Dan Eliasson

Dan Tore Eliasson (born 14 August 1961 in Sundsvall) is a Swedish lawyer and civil servant. He was appointed National Police Commissioner by the Minister for Home Affairs in November 2014 and began serving on 1 January 2015. Eliasson is a graduate of law at Uppsala University and had prior to his appointment served as director-general of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. He has also served as ambassador and Chief of International Affairs at the Ministry of Justice in 1999–2001, State Secretary under the Minister for Justice Thomas Bodström in 2001–2006, acting head of the Swedish Security Service in 2006 and the Director-General of the Swedish Migration Agency 2007–2011.[1][2][3]

Trivia

Dan Eliasson is also known for his history in the punk scene with his band Bad Boo Band. The band's biggest hit was a 1979 7-inch single called "Knulla i Bangkok" (Fuck In Bangkok).[19]

References
  1. "Sweden designates new Police commissioner". Sveriges Radio. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. "Ett oemotståndligt uppdrag". Swedish Police Authority. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. "Dalabördig ny rikspolischef". Dalarnas Tidningar (in Swedish). TT. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. "Dan Eliasson blir ny rikspolischef". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  5. "Myndigheter censurerar Wikipediatexter". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  6. "RPC Dan Eliasson lämnar Polismyndigheten". Polistidningen (in Swedish). 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  7. "Fackligt uppror mot polisens toppchefer". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  8. "Upprättandet av tillfälliga gränskontroller vid inre gräns RIR 2016:26, page 9" (PDF). riksrevisionen. Swedish National Audit Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. ""Jag ber alla brottsoffer om ursäkt för att min chef är Dan Eliasson"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  10. "'Child' migrant who killed asylum centre worker is an adult, Swedish migration rules". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  11. Middleton, Rachel (2016-06-29). "Plans to hand out anti-groping armbands by Sweden police comes under fire". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  12. "opinion.se - Polisens förtroende". opinion.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  13. "Rapport om utsatta områden presenteras - Nyheter (Ekot)". Dagens Eko (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  14. "Dan Eliasson, bovarnas skräck? - Ekots lördagsintervju". Dagens Eko (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  15. "Fler utsatta områden trots Dan Eliassons löfte om motsatsen - Nyheter (Ekot)". Dagens Eko. Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  16. "Rikspolischefen Dan Eliasson avgår". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  17. "Dan Eliasson avgår som rikspolischef – går till MSB". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  18. "Anders Thornberg ny rikspolischef". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  19. "'Dan Eliasson om låten Knulla i Bangkok" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Janna Valik		 Director-General of the Swedish Migration Agency
2007–2011		 Succeeded by
Christina Werner
Preceded by
Adriana Lender		 Director-General of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
2011–2014		 Succeeded by
Ann Persson Grivas
Preceded by
Bengt Svenson		 National Police Commissioner
2015–2018		 Succeeded by
Anders Thornberg
Preceded by
Helena Lindberg		 Director-General of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
2018–present		 Incumbent
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