Ingemund Bengtsson

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Ingemund Bengtsson
Speaker of the Riksdag
In office 1 October 1979 – 3 October 1988
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Preceded by	Henry Allard
Succeeded by	Thage G. Peterson
Minister for Agriculture
In office 25 January 1969 – 3 November 1973
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander Olof Palme
Preceded by	Eric Holmqvist
Succeeded by	Svante Lundkvist
Minister of the Interior
In office 3 November 1973 – 31 December 1973
Prime Minister	Olof Palme
Preceded by	Eric Holqvist
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister for Employment
In office 1 January 1974 – 8 October 1976
Prime Minister	Olof Palme
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Per Ahlmark
Member of the Riksdag
In office 11 January 1971 – 3 October 1988
Constituency	Halland County
Member of the Second Chamber
In office 1951–1971
Constituency	Halland County
Personal details
Born	(1919-01-30)30 January 1919 Veddige, Sweden
Died	12 April 2000(2000-04-12) (aged 81) Varberg, Sweden

Sten Bertil Ingemund Bengtsson (30 January 1919 – 12 April 2000) was a Swedish Social democratic politician, and Speaker of the Riksdag from 1979 to 1988.^[1]

He was born on 30 January 1919 in Veddige. He moved to Varberg and started working at the Monark bicycle factory at age 15. He went on to become a prominent figure in local politics before he was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1951. He served as minister of agriculture 1969–1973, minister of the interior 1973 and minister for employment 1974-1976 before being elected as Speaker of the Parliament in 1979.^[1]

Bengtsson also performed the duties of Regent Ad Interim 2–3 July 1988. When the King of Sweden is prevented from performing his duties as Head of State, for reasons of illness, travel or other, and when no other member of the Royal House, who is in the line of succession, is present within the realm, the Government issues a decree that establishes a Regent ad interim who will uphold the duties as Head of State for the duration of His Majesty's incapacity. ^[1] Bengtsson is the only non royal to so far serve as regent under the 1974 Instrument of Government.

He died on 12 April 2000. He is buried with his wife Anna-Lisa (1919–1991) in Varberg.^[1]