Herman Zetterberg (1 July 1904 – 18 March 1963) was a Swedish jurist and politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as justice minister for twelve years between July 1945 and September 1957.
Herman Zetterberg | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 31 July 1945 – 30 September 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Thorwald Bergquist |
| Succeeded by | Ingvar Lindell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1904 Uddevalla, Sweden |
| Died | 18 March 1963 (aged 58) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Early life and education
editZetterberg was born on 1 July 1904 in Uddevalla.[1] His parents were the court of appeal councilor Hugo Zetterberg and Alma Rehnberg.[2]
He graduated with a law degree from Uppsala University in 1928.[2]
Career
editZetterberg was an appellate court counsel in 1942 and served as a member of the law committee 1944–1947.[2] On 31 July 1945, he was appointed justice minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson.[2] He held this post until 30 September 1957.[2] During his tenure Zetterberg took an anti-Soviet approach.[3] From 1957 to his death in 1963, he was president of the Svea Court of Appeal.[2]
Personal life and death
editZetterberg married twice. His first wife, Kitty Rippe, died of cancer in 1955.[1] He remarried in 1959 to Ulrica Lyttkens, who died in January 1963.[1] Zetterberg died on 18 March 1963.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Historia" (in Swedish). Herman Zetterberg Stiftelsen. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gösta Walin. "Dödsfall" (in Swedish). SvJT. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Johan Matz (2015). "Sweden, the USSR and the early Cold War 1944–47". Cold War History. 15 (1): 44. doi:10.1080/14682745.2014.920825. S2CID 154258840.
External links
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