Torsten Nilsson

Torsten Nilsson
Torsten Nilsson, circa 1966.
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 19 September 1962 – 30 June 1971
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander Olof Palme
Preceded by	Östen Undén
Succeeded by	Krister Wickman
Minister for Social Affairs
In office 22 March 1957 – 19 September 1962
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander
Preceded by	John Ericsson
Succeeded by	Sven Aspling
Minister for Defence
In office 1 October 1951 – 22 March 1957
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander
Preceded by	Allan Vougt
Succeeded by	Sven Andersson
Minister for Communications
In office 31 July 1945 – 1 October 1951
Prime Minister	Per Albin Hansson Tage Erlander
Preceded by	Fritiof Domö
Succeeded by	Sven Andersson
Personal details
Born	Harald Torsten Leonard Nilsson (1905-04-01)1 April 1905 Nevishög, Sweden
Died	14 December 1997(1997-12-14) (aged 92) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Swedish Social Democratic Party
Spouse	Vera Edit Ingeborg Månsson
Children	2
Profession	Politician

Harald Torsten Leonard Nilsson (1 April 1905, in Nevishög – 14 December 1997, in Stockholm) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Defence from 1951 to 1957, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1971. Torsten Nilsson also served as Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Communications.