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.
Third Cabinet of Hansson | |
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 Cabinet of Sweden | |
 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 formed | 13 December 1939 |
| Date dissolved | 31 July 1945 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Per Albin Hansson |
| Member party | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Second cabinet of Hansson |
| Successor | Fourth cabinet of Hansson |
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
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Office | |||||||||
| Prime Minister, Head of the Prime Minister's Office | 13 December 1939 | 31 July 1945 | Social Democrats | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
| Minister for Justice, Head of the Ministry of Justice | 13 December 1939 | 30 August 1943 | Centre | ||||||
| 30 August 1943 | 31 July 1945 | People's Party | |||||||
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs, Head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs | 13 December 1939 | 31 July 1945 | Independent | ||||||
| Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
| Minister for Defence, Head of the Ministry of Defence | 13 December 1939 | 31 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 1939 | 31 July 1945 | Social Democrats | ||||||
| Ministry of Communications | |||||||||
| Minister of Communications, Head of the Ministry of Communications | Gustaf Andersson in Rasjön | 13 December 1939 | 30 September 1944 | People's Party | |||||
| 30 September 1944 | 31 July 1945 | Moderate | |||||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Minister for Finance, Head of the Ministry of Finance | 13 December 1939 | 31 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 1939 | 15 December 1944 | Moderate | ||||||
| 15 December 1944 | 31 July 1945 | Moderate | |||||||
| Ministry of Agriculture | |||||||||
| Minister for Agriculture, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture | 13 December 1939 | 31 July 1945 | Centre | ||||||
| Ministry of Commerce and Industry | |||||||||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry, Head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry | 13 December 1939 | 7 March 1941 | Moderate | ||||||
| 7 March 1941 | 30 September 1944 | Social Democrats | |||||||
| 30 September 1944 | 31 July 1945 | People's Party | |||||||
| Ministry of Supply | |||||||||
| Minister of Supply, Head of the Ministry of Supply | 13 December 1939 | 7 March 1941 | Social Democrats | ||||||
| 7 March 1941 | 31 July 1945 | Social Democrats | |||||||
| Ministers without portfolio | |||||||||
| Law consult | 13 December 1939 | 11 October 1940 | Independent | ||||||
| 11 October 1940 | 30 September 1944 | Independent | |||||||
| 30 September 1944 | 31 July 1945 | Social Democrats | |||||||
| Law consult | 13 December 1939 | 30 August 1943 | People's Party | ||||||
| 30 August 1943 | 31 July 1945 | Independent | |||||||
| Minister of Fuel | 7 March 1941 | 30 September 1944 | Moderate | ||||||
| 30 September 1944 | 31 July 1945 | Centre | |||||||
| Minister without of portfolio in questions regarding Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defence | 7 March 1941 | 31 July 1945 | Moderate | ||||||
| Minister of Civil Defence | 30 August 1943 | 30 September 1944 | Centre | ||||||
| Minister of Civil Defence and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 30 September 1944 | 31 July 1945 | Social Democrats | ||||||