Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)

Minister of Health and Social Affairs
Statsråd och chef för Socialdepartmentet
Incumbent Lena Hallengren since 21 January 2019
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Bernhard Eriksson
Formation	1920
Website	www.government.se

The Minister of Health and Social Affairs or Social minister (Swedish: Socialminister) is the chief of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in the government of Sweden. Lena Hallengren, appointed on 21 January 2019, is the current Minister (Statsråd) for Health and Social Affairs and the current head of the ministry (chef för Socialdepartmentet).

All Ministers for Health and Social Affairs have been Head of the Ministry, except in 2014–2017 when the Minister for Social Security, Annika Strandhäll, was appointed to be the head of the ministry, as the office of Minister for Health and Social Affairs was temporarily abolished in the Löfven I Cabinet. In 2017, Strandhäll got promoted to the office of Minister for Health and Social Affairs.

List of Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs[]

No.	Portrait	Minister for Health and Social Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Prime Minister
1		Eriksson, BernhardBernhard Eriksson (1878–1952)	1 July 1920 (1920-07-01)	27 October 1920 (1920-10-27)	118 days		Social Democrat	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting (S/SAP)
2		Elmquist, Henning (1871–1933)	27 October 1920 (1920-10-27)	13 October 1921 (1921-10-13)	351 days		Independent	De Geer, Gerhard LouisGerhard Louis De Geer (27 October 1920 (1920-10-27) – 23 February 1921 (1921-02-23)) Oscar von Sydow (23 February 1921 (1921-02-23) – 13 October 1921 (1921-10-13))
3		Lindqvist, HermanHerman Lindqvist (1863–1932)	13 October 1921 (1921-10-13)	19 April 1923 (1923-04-19)	1 year, 188 days		Social Democrat	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting (S/SAP)
4		Malm, Gösta (1873–1965)	19 April 1923 (1923-04-19)	18 October 1924 (1924-10-18)	1 year, 188 days		Independent	Trygger, ErnstErnst Trygger (National Party)
5		Möller, GustavGustav Möller (1884–1970)	18 October 1924 (1924-10-18)	7 June 1926 (1926-06-07)	1 year, 232 days		Social Democrat	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting (S/SAP) (18 October 1924 (1924-10-18) – 24 January 1925 (1925-01-24)) Rickard Sandler (S/SAP) (24 January 1925 (1925-01-24) – 7 June 1926 (1926-06-07))
6		Pettersson, Jakob (1866–1957)	7 June 1926 (1926-06-07)	2 October 1928 (1928-10-02)	2 years, 117 days		Liberal	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman (L)
7		Lübeck, Sven (1877–1941)	2 October 1928 (1928-10-02)	7 June 1930 (1930-06-07)	1 year, 248 days		Electoral League	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman (Electoral League)
8		Larsson, Sam (1883–1945)	7 June 1930 (1930-06-07)	24 September 1932 (1932-09-24)	2 years, 109 days		Liberal	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman (L) (7 June 1930 (1930-06-07) – 6 August 1932 (1932-08-06)) Felix Hamrin (L) (6 August 1932 (1932-08-06) – 24 September 1932 (1932-09-24))
(5)		Möller, GustavGustav Möller (1884–1970)	24 September 1932 (1932-09-24)	19 June 1936 (1936-06-19)	3 years, 269 days		Social Democrat	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson (S/SAP)
9		Strindlund, Gerhard (1890–1957)	19 June 1936 (1936-06-19)	28 September 1936 (1936-09-28)	101 days		Centre	Pehrsson-Bramstorp, AxelAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (C)
(5)		Möller, GustavGustav Möller (1884–1970)	28 September 1936 (1936-09-28)	16 December 1938 (1938-12-16)	2 years, 79 days		Social Democrat	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson (S/SAP)
10		Forslund, AlbertAlbert Forslund (1881–1957)	16 December 1938 (1938-12-16)	13 December 1939 (1939-12-13)	362 days		Social Democrat	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson (S/SAP)
(5)		Möller, GustavGustav Möller (1884–1970)	13 December 1939 (1939-12-13)	1 October 1951 (1951-10-01)	11 years, 292 days		Social Democrat	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson (S/SAP) (13 December 1939 (1939-12-13) – 6 October 1946 (1946-10-06)) Tage Erlander (S/SAP) (11 October 1946 (1946-10-11) – 1 October 1951 (1951-10-01))
11		Sträng, GunnarGunnar Sträng (1906–1992)	1 October 1951 (1951-10-01)	12 September 1955 (1955-09-12)	3 years, 346 days		Social Democrat	Erlander, TageTage Erlander (S/SAP)
12		Ericsson, John (1907–1977)	12 September 1955 (1955-09-12)	22 March 1957 (1957-03-22)	1 year, 191 days		Social Democrat	Erlander, TageTage Erlander (S/SAP)
13		Nilsson, TorstenTorsten Nilsson (1905–1997)	22 March 1955 (1955-03-22)	19 September 1962 (1962-09-19)	7 years, 181 days		Social Democrat	Erlander, TageTage Erlander (S/SAP)
14		Aspling, SvenSven Aspling (1912–2000)	19 September 1962 (1962-09-19)	8 October 1976 (1976-10-08)	14 years, 19 days		Social Democrat	Erlander, TageTage Erlander (S/SAP) (19 September 1962 (1962-09-19) – 14 October 1969 (1969-10-14)) Olof Palme (S/SAP) (19 September 1962 (1962-09-19) – 8 October 1976 (1976-10-08))
15		Gustavsson, RuneRune Gustavsson (1920–2002)	8 October 1976 (1976-10-08)	18 October 1978 (1978-10-18)	2 years, 10 days		Centre	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (C)
16		Romanus, GabrielGabriel Romanus (born 1939)	18 October 1978 (1978-10-18)	12 October 1979 (1979-10-12)	359 days		Liberal	Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten (L)
17		Söder, KarinKarin Söder (1928–2015)	12 October 1979 (1979-10-12)	8 October 1982 (1982-10-08)	2 years, 361 days		Centre	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (C)
18		Andersson, StenSten Andersson (1928–2006)	8 October 1982 (1982-10-08)	16 October 1985 (1985-10-16)	3 years, 8 days		Social Democrat	Palme, OlofOlof Palme (S/SAP)
19		Sigurdsen, GertrudGertrud Sigurdsen (1923–2015)	16 October 1985 (1985-10-16)	29 January 1989 (1989-01-29)	3 years, 105 days		Social Democrat	Palme, OlofOlof Palme (S/SAP) (16 October 1985 (1985-10-16) – 28 February 1986 (1986-02-28)) Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) (13 March 1986 (1986-03-13) – 29 January 1989 (1989-01-29))
20		Hulterström, SvenSven Hulterström (born 1938)	29 January 1989 (1989-01-29)	11 January 1990 (1990-01-11)	347 days		Social Democrat	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S/SAP)
21		Thalén, IngelaIngela Thalén (born 1943)	11 January 1990 (1990-01-11)	4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)	1 year, 266 days		Social Democrat	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S/SAP)
22		Westerberg, BengtBengt Westerberg (born 1943)	4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)	7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)	3 years, 3 days		Liberal	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt (M)
(21)		Thalén, IngelaIngela Thalén (born 1943)	7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)	22 March 1996 (1996-03-22)	1 year, 167 days		Social Democrat	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S/SAP)
23		Wallström, MargotMargot Wallström (born 1954)	22 March 1996 (1996-03-22)	7 October 1998 (1998-10-07)	2 years, 199 days		Social Democrat	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
24		Sundström, AndersAnders Sundström (born 1952)	7 October 1998 (1998-10-07)	26 October 1998 (1998-10-26)	19 days		Social Democrat	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
25		Klingvall, Maj-IngerMaj-Inger Klingvall (born 1946)	26 October 1998 (1998-10-26)	16 November 1998 (1998-11-16)	21 days		Social Democrat	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
26		Engqvist, LarsLars Engqvist (born 1945)	16 November 1998 (1998-11-16)	1 October 2004 (2004-10-01)	5 years, 320 days		Social Democrat	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
27		Andnor, BeritBerit Andnor (born 1954)	1 October 2004 (2004-10-01)	6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)	2 years, 5 days		Social Democrat	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
28		Hägglund, GöranGöran Hägglund (born 1959)	6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)	3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)	7 years, 362 days		Christian Democrat	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
29		Strandhäll, AnnikaAnnika Strandhäll (born 1975)	3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)	21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)	4 years, 110 days		Social Democrat	Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S/SAP)
30		Hallengren, LenaLena Hallengren (born 1973)	21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)	Incumbent	3 years, 42 days		Social Democrat	Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S/SAP) Magdalena Andersson (Social Democratic)