Janne Nilsson

Janne Nilsson (1882–1938) was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Parliament and the minister of defense between 1936 and 1938.

Janne Nilsson
Minister of Defense
In office 19 June 1936 – 9 December 1938
Prime Minister	Per Albin Hansson
Succeeded by	Edvin Sköld
Personal details
Born	17 May 1882 Hörby, Sweden
Died	9 December 1938(1938-12-09) (aged 56) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Agrarian Party

Biography

Nilsson was born in Hörby on 17 May 1882.^[1] He was a member of the Agrarian Party.^[2] He was appointed minister of defense in the coalition government led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson on 19 June 1936.^[1]

He died of cerebral hemorrhage in Stockholm on 9 December 1938 while serving as the minister of defense.^[3] His successor was a social democratic politician Edvin Sköld.^[2]