He served as justice minister of Sweden, and during his tenure the Swedish Parliament abolished the death penalty on 7 May 1921.

[1] He completed his PhD in private law at the same university in 1904 and became an associate professor the same year.

[1] He was appointed Marshal of the Realm in 1947,[1] replacing Axel Vennersten in the post.

[1] In addition to these academic and political posts Ekeberg was the board member of the following organizations: Stockholm University (1927–1958), Stockholm School of Economics (1939–1957), Nobel Foundation (1947–1960) and Swedish Association of Judges (1935–1948).

[5] He was among the founders of the law journal entitled Svensk Juristtidnings and was a member of its editorial board between in 1916 and 1960.