 June 1936.

He died of cerebral hemorrhage in Stockholm on 9 December 1938 while serving as the minister of defense. His successor was a social democratic politician Edvin Sköld.

References

  1. 1 2 Arvid Cronenberg. "Janne Nilsson" (in Swedish). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 John Gilmour (2010). Sweden, the Swastika and Stalin. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0-7486-8666-7.
  3. ↑ "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.