The Ministry of Defence () is a ministry in the

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responsible for policies related to national defence and

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. The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson of the

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History

The ministry was established on 1 July 1920 when the

Ministry of Land Defence Ministry of Land Defence () was in a broad sense, one of the eight ministries, in which the Government of Sweden, Swedish government administration was divided into. Its head was called Minister of War. The Ministry of Land Defence Department was es ...

and the Ministry for Naval Affairs was merged into one ministry. It's located at Jakobsgatan 9 at Gustaf Adolfs torg in

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, where it has been located since 1966.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Defence is principal for 12 government agencies, one partly state-owned company (SOS Alarm) and one fund.

Government funds

* Gällöfsta Education Fund ()

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.

Areas of responsibility

* Military defence * Emergency preparedness * Civil defence

Cabinet ministers

Ministers for ''Defence''

Ministers for ''Civil Defence''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Defence (Sweden)

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