Ministry of Defence (Sweden)
Government ministry of Sweden
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The Ministry of Defence (Swedish: Försvarsdepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to national defence and civil defence.
Formed1 July 1920
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionSFS 1996:1515
HeadquartersJakobsgatan 9, Stockholm, Sweden
| Försvarsdepartementet | |
Coat of Arms of the Ministry of Defence | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 July 1920 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | SFS 1996:1515 |
| Headquarters | Jakobsgatan 9, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Employees | 245 (2024)[1] |
| Annual budget | SEK 357 million (2025)[2] |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Government Offices[a] |
| Website | government.se |
The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson of the Moderate Party.[3]
History
The ministry was established on 1 July 1920[4] when the Ministry of Land Defence and the Ministry for Naval Affairs was merged into one ministry.
It's located at Jakobsgatan 9 at Gustaf Adolfs torg in Stockholm, where it has been located since 1966.
Government agencies
Source:[5]
The Ministry of Defence is principal for 12 government agencies, one partly state-owned company (SOS Alarm) and one fund.
- Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten)
- Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk)
- Defence Conscription and Assessment Agency (Totalförsvarets plikt- och prövningsverk)
- National Defence Radio Establishment (Försvarets radioanstalt)
- Defence Research Agency (Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut)
- Foreign Intelligence Inspectorate (Statens inspektion för försvarsunderrättelseverksamheten)
- Foreign Intelligence Court (Försvarsunderrättelsedomstolen)
- Agency for Defence Analysis (Myndigheten för totalförsvarsanalys)
- Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen)
- Psychological Defence Agency (Myndigheten för psykologiskt försvar)
- Civil Defence and Resilience Agency (Myndigheten för civil försvar)
- Accident Investigation Authority (Statens haverikommission)
Government funds
- Gällöfsta Education Fund (Stiftelsen Gällöfsta utbildningscentrum)[5]
State-owned companies
- SOS Alarm AB, partly owned by the state (50%) with the other half being owned by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions.[5]
Areas of responsibility
Source:[6]
- Military defence
- Emergency preparedness
- Civil defence
Cabinet ministers
Ministers for Defence
Ministers for Civil Defence
| No. | Portrait | Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl-Oskar Bohlin (born 1986) | Minister for Civil Defence | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 194 days | Moderate | Ulf Kristersson (M) | ||
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See also
Footnotes
- Before 1 January 1975, the Government Offices was called the Royal Chancery.