Herman Kling

Herman Kling
Herman Kling (far right) at the signing of the Nordic Treaty in Helsinki 1962
Ambassador of Sweden to Portugal
In office 1973–1979
Preceded by	Karl Fredrik Almqvist
Succeeded by	Sven Fredrik Hedin
Ambassador of Sweden to Denmark
In office 1969–1973
Preceded by	Ragnvald Bagge
Succeeded by	Hubert de Bèsche
Minister for Justice
In office 1 December 1959 – 14 October 1969
Prime Minister	Tage Erlander
Preceded by	Ingvar Lindell
Succeeded by	Lennart Geijer
Personal details
Born	(1913-06-12)12 June 1913 Västanfors, Sweden
Died	13 June 1985(1985-06-13) (aged 72) Malmö, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse	Karin Kropp ​ (m. 1944)​
Profession	Jurist

Erik Herman Kling (12 July 1913 – 13 June 1985) was a Swedish politician and diplomat. He served as a member of the Riksdag for the Swedish Social Democratic Party and as minister for justice from 1959 to 1969. Kling served as ambassador in Copenhagen from 1969 to 1973 and in Lisbon from 1973 to 1979.