Harald Torsten Leonard Nilsson (1 April 1905 – 14 December 1997) was a Swedish
Social Democratic politician.
He served as
Minister of Defence
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
from 1951 to 1957, and as
Minister for Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
from 1962 to 1971. Nilsson also served as
Minister for Social Affairs and
Minister of Communications (Transport). He was awarded the
Illis quorum
''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') ( English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"), is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society.
The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gu ...
by the Swedish government in 1984.
References
1905 births
1997 deaths
Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians
Swedish Ministers for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Ministers for Social Affairs
Swedish Ministers for Communications
Nuclear weapons programme of Sweden
Swedish Ministers for Defence
Recipients of the Illis quorum
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