Bengt Hult

Bengt Vilhelm Hult (28 August 1917 – 29 October 2008) was a Swedish civil servant. He served as President of the Labour Court of Sweden from 1964 to 1973 and as President of the Supreme Court of Sweden from 1979 to 1984.

Early life Hult was born on 28 August 1917 in Västerås, Sweden, the son of Reinhold Hult and his wife Hanna (née Johansson). He passed studentexamen in Västerås in 1939. He received a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College in 1941. On 21 September 1973, the King in Council appointed Hult, as Justice from 1 November 1973. On 28 June 1979, the Swedish government appointed Hult to be President of the Supreme Court of Sweden from 1 November 1979. He served in this position until 1984.

Awards and decorations

50x50px H. M. The King's Medal, 12th size gold (silver-gilt) medal worn around the neck on the Order of the Seraphim ribbon (1984)

Honours Honorary Doctorate of Law, Stockholm University (1978)