Ministry of Defence (Sweden)
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The Ministry of Defence (Template:Langx) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to national defence and civil defence.
The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson of the Moderate Party.[1]
History
The ministry was established on 1 July 1920[2] when the Ministry of Land Defence and the Ministry for Naval Affairs was merged into one ministry.
It's located at Jakobsgatan 9 at Gustaf Adolfs torg in Stockholm, where it has been located since 1966.
Government agencies[3]
The Ministry of Defence is principal for 12 government agencies, one partly state-owned company (SOS Alarm) and one fund.
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- Defence Materiel Administration (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Defence Conscription and Assessment Agency (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- National Defence Radio Establishment (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Defence Research Agency (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Foreign Intelligence Inspectorate (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Foreign Intelligence Court (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Agency for Defence Analysis (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Coast Guard (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Psychological Defence Agency (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Civil Contingencies Agency (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Accident Investigation Authority (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Government funds[3]
- Gällöfsta Education Fund (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
State-owned companies[3]
- 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[4]
- Military defence
- Emergency preparedness
- Civil defence
Cabinet ministers
Ministers for Defence
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Ministers for Civil Defence
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See also
References
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