Hultqvist got the apartment of military Foundation – Swedish Dagbladet

photo: Tomas Oneborg and Malin Hoelstad

the Foundation’s website describes house where Hultqvist now have an overnight apartment that “modern property with bright apartments and proximity to headquarters, green spaces and park areas “close to subway and shopping mall.

we have a very hard policy that we never leave out the name of someone living in our apartments.

Private lives defense minister has long been in Borlänge. As a Member of Parliament, he had accommodation in Stockholm through the Parliament Administration. When he was appointed minister, he received instead the possibility of a contract with MHS Homes, Military School Housing Foundation.

– We have a very tough policy that we actually never leave out the name of someone living in our apartments, says Foundation chairman, Claes Tornberg, former rear admiral and head for the coastal fleet and the rector of the Military and Defence Colleges to SvD.

Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist’s apartment is located near the headquarters and the metro. Photo: Malin Hoelstad

However, the agreement between , the defense minister and the military Foundation confirmed otherwise. The Rent Tribunal in Stockholm is an application to waive the right of possession, signed by Hultqvist himself and Susanne Stenman, Director of the housing office at MHS Bostäders’s Office in November 2014.

It appears that the contract is for an indefinite period from 1 January 2015, “however, at most four years.” However it says nothing about Hultqvist have to move out if he would leave the government before then. And even though the deadline is also the possibility “that the extension of the lease may be granted.”

– It is never someone who gets tenure in our apartments, says the foundation’s president, says Claes Tornberg.

it is never someone who gets tenure in our apartments.

no matter who it is?

– regardless of who it is.

MHS homes has a very , closely linked to the Armed Forces. The board, appointed by the commander, sits high military. An example is Jan Sale Strand, former head of the Headquarters and now Undersecretary of Defense appointed by Peter Hultqvist. Sale Beach sat on the board until a week before his appointment as Secretary of State. The name of the current board are Karl Engelbrektson, Gen. occurring in speculation about the new supreme commander in autumn 2015.

Photo: Magnus Neideman

by statute, it appears that” the tenant is assumed and uppsäges by the Board “. Further, that “the Board of Directors” to be submitted to the Supreme Commander that “to address the issue of granting discharge” for the fiscal year.

In a decision of April 2015 targeted the National Audit Office criticized the Armed Forces for “Lack of control over foundation” – that MHS homes – including, it was about the benefit of the apartments.

“the Armed Forces are recommended to ensure that the authority has control of the apartments designated personnel and rents for these . “ It also showed that” the level of rents on the foundation’s apartment holdings was lower than public housing levels in central Stockholm “.

Prime residing outside Stockholm is entitled to compensation for accommodation costs and payroll gain totaling 12,440 kronor a month, a sum that Peter Hultqvist also take out. What rent he pays for his apartment at the Foundation SvD not managed to get up.

– That we will not disclose, says Susanne Stenman at MHS Bostäders office.

Military Academy Housing Foundation goes back to the 1960s and was initially intent on arranging accommodation for students. The statutes of the time, says that the aim is “residential with homes designed primarily for pupils of defense colleges in Stockholm.”

The wording gave a certain leeway, and right up to the decision to convert defense a professional military Foundation was able to freely convey apartments beyond the circle of defense students. One example is the former finance minister Anders Borg (M) who lived in one of the Foundation’s apartments between 2007 and 2009.

Occupation defense changed conditions when the pressure increased on housing for employees of the system.

“the government’s decision in 2008 with a new staff supply the dormant military service and employees squad leaders, soldiers and sailors, GSS, has since characterized the MHS Bostäders development”.

the result was a constitutional amendment in 2012. the new formulation is that the Foundation’s homes are “intended primarily for students at the National Defence University” and “secondary disembarked.” Some additional options are not listed. Peter Hultqvist have as defense minister the political responsibility for the Swedish armed forces, but is not employed by the Armed Forces.

the Foundation’s Chairman Claes Tornberg SvD:

– We have an extension by the provincial government that if space lease apartments for government offices and state officials. We’ve got this dispensation.

At the Stockholm County Administrative Board rejects to the interpretation:

Someone ‘dispensation of the foundation that, subject to availability, allocate apartments to other government officials, outside the system, for example in the Cabinet Office ‘has not been given by the County Board.

“Someone’ dispensation of the foundation that, subject to availability, allocate apartments to other government officials, outside the system, for example in the Cabinet Office ‘has not been given by the Administrative Board, says press officer Jonas Johansson in a written reply to SvD.

Peter Hultqvist’s press secretary Marinette Nyh Radebo said in a written comment that “for security reasons” can not go into the “name of the landlord.”

SvD’s question about the defense minister sees no problem with the close link between their area of ​​responsibility and the Foundation’s activities answered. Instead, she argues that “landlord” is “independent from the defense authorities.”