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Swedish jurist and politician (1880–1968)

Natanael Gärde
Minister of Justice
In office
7 June 1930 – 24 September 1932
Succeeded byKarl Schlyter
Minister of State
In office
7 June 1926 – 2 October 1928
Prime MinisterCarl Gustaf Ekman
Personal details
BornJohannes Natanael Gärde
27 July 1880
Seglora parish, Älvsborg county
Died28 January 1968(1968-01-28) (aged 87)
Stockholm
NationalitySwedish
SpouseMärta Brink
ChildrenIngrid Gärde Widemar
Parents
  • Johannes Bengtsson (father)
  • Hedda Andersdtr (mother)
Alma materUppsala University
OccupationLawyer

Natanael Gärde (27 July 1880 – 28 January 1968) was a Swedish judge who served as the minister of justice between 1930 and 1932.

Early life and education

Gärde was born in Seglora parish, Älvsborg county, on 27 July 1880. His parents were Johannes Bengtsson and Hedda Andersdtr. He received a degree in law from Uppsala University.

Career

On 7 June 1926 Gärde was appointed minister of state to the cabinet led by Premier Carl Gustaf Ekman. His term ended on 2 October 1928. He was named minister of justice on 7 June 1930 and remained in the office until 24 September 1932. During his tenure Gärde managed to implement a proposal of the former minister Johan Thyrén in which fines to the detainees ability to pay were regulated. After leaving office Gärde headed the procedural law commission which was formed by his successor as minister of justice Karl Schlyter to reform the legal framework of Sweden in 1938.

Personal life and death

Gärde married Märta Brink in 1909. Their daughter was Ingrid Gärde Widemar who was also a jurist and politician. Natanael Gärde died in Stockholm on 28 January 1968.

Awards

Gärde was awarded the Illis quorum by the Swedish government in 1948.

References

  1. ^ Peter Westerlind. "J Natanael Gärde" (in Swedish). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. M. Epstein, ed. (1928). The Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd. p. 1317. ISBN 978-0-230-27057-2.
  3. Nicholas Adams (2014). Gunnar Asplund's Gothenburg: The Transformation of Public Architecture in Interwar Europe. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-271-06523-6.
  4. Johan Karlsson Schaffer (2021). "The Legal Complex in Struggles for Political Liberalism in Sweden". In Malcolm Feeley; Malcolm Langford (eds.). The Limits of the Legal Complex: Nordic Lawyers and Political Liberalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-19-284841-3.
  5. Andreas Anderberg (8 March 2018). "Ingrid Gärde Widemar". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

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