Hansson III cabinet

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Third Cabinet of Hansson
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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.
Date formed13 December 1939 (1939-12-13)
Date dissolved31 July 1945 (1945-07-31)
People and organisations
Head of government Per Albin Hansson
Member party
History
Predecessor Second cabinet of Hansson
Successor Fourth cabinet of Hansson

The third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson (Swedish : Regeringen Hansson III) 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.

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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

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister,
Head of the Prime Minister's Office
13 December 193931 July 1945  Social Democrats
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice,
Head of the Ministry of Justice
13 December 193930 August 1943  Centre
30 August 194331 July 1945  People's Party
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
13 December 193931 July 1945  Independent
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence,
Head of the Ministry of Defence
13 December 193931 July 1945  Social Democrats
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs,
Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
13 December 193931 July 1945  Social Democrats
Ministry of Communications
Minister of Communications,
Head of the Ministry of Communications
Gustaf Andersson in Rasjön
13 December 193930 September 1944  People's Party
30 September 194431 July 1945  Moderate
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance,
Head of the Ministry of Finance
13 December 193931 July 1945  Social Democrats
Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs
Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs,
Head of the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs
13 December 193915 December 1944  Moderate
15 December 194431 July 1945  Moderate
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture,
Head of the Ministry of Agriculture
13 December 193931 July 1945  Centre
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Commerce and Industry,
Head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
13 December 19397 March 1941  Moderate
7 March 194130 September 1944  Social Democrats
30 September 194431 July 1945  People's Party
Ministry of Supply
Minister of Supply,
Head of the Ministry of Supply
13 December 19397 March 1941  Social Democrats
7 March 194131 July 1945  Social Democrats
Ministers without portfolio
Law consult13 December 193911 October 1940  Independent
11 October 194030 September 1944  Independent
30 September 194431 July 1945  Social Democrats
Law consult13 December 193930 August 1943  People's Party
30 August 194331 July 1945  Independent
Minister of Fuel7 March 194130 September 1944  Moderate
30 September 194431 July 1945  Centre
Minister without of portfolio in questions
regarding Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defence
7 March 194131 July 1945  Moderate
Minister of Civil Defence30 August 194330 September 1944  Centre
Minister of Civil Defence and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Affairs30 September 194431 July 1945  Social Democrats

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    Preceded by Cabinet of Sweden
    1939–1945
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