Minister for Infrastructure (Sweden)

The Minister for Infrastructure[1] (Swedish: Infrastrukturminister) is a cabinet minister within the Government of Sweden and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.

Minister for Infrastructure of Sweden
Infrastrukturminister
since 18 October 2022
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Formation1920
First holderCarl Svensson
Websitewww.regeringen.se/sb/d/13484

History

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The office was formed in 1920 as the Minister of Communications (Transport)[2] (Swedish: Kommunikationsminister) which headed the Ministry of Communications (Transport). The office was renamed to Minister for Infrastructure in 2000.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding railways, rapid transit, roads, bridges, ferries, shipping, sea lanes, ports, aviation, transportation, communication and communication research. The current Minister for Infrastructure is Andreas Carlson, appointed on 18 October 2022.

List of ministers

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Communications (transport)

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Portrait Ministers of Communications (Transport)
(Born-Died)
Term Political party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1Carl Svensson
(1879–1938)
1 July 192027 October 1920118 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPBranting I
2Walter Murray
(1871–1957)
27 October 192013 October 1921351 daysIndependentCaretakerDe Geer d.y.
von Sydow
3Anders Örne
(1881–1956)
13 October 192119 April 19231 year, 188 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPBranting II
4Sven Lübeck
(1877–1941)
19 April 192318 October 19241 year, 182 daysElectoral LeagueNational PartyTrygger
5Viktor Larsson
(1869–1950)
18 October 19247 June 19261 year, 232 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPBranting III
Sandler
6Carl Meurling
(1876–1963)
7 June 19262 October 19282 years, 117 daysIndependentFree-mindedLEkman I
7Theodor Borell
(1869–1944)
2 October 19287 June 19301 year, 248 daysElectoral LeagueElectoral LeagueLindman II
8Ola Jeppsson
(1887–1941)
7 June 193024 September 19322 years, 109 daysFree-minded People'sFree-mindedEkman II
Hamrin
9Henning Leo
(1885–1953)
24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPHansson I
10Arthur Heiding
(1883–1973)
19 June 193628 September 1936101 daysCentreCPehrsson-Bramstorp
11Albert Forslund
(1881–1954)
28 September 193616 December 19382 years, 79 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCHansson II
12Gerhard Strindlund
(1890–1957)
16 December 193813 December 1939362 daysCentreS/SAPCHansson II
13Gustaf Andersson
(1884–1961)
13 December 193930 September 19444 years, 292 daysLiberalsS/SAPCMLHansson III
14Fritiof Domö
(1889–1961)
30 September 194431 July 1945304 daysModerateS/SAPCMLHansson III
15Torsten Nilsson
(1905–1997)
31 July 19451 October 19516 years, 62 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPHansson IV
Erlander I
16Sven Andersson
(1910–1987)
1 October 195122 March 19575 years, 172 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCErlander II
17Sture Henriksson
(1917–1957)
22 March 195722 April 1957 †31 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCErlander II
18Gösta Skoglund
(1903–1988)
26 April 195725 November 19658 years, 217 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPC
(BF left in October 1957)
Erlander II
Erlander III
19Olof Palme
(1927–1986)
25 November 196528 September 19671 year, 307 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPErlander III
20Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)
29 September 196730 June 19691 year, 275 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPErlander III
21Bengt Norling
(1925–2002)
1 July 19698 October 19767 years, 100 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPErlander III
Palme I
22Bo Turesson
(1914–1997)
8 October 197618 October 19782 years, 10 daysModerateCMLFälldin I
23Anitha Bondestam
(born 1941)
18 October 197812 October 1979359 daysLiberalsLUllsten
24Ulf Adelsohn
(born 1941)
12 October 19795 May 19811 year, 205 daysModerateCMLFälldin II
Olof Johansson
(born 1937)
Acting
5 May 198122 May 198117 daysCentreCMLFälldin II
25Claes Elmstedt
(1928–2018)
22 May 19818 October 19821 year, 139 daysCentreCLFälldin III
26Curt Boström
(1926–2014)
8 October 198230 June 19852 years, 265 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPalme II
27Roine Carlsson
(born 1937)
1 July 198517 October 1985108 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPalme II
28Sven Hulterström
(born 1938)
18 October 198529 January 19893 years, 104 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPalme II
Carlsson I
29Georg Andersson
(born 1936)
30 January 19894 October 19912 years, 248 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCarlsson I
Carlsson II
30Mats Odell
(born 1947)
4 October 19917 October 19943 years, 3 daysChristian DemocratsMCLKDBildt
31Ines Uusman
(born 1948)
7 October 19947 October 19984 years, 0 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCarlsson III
Persson
32Björn Rosengren
(born 1942)
7 October 199831 December 199885 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson

Infrastructure

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Portrait Minister for Infrastructure
(Born-Died)
Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1Björn Rosengren
(born 1942)
1 January 199916 October 20001 year, 289 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson
2Ulrica Messing
(born 1968)
16 October 20006 October 20065 years, 355 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson
3Åsa Torstensson
(born 1958)
6 October 20065 October 20103 years, 364 daysCentreMCLKDReinfeldt
4Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd
(born 1965)
5 October 20103 October 20143 years, 363 daysModerateMCLKDReinfeldt
5Anna Johansson
(born 1971)
3 October 201427 July 20172 years, 297 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPMPLöfven I
6Tomas Eneroth
(born 1966)
27 July 201718 October 20225 years, 83 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPMPLöfven I
Löfven II
7Andreas Carlson
(born 1987)
18 October 2022Incumbent2 years, 69 daysChristian DemocratsMKDLKristersson Cabinet

References

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  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (11th revised ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2021. p. 74. ISBN 9789198657418. SELIBR 7l1vmnds54g3h922.
  2. ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 422. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.