Romander was born in Boden , Sweden , the son of lieutenant colonel Nils Romander and his wife Ester ( née Steinbeck ) . He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Stockholm in 1943 and a Candidate of Law degree in 1946 . Romander became a public prosecutor in Göta Court of Appeal in 1949 and served as notary and secretary of the 1st Standing Committee on Laws ( '' Lagutskottet '' ) from 1952 to 1955 . He had legislative assignments at the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1956 , and from 1958 to 1960 . He became assessor in 1958 and '' hovrättsråd '' in 1961 . He served as director of the Swedish Prison Board and acting director general from 1960 to 1964 . Romander became head of a legal ( law-drafting ) division at the Ministry of Justice in 1964 and director general for legal affairs there in 1965 . In 1966 , Romander was appointed Prosecutor-General of Sweden . He held that position until 1978 when he was appointed National Police Commissioner . During 1983-1984 , Romander was personally involved in the investigation of Sweden 's greatest blackmail cases , Operation Cobra . In February 1986 , the Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated , Romander was about to retire , but was asked by the Swedish government to continue working and then came to be the highest police chief during the investigation 's first two years . During a turbulent time , when the chief investigator Hans Holmér was fired , Romander was also commissioned by the government to take over the investigation together with the Prosecutor General . The government , through Minister for Justice Sten Wickbom , ordered Romander , despite the failure of the PKK lead , to continue the investigation against the Kurdish organization - with 300 police officers
was assassinated
Assassination of Olof Palme
Holger Romander