Minister for Sports (Sweden)
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| Minister for Sports | |
|---|---|
 Lesser coat of arms of Sweden | |
| Ministry of Culture | |
| Member of | The Government |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
| Formation | 1988 |
| First holder | |
| Website | [1] |
The Minister for Sports (Swedish: sportsminister) is the sports minister of Sweden and responsible for issues regarding sports.
The current Minister for Sports is Anders Ygeman of the Social Democrats. He concurrently serves as the Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy and Minister for Integration.
Spokesperson for the Government's sports policy[]
In the end of the 1970s, at the appointment of the Ullsten Cabinet. Prime Minister Ola Ullsten appointed as spokesperson for the Government's sport policy. The position existed between 1978–1979.[1][2]
| No. | Spokesperson (Born–Died) |
Tenure | Political party | Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
| 1 | (1923–2007) |
18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | 359 days | Liberal People's | Ullsten | |
List of Ministers for Sports[]
| No. | Portrait | Minister (Born–Died) |
Other Positions | Tenure | Political party | Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||||
| 1 | (born 1936) |
Minister for Housing | 4 October 1988 | 4 October 1991 | 3 years, 0 days | Social Democrats | Carlsson I Carlsson II | ||
| 2 | 
|
Bo Lundgren (born 1947) |
Deputy Minister for Finance and Minister for Taxes | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Moderat | Carl Bildt | |
| 3 | 
|
Marita Ulvskog (born 1951) |
Minister for Gender Equality |
7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | 1 year, 167 days | Social Democrats | Carlsson III | |
| 4 | Leif Blomberg (1941–1998) |
Minister for Integration |
22 March 1996 | 2 March 1998 † | 1 year, 345 days | Social Democrats | Persson | ||
| 5 | 
|
Lars Engqvist (born 1945) |
Minister for Integration |
16 March 1998 | 7 October 1998 | 205 days | Social Democrats | ||
| 6 | Ulrica Messing (born 1951) |
Deputy Minister for Culture Minister for Integration |
7 October 1998 | 21 October 2000 | 2 years, 14 days | Social Democrats | |||
| 7 | 
|
Mona Sahlin (born 1957) |
Deputy Minister for Justice Minister for Integration Minister for Democracy Minister for Gender Equality |
21 October 2000 | 21 October 2004 | 4 years, 0 days | Social Democrats | ||
| 8 | 
|
Bosse Ringholm (born 1942) |
Minister for Finance Deputy Prime Minister |
21 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 1 year, 350 days | Social Democrats | ||
| 9 | Cecilia Stegö Chilò (born 1959) |
Minister for Culture | 6 October 2006 | 16 October 2006 | 10 days | Moderate | Reinfeldt | ||
| – | 
|
Lars Leijonborg (acting) |
Minister for Education Minister for Culture (acting) |
16 October 2006 | 24 October 2006 | 8 days | Liberal People's | ||
| 10 | 
|
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (born 1955) |
Minister for Culture | 24 October 2006 | 3 October 2014 | 7 years, 344 days | Moderate | ||
| 11 | 
|
Gabriel Wikström (born 1985) |
Minister for Public Health |
3 October 2014 | 27 July 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | Social Democrats | Löfven I | |
| – | 
|
Annika Strandhäll (acting) |
Minister for Social Security | 5 May 2017 | 27 July 2017 | 83 days | Social Democrats | ||
| 12 | 
|
Annika Strandhäll (born 1975) |
Minister for Social Affairs | 27 July 2017 | 21 January 2019 | 1 year, 178 days | Social Democrats | ||
| 13 | 
|
Amanda Lind (born 1980) |
Minister for Culture Minister for Democracy |
21 January 2019 | 30 November 2021 | 2 years, 313 days | Green | Löfven II Löfven III | |
| 14 | 
|
Anders Ygeman (born 1970) |
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy; Minister for Integration |
30 November 2021 | Incumbent | 84 days | Social Democrats | Andersson | |
Ministry history[]
The office of Minister for Sports has been under several different ministries since its founding in 1988.
| Ministry | Term |
|---|---|
| 1988–1991 | |
| Ministry of Finance | 1991–1994 |
| Ministry of the Interior | 1994–1998 |
| Ministry of Culture | 1998–2000 |
| Ministry of Justice | 2000–2004 |
| Ministry of Finance | 2004 |
| The Prime Minister's Office | 2004–2006 |
| Ministry of Culture | 2006–2014 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | 2014–2019 |
| Ministry of Culture | 2019–2021 |
| Ministry of Justice | 2021– |
References[]
- ^ Majlard, Jan (15 September 2006). "Idrottare i politiken kan lösa gympakrisen". Svenska Dagbladet.
- ^ http://www.dn.se/arkiv/kultur/politiken-och-idrotten-ar-hela-livet-for-rune[dead link]
Categories:
- Government ministers of Sweden