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Anders Thornberg
Anders Thornberg
Governor of Halland County
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 December 2023
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Ulf Kristersson
Preceded by	Brittis Benzler
National Police Commissioner
	In office; 15 February 2018 – 1 December 2023
Preceded by	Dan Eliasson
Succeeded by	Petra Lundh
Director-General and Head of the Swedish Security Service
	In office; July 2012 – 15 February 2018
Preceded by	Anders Danielsson
Succeeded by	Klas Friberg
Personal details
Born	July 25, 1959 (age 65); Halmstad, Halland County, Sweden
Alma mater	Swedish Police Academy

Bengt Anders Ingvar Thornberg (born 25 July 1959) is a Swedish civil servant who has served as Governor of Halland County since 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

^ "Anders Thornberg ny landshövding i Hallands län" (in Swedish). Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-11-17. Archived from the original on 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
^ Ministry of Justice: Anders Thornberg is appointed to be Chief of the Security Service (in swedish) Archived December 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Nyheter, SVT (2018-02-01). "Säpochefen Anders Thornberg blir ny rikspolischef". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-19.

Civic offices
Preceded by Anders Danielsson	Director-General and Head of the Swedish Security Service 2012–2018	Succeeded by Klas Friberg
Preceded by Dan Eliasson	National Police Commissioner 2018–2023	Succeeded by Petra Lundh (designated)
Preceded by Brittis Benzler	Governor of Halland County 2023–	Incumbent