Torsten Nothin

Torsten Karl Viktor Nothin (13 February 1884 – 1 March 1972) was a Swedish official and social democratic politician. He was Minister for Justice from 1924 to 1926 and Governor of Stockholm from 1933 to 1949.

Early life Nothin was born on 13 February 1884 in Voxtorp Parish, Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden, the son of Johannes Nothin, a vicar, and his wife Anna Bengtson. He completed his civil service degree in law (hovrättsexamen) in 1905. Nothin was a member of the Första kammaren from 1921 to 1928, and served as Minister for Justice from 18 October 1924 to 7 June 1926. He was appointed Director General of the National Swedish Land Survey Board in 1926, and served as minister without portfolio from 24 September 1932 to 16 September 1933. Nothin was Governor of Stockholm from 1933 to 1949.

Nothin was chairman of about 20 committees and expert investigations,

Nothin was the initiator of, among other things the National Society for Road Safety, Society and Defence and Riksluftskyddsförbundet ("National Aerial-Protection Association"). He was chairman of the AB Papyrus, Saab AB, Rederi AB Nordstjernan, and vice chairman of the Thule Group. Nothin was initiator of and one of the publishers of Svensk lagsamling (1950–1954). ), the Stockholm Choral Society (Stockholms sångarförbund), and the Nordic Society.

Personal life In 1925, he married Vera Åkerman (1900–1955), the daughter of the District Judge Assar Åkerman and Othilda Borg. They had one child: Margareta (born 1927).

Awards and decorations

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (1930) Honorary Doctors of the Faculty of Law, Uppsala University (1932)