Hansson III cabinet

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
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 (1939-12-13)
Date dissolved	31 July 1945 (1945-07-31)
People and organisations
Head of government	Per Albin Hansson
Member party	Social Democratic Party People's Party Farmers' League National Organization of the Right
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

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister, Head of the Prime Minister's Office	Per Albin Hansson	13 December 1939	31 July 1945		Social Democrats
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice, Head of the Ministry of Justice	Karl Gustaf Westman	13 December 1939	30 August 1943		Centre
	Thorwald Bergquist	30 August 1943	31 July 1945		People's Party
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs	Christian Günther	13 December 1939	31 July 1945		Independent
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence, Head of the Ministry of Defence	Per Edvin Sköld	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	Gustav Möller	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
	Fritiof Domö	30 September 1944	31 July 1945		Moderate
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance, Head of the Ministry of Finance	Ernst Wigforss	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	Gösta Bagge	13 December 1939	15 December 1944		Moderate
	Georg Andrén	15 December 1944	31 July 1945		Moderate
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture	Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp	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	Fritiof Domö	13 December 1939	7 March 1941		Moderate
	Herman Eriksson	7 March 1941	30 September 1944		Social Democrats
	Bertil Ohlin	30 September 1944	31 July 1945		People's Party
Ministry of Supply
Minister of Supply, Head of the Ministry of Supply	Herman Eriksson	13 December 1939	7 March 1941		Social Democrats
	Axel Gjöres	7 March 1941	31 July 1945		Social Democrats
Ministers without portfolio
Law consult	Nils Quensel	13 December 1939	11 October 1940		Independent
	Edgar Rosander	11 October 1940	30 September 1944		Independent
	Gunnar Danielson	30 September 1944	31 July 1945		Social Democrats
Law consult	Thorwald Bergquist	13 December 1939	30 August 1943		People's Party
	Nils Quensel	30 August 1943	31 July 1945		Independent
Minister of Fuel	Fritiof Domö	7 March 1941	30 September 1944		Moderate
	Axel Rubbestad	30 September 1944	31 July 1945		Centre
Minister without of portfolio in questions regarding Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defence	Knut G. Ewerlöf	7 March 1941	31 July 1945		Moderate
Minister of Civil Defence	Axel Rubbestad	30 August 1943	30 September 1944		Centre
Minister of Civil Defence and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Affairs	Tage Erlander	30 September 1944	31 July 1945		Social Democrats