National Police Commissioner (Sweden)
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| National Police Commissioner of the Swedish Police Authority | |
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The National Police Commissioner of Sweden (Swedish: rikspolischef) is the head of the Swedish Police Authority, appointed by the Government, responsible for all activities of the police. The current Commissioner is Petra Lundh, who began serving December 1, 2023.
Role
The office was created with the establishment of the
constitution, leaving wide room for interpretation: "Appointments to posts at administrative authorities [organized] under the Government are made by the Government [...] When making appointments to posts within the State administration, only objective factors, such as merit and competence, shall be taken into account."[3][a] The government has the power to dismiss a Commissioner for "extraordinary" and serious reasons, or if it's "in the nation's best interest." The Commissioner may also be reassigned to a different post, if called for due to organizational change, but only after a court decision.[2][3]
List of National Police Commissioners
The current Commissioner is Petra Lundh.
- List of commissioners
The following lists commissioners in chronological order:[1]
- 1964–1978: Carl Persson
- 1978–1987: Holger Romander
- January 1988 – October 1988: Nils Erik Åhmansson
- 1988–1996: Björn Eriksson
- 1996–2004: Sten Heckscher
- 2005–2007: Stefan Strömberg
- 2008–2014: Bengt Svenson
- 2014–2018: Dan Eliasson
- 2018–2023: Anders Thornberg
- 2023–present: Petra Lundh
Notes
- ^ See the official translation of the constitution at the Riksdag website: 1974 Instrument of Government, Chapter 12, Art. 5
References
- ^ a b "Rikspolisstyrelsen". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ a b "SFS 1994:260 Lag om offentlig anställning" [Public Employment Act] (in Swedish). Government of Sweden. 28 April 1994. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b Österberg, Sven-Erik (23 November 2009). "Sverige förtjänar en professionell utnämningspolitik" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Social Democratic Party. Retrieved 28 July 2015.