Herman Kling

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Herman Kling
Herman Kling (far right) at the signing of the Nordic Treaty in Helsinki 1962
Ambassador of Sweden to Portugal
In office
1973–1979
Preceded byKarl Fredrik Almqvist
Succeeded bySven Fredrik Hedin
Ambassador of Sweden to Denmark
In office
1969–1973
Preceded byRagnvald Bagge
Succeeded byHubert de Bèsche
Minister for Justice
In office
1 December 1959 – 14 October 1969
Prime MinisterTage Erlander
Preceded byIngvar Lindell
Succeeded byLennart Geijer
Personal details
Born(1913-06-12)12 June 1913
Västanfors, Sweden
Died13 June 1985(1985-06-13) (aged 72)
Malmö, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic
Spouse
Karin Kropp
​
(m. 1944)​
ProfessionJurist

Erik Herman Kling (12 July 1913 – 13 June 1985) was a Swedish politician and diplomat. He served as a member of the Riksdag for the Swedish Social Democratic Party and as minister for justice from 1959 to 1969. Kling served as ambassador in Copenhagen from 1969 to 1973 and in Lisbon from 1973 to 1979.

Early life

Kling was born on 12 July 1913 in

Candidate of Law degree in Stockholm in 1938.[1]

Career

Kling worked as an extraordinary notary in

State Secretary in the Ministry for Civil Service Affairs in 1950. He was then Director General and head of the Swedish Agency for Administrative Development (Statskontoret) from 1956, minister without portfolio from 1957 to 1959 and minister for justice and head of the Ministry of Justice from 1959 to 1969.[1] During his ten years as minister for justice, Kling presented several notable laws, the most important of which were the preparations for the new constitutional laws, which, however, were adopted after his resignation. The Penal Code [sv; no; fi; uk], the Copyright Act, the Land Code [sv; fi] also derive from his time, as well as the Child Welfare Act (1960:97), the Care of Young Persons Act [sv] and the introduction of social central boards. He was succeeded by Lennart Geijer as minister for justice, in connection with all ministers requesting dismissal on the resignation of Prime Minister Tage Erlander and Olof Palme's accession on 9 October 1969.[2] Kling then served as ambassador and head of the Embassy of Sweden in Copenhagen from 1969 to 1973 and as ambassador in Lisbon from 1973 to 1979.[3]

Kling served as chairman of the Board of Governors (Riksgäldsfullmäktige) of the Swedish National Debt Office from 1952 to 1956, of AB Atomenergi from 1956, as vice chairman of Sveriges allmänna hypoteksbank from 1954 to 1957 and as a member of the Första kammaren from 1962 to 1969.[3]

Personal life

In 1944, Kling married Karin Kropp (born 1919), the daughter of William Kropp and Asta (née Floberg). They had one child: Peter (born 1945).[1]

Death

Kling died on 13 June 1985 in Malmö. He was interred at S:t Pauli northern cemetery in Malmö on 28 June 1985.[4]

References

  1. ^
    SELIBR 53509
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  2. SELIBR 8263023
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  3. ^
    SELIBR 3681527
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  4. ^ "Kling, Erik Herman". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.

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Government offices
Preceded by
Ingvar Lindell
 Minister for Justice
1959–1969 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Denmark
1969–1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Karl Fredrik Almqvist
 Ambassador of Sweden to Portugal
1973–1979 		Succeeded by
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