Janne Nilsson (1882–1938) was a Swedish politician who was a member of the
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
and the
minister of defense between 1936 and 1938.
Biography
Nilsson was born in
Hörby
Hörby () (old da, Hørby) is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 15 631 inhabitants in 2019.
6 km (3.7 mi) south-east of the center of Hörby is at least since 1959 the location of a radio and ...
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
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
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.][
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1882 births
1938 deaths
Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden)
People from Hörby Municipality
Swedish Ministers for Defence
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