Sven Andersson (politician)

Sven Olof Morgan Andersson (5 April 1910 in Gothenburg – 21 September 1987 in Stockholm) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician.[1] He served as Minister for Defence from 1957 to 1973, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1976. Andersson also served as Minister of Communications from 1951 to 1957.

Sven Andersson
Minister of 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
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 (1910-04-05)5 April 1910 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	21 September 1987(1987-09-21) (aged 77) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Social Democrats

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.

References

1. "Sven Andersson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 May 2011.

Government offices
Preceded by Torsten Nilsson	Minister of Communications 1951–1957	Succeeded by Sture Henriksson
Preceded by Torsten Nilsson	Minister of Defence 1957–1973	Succeeded by Eric Holmqvist
Preceded by Krister Wickman	Minister for Foreign Affairs 1973–1976	Succeeded by Karin Söder