Janne Nilsson (1882–1938) was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Parliament and the minister of defense between 1936 and 1938.

[2] He was appointed minister of defense in the coalition government led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson on 19 June 1936.

[1] He died of cerebral hemorrhage in Stockholm on 9 December 1938 while serving as the minister of defense.

[3] His successor was a social democratic politician Edvin Sköld.

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