Natanael Gärde Explained

Office:Minister of Justice
Successor:Karl Schlyter
Term Start:7 June 1930
Term End:24 September 1932
Office1:Minister of State
Primeminister1:Carl Gustaf Ekman
Term Start1:7 June 1926
Term End1:2 October 1928
Birth Name:Johannes Natanael Gärde
Birth Date:27 July 1880
Birth Place:Seglora parish, Älvsborg county
Death Place:Stockholm
Alma Mater:Uppsala University
Spouse:Märta Brink
Children:Ingrid Gärde Widemar
Nationality:Swedish
Occupation:Lawyer

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

Early life and education

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

Career

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

Personal life and death

Gärde married Märta Brink in 1909. Their daughter was Ingrid Gärde Widemar who was also a jurist and politician.[4] Natanael Gärde died in Stockholm on 28 January 1968.[5]

Awards

Gärde was awarded the Illis quorum by the Swedish government in 1948.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: M. Epstein. The Statesman's Year-Book. Macmillan and Co. Ltd.. 1928. 978-0-230-27057-2. London. 1317.
  2. Book: Nicholas Adams. Gunnar Asplund's Gothenburg: The Transformation of Public Architecture in Interwar Europe. Penn State University Press. 2014. 118. 978-0-271-06523-6. University Park, PA.
  3. Book: Malcolm Feeley. Malcolm Langford. The Limits of the Legal Complex: Nordic Lawyers and Political Liberalism. 90. Oxford University Press. 2021. 978-0-19-284841-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=JlxVEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA90. Johan Karlsson Schaffer. The Legal Complex in Struggles for Political Liberalism in Sweden. Oxford.
  4. Web site: Andreas Anderberg. Ingrid Gärde Widemar. Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. 28 May 2022. 8 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Peter Westerlind . J Natanael Gärde. 28 May 2022 . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. sv.