Eric Krönmark

Eric Krönmark (born 2 June 1931) is a Swedish farmer, Moderate Party politician and civil servant. He was Minister of Defence between 1976 and 1978 and again from 1979 until 1981. He also represented Kalmar as Member of Parliament of Sweden from 1965 to 1981.[1] From 1981 to 1996 he was Governor of Kalmar County.[2]

Eric Krönmark
Krönmark (right) in 1977.
Minister of Defence
In office
8 October 1976 – 12 October 1978
Preceded byEric Holmqvist
Succeeded byLars De Geer
Minister of Defence
In office
12 October 1979 – 5 May 1981
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byLars De Geer
Succeeded byTorsten Gustavsson
Governor of Kalmar County
In office
1981–1996
Preceded byErik Westerlind
Succeeded byAnita Bråkenhielm
Personal details
Born (1931-06-02) 2 June 1931
Vimmerby, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party

Biography

Krönmark was a reserve officer in the Småland Regiment (infantry), with the rank of captain from 1968. He was elected to parliament in 1965 and was the second vice chairman of the Moderate Party from 1970 to 1971.[1] Following the 1976 election he became Minister of Defence in the Fälldin I Cabinet, which lasted until 1978. Following the 1979 election, he returned as Minister of Defence in the Fälldin II Cabinet until the Moderate Party left the cabinet in 1981. Krönmark was then appointed Governor of Kalmar County, and remained in that post until his retirement in 1996.

He was noted for his Conservative views in the Moderate Party.

References
  1. Vem är det: Svensk biografisk handbok 1997 (in Swedish). Norstedts. 1997. p. 622.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2017-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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