Minister for Finance (Sweden)
Minister for Finance | |
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Statsråd och chef för finansdepartementet | |
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Ministry of Finance | |
Member of | The Government |
Seat | Stockholm, Sweden |
Appointer | The Prime Minister |
Term length | No fixed term serves at the discretion of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 16 May 1840 |
First holder | |
Deputy | State Secretary for Finance |
Website | www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2062 |
The Minister for Finance (Swedish: finansminister) of Sweden, officially Cabinet Minister and Head of the Ministry of Finance (Swedish: statsråd och chef för finansdepartementet), is a member of the Government of Sweden and is the head of the Ministry of Finance.
It is often considered to be the most influential political office in Sweden, following the Prime Minister.
List of officeholders[]
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Independent
Historical parties:
Lantmanna
Moderate
National Party
Liberals
Liberals
Liberals
Liberals
Present parties:
Social Democratic
Moderate
Centre
Left
Liberals
Christian Democrats
Green
Sweden Democrats
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Denotes acting Minister for Finance
Minister for Finance 1840–1976[] | ||||||||
Portrait | Minister for Finance (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
(1778–1854) [1] | 16 May 1840 | 29 December 1842 | 2 years, 227 days | Independent | – | |||
(1787–1873) [1] | 29 December 1842 | 10 April 1848 | 5 years, 103 days | Independent | – | |||
(1804–1857) [1] | 10 April 1848 | 7 January 1851 | 2 years, 272 days | Independent | – | |||
Johan August Gripenstedt (1813–1874) Acting [1] | 7 January 1851 | 21 October 1851 | 287 days | Independent | – | |||
(1790–1878) [1] | 21 October 1851 | 28 May 1856 | 4 years, 220 days | Independent | – | |||
Johan August Gripenstedt (1813–1874) [1] | 28 May 1856 | 4 July 1866 | 10 years, 37 days | Independent | – | |||
(1816–1867) [1] | 4 July 1866 | 31 May 1867 | 331 days | Independent | – | |||
(1820–1895) [1] | 23 August 1867 | 12 May 1870 | 2 years, 262 days | Independent | – | |||
(1819–1899) [1] | 12 May 1870 | 28 September 1874 | 4 years, 139 days | Independent | – | |||
Gustaf Åkerhielm (1833–1900) [1] | 28 September 1874 | 11 May 1875 | 225 days | Independent | – | |||
Hans Forssell (1843–1901) [1] | 11 May 1875 | 7 December 1880 | 5 years, 210 days | Independent | – | |||
Arvid Posse (1843–1901) [1] | 7 December 1880 | 8 March 1881 | 91 days | Lantmanna | – | |||
Robert Themptander (1844–1897) [1] | 8 March 1881 | 28 May 1886 | 5 years, 81 days | Independent Liberal | – | |||
(1838–1925) [1] | 28 May 1886 | 6 February 1888 | 1 year, 254 days | Independent | – | |||
Fredrik von Essen (1831–1921) [1] | 6 February 1888 | 6 November 1894 | 6 years, 273 days | Moderate | – | |||
Erik Gustaf Boström (1842–1907) [1] | 6 November 1894 | 15 March 1895 | 129 days | Lantmanna | – | |||
Claës Wersäll (1848–1919) [1] | 15 March 1895 | 16 July 1897 | 2 years, 123 days | Independent | – | |||
(1851–1929) [1] | 16 July 1897 | 5 July 1902 | 4 years, 354 days | Moderate | – | |||
(1847–1925) [1] | 5 July 1902 | 2 August 1905 | 3 years, 28 days | Liberals | – | |||
(1862–1928) [1] | 2 August 1905 | 29 May 1906 | 300 days | Liberals | M–Liberals Liberals | |||
Carl Swartz (1858–1926) [1] | 29 May 1906 | 7 October 1911 | 5 years, 131 days | Electoral League | Electoral League | |||
(1860–1929) [1] | 7 October 1911 | 17 February 1914 | 2 years, 133 days | Liberals | Liberals | |||
Axel Vennersten (1863–1948) [1] | 17 February 1914 | 30 March 1917 | 3 years, 41 days | Independent | – | |||
(1868–1954) [1] | 30 March 1917 | 19 October 1917 | 203 days | National Party | National Party | |||
Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925) [1] | 19 October 1917 | 5 January 1918 | 78 days | Social Democratic | Liberals–S/SAP | Edén | ||
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (1865–1925) [1] | 5 January 1918 | 30 June 1920 | 2 years, 177 days | Social Democratic | Liberals–S/SAP S/SAP | Edén Branting I | ||
Rickard Sandler (1884–1964) [1] | 30 June 1920 | 27 October 1920 | 119 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Branting I | ||
(1869–1936) [1] | 20 October 1920 | 23 February 1921 | 119 days | Independent | – | |||
(1876–1928) [1] | 23 February 1921 | 13 October 1921 | 232 days | Independent | – | |||
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (1865–1925) [1] | 13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | 1 year, 188 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Branting II | ||
(1876–1928) [1] | 19 April 1923 | 28 January 1924 | 284 days | National Party | National Party | |||
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (1865–1925) [1] | 28 January 1924 | 5 May 1925 | 1 year, 97 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Branting III | ||
Ernst Wigforss (1881–1977) [1] | 8 May 1925 | 7 June 1926 | 1 year, 30 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | |||
Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945) [1] | 7 June 1926 | 30 September 1926 | 115 days | Liberals | Liberals–Liberals | |||
(1874–1952) [1] | 30 September 1926 | 2 October 1928 | 2 years, 2 days | Liberals | Liberals–Liberals | |||
(1881–1948) [1] | 2 October 1928 | 10 June 1929 | 251 days | Electoral League | Electoral League | |||
(1868–1930) [1] | 10 June 1929 | 7 June 1930 | 362 days | Electoral League | Electoral League | |||
Felix Hamrin (1875–1937) [1] | 7 June 1930 | 24 September 1932 | 2 years, 109 days | Liberals | Liberals | |||
Ernst Wigforss (1881–1977) [1] | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | 3 years, 269 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | |||
(1892–1963) [1] | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | 101 days | Centre | C | |||
Ernst Wigforss (1881–1977) [1] | 28 September 1936 | 30 June 1949 | 12 years, 275 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP–C (1936 – 1939) S/SAP–C–M–Liberals (1939 – 1945) S/SAP (1945 – 1949) | Hansson II Hansson III Hansson IV Erlander I | ||
(1898–1957) [1] | 30 June 1949 | 17 October 1949 | 109 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Erlander I | ||
Per Edvin Sköld (1891–1972) [1] | 17 October 1949 | 12 September 1955 | 5 years, 330 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP–C | |||
Gunnar Sträng (1906–1992) [1] | 12 September 1955 | 8 October 1976 | 21 years, 26 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP–C S/SAP | Palme I | ||
Gösta Bohman (1911–1997) [1] | 8 October 1976 | 26 November 1976 | 49 days | Moderate | C–M–Liberals | Fälldin I | ||
Position abolished between 1976 and 1983. It was split between the offices of and the . | ||||||||
Minister for Finance 1983–present[] | ||||||||
Portrait | Minister for Finance (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
Kjell-Olof Feldt (born 1931) [1] | 1 January 1983 | 15 February 1990 | 7 years, 45 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Palme II Carlsson I | ||
Odd Engström (1941–1998) Acting [1] | 15 February 1990 | 27 February 1990 | 12 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Carlsson I | ||
Allan Larsson (born 1938) [1] | 27 February 1990 | 4 October 1991 | 1 year, 219 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Carlsson II | ||
Anne Wibble (1943–2000) [1] | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Liberals | M–C–Liberals–KD | C. Bildt | ||
Göran Persson (born 1949) [1] | 7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | 1 year, 167 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Carlsson III | ||
Erik Åsbrink (born 1947) [1] | 22 March 1996 | 12 April 1999 | 3 years, 21 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Persson | ||
Bosse Ringholm (born 1942) [1] | 12 April 1999 | 31 October 2004 | 5 years, 202 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Persson | ||
Pär Nuder (born 1963) | 31 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 1 year, 340 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Persson | ||
Anders Borg (born 1968) | 6 October 2006 | 3 October 2014 | 7 years, 362 days | Moderate | M–C–Liberals–KD | Reinfeldt | ||
Magdalena Andersson (born 1967) | 3 October 2014 | 30 November 2021 | 7 years, 58 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP–MP | Löfven I- II- III | ||
Mikael Damberg (born 1970) | 30 November 2021 | Incumbent | 25 days | Social Democratic | S/SAP | Andersson |
See also[]
- Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (historical antecedent)
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Swedish Ministers for Finance
- Lists of political office-holders in Sweden
- 1840 establishments in Sweden
- Government agencies established in 1840