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Sven Olof Morgan Andersson (5 April 1910 – 21 September 1987) 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 1957 to 1973, 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 1973 to 1976. Andersson also served as Minister of Communications (Transport) from 1951 to 1957. 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 The IB affair ( sv, IB-affären) was the exposure of illegal surveillance operations by the IB secret Swedish intelligence agency within the Swedish Armed Forces. The two main purposes of the agency were to handle liaison with foreign intelligen ...
which became public knowledge in Sweden in 1973. Andersson was among the editors-in-chief of '' Stockholms-Tidningen'', a social democrat newspaper. 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 ...
in 1987.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Sven 1910 births 1987 deaths Politicians from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish politicians Swedish Ministers for Communications Swedish Ministers for Defence Swedish Ministers for Foreign Affairs Members of the Andra kammaren Members of the Första kammaren Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Swedish anti-communists Swedish newspaper editors Recipients of the Illis quorum