The Minister for European Union Affairs is a cabinet minister who is part of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister is directly under the Prime Minister's Office and is responsible for overall questions about the European Union, such as the strategy for growth and employment, the financial perspective, the Lisbon Treaty and the anchoring of EU membership.
Minister for EU Affairs | |
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EU-minister | |
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since 18 October 2022 | |
Member of | The Government |
Appointer | The Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Ulf Dinkelspiel |
Formation | 1991-10-04 |
Abolished | 1996–2005, 2014–2016 |
Website | www.government.se |
The office was abolished on two occasion, between 1996 and 2005, and then in 2014–2016. On 18 October 2022, Jessika Roswall was appointed Minister for European Union Affairs.
List of ministers for European Union affairs
editNo. | Portrait | Minister for EU Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister | |
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1 | Ulf Dinkelspiel (born 1939) | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Moderate | Carl Bildt (M) | ||
2 | Mats Hellström (born 1942) | 7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | 1 year, 167 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
Abolished 1996–2005 | ||||||||
3 | Bosse Ringholm (born 1942) | 1 January 2005 | 6 October 2006 | 1 year, 278 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
4 | Cecilia Malmström (born 1968) | 6 October 2006 | 10 February 2010 | 3 years, 127 days | Liberals | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
5 | Birgitta Ohlsson (born 1975) | 10 February 2010 | 3 October 2014 | 4 years, 235 days | Liberals | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
Abolished 2014–2016 | ||||||||
6 | Ann Linde (born 1961) | 25 May 2016 | 21 January 2019 | 2 years, 241 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | ||
7 | Hans Dahlgren (born 1948) | 21 January 2019 | 18 October 2022 | 3 years, 270 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) Magdalena Andersson | ||
8 | Jessika Roswall (born 1972) | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 324 days | Moderate | Ulf Kristersson (M) |
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