Herman Zetterberg
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Herman Zetterberg | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 31 July 1945 – 30 September 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Thorwald Bergquist |
| Succeeded by | Ingvar Lindell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1904 Uddevalla, Sweden |
| Died | 18 March 1963 (aged 58) |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Herman Zetterberg (1 July 1904 – 18 March 1963) was a Swedish politician and jurist who served as Minister for Justice from 1945 to 1957. A member of the Social Democrats Party (SAP), his 12 years in office as head of the Ministry for Justice is the longest in Swedish history.
Zetterberg was born on 1 July 1904 in Uddevalla.[1] His parents were the court of appeal councilor Hugo Zetterberg and Alma Rehnberg.[2]
He graduated with a law degree from Uppsala University in 1928.[2]
Career
Zetterberg was an appellate court counsel in 1942 and served as a member of the law committee 1944–1947.[2] On 31 July 1945, he was appointed justice minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson.[2] He held this post until 30 September 1957.[2] During his tenure Zetterberg took an anti-Soviet approach.[3] From 1957 to his death in 1963, he was president of the Svea Court of Appeal.[2]
