Hansson III Cabinet

The third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson was the cabinet of Sweden between 13 December 1939 and 31 July 1945. It consisted of members from the Social Democratic Party, the Farmers' League, the People's Party and the National Organization of the Right.

It was a national unity government formed for reasons of national stability during World War II, and its constituent parties represented 219 out of the 230 seats in the Parliament of Sweden since the 1936 general election. Two parties of the 1936–1940 parliament were kept out of the government, the pro-Soviet Communist Party and the Socialist Party, which veered between Communist and Nazi positions, and lost its parliamentary representation in 1940. After the 1940 general election, the government represented 227 out of the 230 seats in parliament, and after 1944 general election, 215 out of 230.

After the end of World War II, the coalition government was dissolved on 31 July 1945, and was replaced by a government consisting only of social democrat ministers, as this party held 115 out of 230 seats in parliament.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister, Head of the Prime Minister's Office		Per Albin Hansson	13 December 1939	31 July 1945	Social Democratic
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice, Head of the Ministry of Justice		Karl Gustaf Westman	13 December 1939	30 August 1943	Farmers' League
		Thorwald Bergquist	30 August 1943	31 July 1945	People's
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs		Christian Günther	13 December 1939	31 July 1945	Independent
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence, Head of the Ministry of Defence		Per Edvin Sköld	13 December 1939	31 July 1945	Social Democratic
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs		Gustav Möller	13 December 1939	31 July 1945	Social Democratic
Ministry for Communications
Minister for Communications, Head of the Ministry of Communications		Gustaf Andersson in Rasjön	13 December 1939	30 September 1944	People's
		Fritiof Domö	30 September 1944	31 July 1945	National Organization
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance, Head of the Ministry of Finance		Ernst Wigforss	13 December 1939	31 July 1945	Social Democratic
Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs
Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs, Head of the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs		Gösta Bagge	13 December 1939	15 December 1944	National Organization
		Georg Andrén	15 December 1944	31 July 1945	National Organization
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture		Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp	13 December 1939	31 July 1945	Farmers' League
Ministry of Enterprise
Minister of Enterprise, Head of the Ministry of Enterprise		Fritiof Domö	13 December 1939	7 March 1941	National Organization
		Herman Eriksson	7 March 1941	30 September 1944	Social Democratic
		Bertil Ohlin	30 September 1944	31 July 1945	People's
Ministry of Management of the Economy
Minister for Management of the Economy, Head of the Ministry of Management of the Economy		Herman Eriksson	13 December 1939	7 March 1941	Social Democratic
		Axel Gjöres	7 March 1941	31 July 1945	Social Democratic
Ministers without portfolio
Law consult		Nils Quensel	13 December 1939	11 October 1940	Independent
		Edgar Rosander	11 October 1940	30 September 1944	Independent
		Gunnar Danielson	30 September 1944	31 July 1945	Social Democratic
Law consult		Thorwald Bergquist	13 December 1939	30 August 1943	People's
		Nils Quensel	30 August 1943	31 July 1945	Independent
Minister of Fuel		Fritiof Domö	7 March 1941	30 September 1944	National Organization
		Axel Rubbestad	30 September 1944	31 July 1945	Farmers' League
Minister without of portfolio in questions regarding Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defence		Knut G. Ewerlöf	7 March 1941	31 July 1945	National Organization
Minister of Civil Affairs		Axel Rubbestad	30 August 1943	30 September 1944	Farmers' League
Minister of Civil Affairs and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Affairs		Tage Erlander	30 September 1944	31 July 1945	Social Democratic

The newly formed government assembled at Stockholm Palace in December 1939. From left to right: Bagge, Andersson, Bergquist, Möller, Westman, Quensel, Günther, Domö, Hansson (carrying a briefcase), Wigforss, Sköld, Pehrsson-Bramstorp, Eriksson.

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