Per Edvin Sköld
Per Edvin Sköld | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 1949–1955 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1938–1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Per Edvin Sköld 25 May 1891 Malmö, Sweden |
| Died | 13 September 1972 (aged 81) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swede |
| Party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse |
Edit Persson
(m. 1918; died 1971) |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Signature | |
Per Edvin Sköld (25 May 1891 – 13 September 1972) was a Swedish statesman who served as Minister for Defence from 1938 to 1945 during World War II. An influential figure of the Social Democratic Party (SAP), Sköld represented Malmö in the Riksdag for 46 years from 1918 to 1964. From 1932 to 1936 and 1945 to 1948, he served as Minister for Agriculture, as well as Minister for Finance from 1949 to 1955.[1][2]
Sköld is the father of Margareta Biörnstad, Nils Sköld, and Per Sköld.[3]
In popular culture
In the Swedish television movie, Four Days that shook Sweden – The Midsummer Crisis 1941, from 1988, he is played by Swedish actor Carl Billquist.[4]
References
- ^ https://www.riksdagen.se/en/how-the-riksdag-works/the-history-of-the-riksdag/the-longest-serving-members-of-the-riksdag/
- ^ Jonasson, Gustaf (2003–2006). "Per Edvin Sköld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. Stockholm: National Archives of Sweden. p. 524. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ *Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem, Norrland supplement register (2 ed.). Stockholm: Bokförlaget vem är vem AB. pp. 371+522.
- ^ "Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige". www.oppetarkiv.se. Sveriges Television. Retrieved 31 March 2016.