Ministry of Defence (Sweden)

Ministry of Defence
Försvarsdepartementet
Coat of Arms of the Ministry of Defence
Agency overview
Formed1 July 1920 (1920-07-01)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionSFS 1996:1515
HeadquartersJakobsgatan 9, Stockholm
Employees150 (2023)[1]
Ministers responsible
Websitegovernment.se

The Ministry of Defence (Swedish: Försvarsdepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to national defence and civil defence.

The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Defence, Pål Jonson of the Moderate Party.[2]

  1. ^ "Organisation". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ^ "Pål Jonson". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-17.