Anders Thornberg
Governor of Halland County
Assuming office
1 December 2023
SucceedingBrittis Benzler
National Police Commissioner
Assumed office
15 February 2018
Preceded byDan Eliasson
Succeeded byPetra Lundh (designated)
Director-General and Head of the Swedish Security Service
In office
July 2012 – 15 February 2018
Preceded byAnders Danielsson
Succeeded byKlas Friberg
Personal details
Born (1959-07-25) July 25, 1959 (age 64)
Halmstad, Halland County, Sweden
Alma materSwedish Police Academy

Bengt Anders Ingvar Thornberg (born 25 July 1959) is a Swedish civil servant who will become Governor of Halland County on 1 December 2023.[1]

Thornberg previously served as Director-General and Head of the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) from 2012 to 2018[2] and as National Police Commissioner from 2018 to 2023.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anders Thornberg.
  1. ^ "Anders Thornberg ny landshövding i Hallands län" (in Swedish). Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  2. ^ Ministry of Justice: Anders Thornberg is appointed to be Chief of the Security Service (in swedish) Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Nyheter, SVT (2018-02-01). "Säpochefen Anders Thornberg blir ny rikspolischef". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
Civic offices Preceded byAnders Danielsson Director-General and Head of the Swedish Security Service 2012–2018 Succeeded byKlas Friberg Preceded byDan Eliasson National Police Commissioner 2018–2023 Succeeded byPetra Lundh (designated) Preceded byBrittis Benzler Governor of Halland County 2023– Incumbent
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