Natanael Gärde

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

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
Born
Johannes 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

Early life and education

Gärde was born in Seglora parish, Älvsborg county, on 27 July 1880.[1] His parents were Johannes Bengtsson and Hedda Andersdtr.[1] He received a degree in law from Uppsala University.[1]

Career

On 7 June 1926 Gärde was appointed minister of state to the cabinet led by Premier Carl Gustaf Ekman.[2] His term ended on 2 October 1928.[1] He was named minister of justice on 7 June 1930 and remained in the office until 24 September 1932.[1] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life and death

Gärde married Märta Brink in 1909.[1] Their daughter was Ingrid Gärde Widemar who was also a jurist and politician.[5] Natanael Gärde died in Stockholm on 28 January 1968.[1]

Awards

Gärde was awarded the Illis quorum by the Swedish government in 1948.[1]

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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