Fredrik Wersäll

His Excellency
Fredrik Wersäll
His Excellency in 2023.
Marshal of the Realm of Sweden
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2018
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Preceded bySvante Lindqvist
Personal details
Born (1951-04-30) 30 April 1951 (age 73)
Alma materUppsala University

Claes Fredrik Richardson Wersäll (born 30 April 1951) is a Swedish jurist and civil servant who has been the Marshal of the Realm of Sweden and chief of the Royal Court of Sweden since 1 September 2018.[1]

Wersäll was educated at Uppsala University, graduating in 1976 with a candidate of law. He was Prosecutor-General of Sweden from 2004 to 2008 and President of the Svea Court of Appeal from 2008 to 2018. He was appointed Marshal of the Realm of Sweden by King Carl XVI Gustaf on 15 January 2018 and took office on 1 September 2018.

Wersäll served as the Special Investigator of the Kristersson cabinet into the proposal to allow anonymous witnesses in Swedish courts. He presented his findings in June 2024.[2][3]

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

References

  1. ^ "Press release from the Royal Court on January 15, 2018: Fredrik Wersäll new Marshal of the Realm". Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ^ url= https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2024/06/presstraff-i-samband-med-overlamnandet-av-slutbetankandet-fran-utredningen-om-anonyma-vittnen/
  3. ^ url= https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/forslag-sekretess-pa-forundersokning-fram-till-dom
  4. ^ "Medaljer - Sveriges Kungahus".
  5. ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
  6. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
Legal offices
Preceded by Prosecutor-General of Sweden
2004–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Svea Court of Appeal
2008–2018
Court offices
Preceded by Marshal of the Realm of Sweden
2018–present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Prime Minister Swedish order of precedence
Marshal of the Realm 		Succeeded byas Mistress of the Robes