The Councilor of State and Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs Swedish: Statsråd och chef för Socialdepartementet), commonly known as the Minister for Public Health and Social Security is the head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in the Government of Sweden.
| Councilor of State and Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |
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| Statsråd och chef för Socialdepartmentet | |
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| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Bernhard Eriksson |
| Formation | 1 July 1920 |
| Website | www.government.se |
All heads of the ministry have been Ministers for Health and Social Affairs, except the years 2014–2017 when the Minister for Social Security, Annika Strandhäll, was head of the ministry.
List of Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
edit| No. | Portrait | Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Eriksson (1878–1952) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 1 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | 118 days | Social Democrats | Hjalmar Branting (S/SAP) | ||
| 2 | Henning Elmquist (1871–1933) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 27 October 1920 | 13 October 1921 | 351 days | Independent | Gerhard Louis De Geer (27 October 1920 – 23 February 1921) Oscar von Sydow (23 February 1921 – 13 October 1921) | ||
| 3 | Herman Lindqvist (1863–1932) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | 1 year, 188 days | Social Democrats | Hjalmar Branting (S/SAP) | ||
| 4 | Gösta Malm (1873–1965) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 19 April 1923 | 18 October 1924 | 1 year, 188 days | Independent | Ernst Trygger (National Party) | ||
| 5 | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 18 October 1924 | 7 June 1926 | 1 year, 232 days | Social Democrats | Hjalmar Branting (S/SAP) (18 October 1924 – 24 January 1925) Rickard Sandler (S/SAP) (24 January 1925 – 7 June 1926) | ||
| 6 | Jakob Pettersson (1866–1957) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 7 June 1926 | 2 October 1928 | 2 years, 117 days | Liberals | Carl Gustaf Ekman (L) | ||
| 7 | Sven Lübeck (1877–1941) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 2 October 1928 | 7 June 1930 | 1 year, 248 days | Electoral League | Arvid Lindman (Electoral League) | ||
| 8 | Sam Larsson (1883–1945) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 7 June 1930 | 24 September 1932 | 2 years, 109 days | Liberals | Carl Gustaf Ekman (L) (7 June 1930 – 6 August 1932) Felix Hamrin (L) (6 August 1932 – 24 September 1932) | ||
| (5) | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | 3 years, 269 days | Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson (S/SAP) | ||
| 9 | Gerhard Strindlund (1890–1957) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | 101 days | Centre | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (C) | ||
| (5) | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 28 September 1936 | 16 December 1938 | 2 years, 79 days | Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson (S/SAP) | ||
| 10 | Albert Forslund (1881–1957) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 16 December 1938 | 13 December 1939 | 362 days | Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson (S/SAP) | ||
| (5) | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 13 December 1939 | 1 October 1951 | 11 years, 292 days | Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson (S/SAP) (13 December 1939 – 6 October 1946) Tage Erlander (S/SAP) (11 October 1946 – 1 October 1951) | ||
| 11 | Gunnar Sträng (1906–1992) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 1 October 1951 | 12 September 1955 | 3 years, 346 days | Social Democrats | Tage Erlander (S/SAP) | ||
| 12 | John Ericsson (1907–1977) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 12 September 1955 | 22 March 1957 | 1 year, 191 days | Social Democrats | Tage Erlander (S/SAP) | ||
| 13 | Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 22 March 1955 | 19 September 1962 | 7 years, 181 days | Social Democrats | Tage Erlander (S/SAP) | ||
| 14 | Sven Aspling (1912–2000) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 19 September 1962 | 8 October 1976 | 14 years, 19 days | Social Democrats | Tage Erlander (S/SAP) (19 September 1962 – 14 October 1969) Olof Palme (S/SAP) (14 October 1969 – 8 October 1976) | ||
| 15 | Rune Gustavsson (1920–2002) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | 2 years, 10 days | Centre | Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) | ||
| 16 | Gabriel Romanus (born 1939) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | 359 days | Liberals | Ola Ullsten (L) | ||
| 17 | Karin Söder (1928–2015) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 12 October 1979 | 8 October 1982 | 2 years, 361 days | Centre | Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) | ||
| 18 | Sten Andersson (1923–2006) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 8 October 1982 | 16 October 1985 | 3 years, 8 days | Social Democrats | Olof Palme (S/SAP) | ||
| 19 | Gertrud Sigurdsen (1923–2015) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 16 October 1985 | 29 January 1989 | 3 years, 105 days | Social Democrats | Olof Palme (S/SAP) (16 October 1985 – 28 February 1986) Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) (13 March 1986 – 29 January 1989) | ||
| 20 | Sven Hulterström (born 1938) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 29 January 1989 | 11 January 1990 | 347 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 21 | Ingela Thalén (born 1943) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 11 January 1990 | 4 October 1991 | 1 year, 266 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 22 | Bengt Westerberg (born 1943) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Liberals | Carl Bildt (M) | ||
| (21) | Ingela Thalén (born 1943) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | 1 year, 167 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 23 | Margot Wallström (born 1954) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 22 March 1996 | 7 October 1998 | 2 years, 199 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 24 | Anders Sundström (born 1952) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 7 October 1998 | 26 October 1998 | 19 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 25 | Maj-Inger Klingvall (born 1946) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 26 October 1998 | 16 November 1998 | 21 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 26 | Lars Engqvist (born 1945) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 16 November 1998 | 1 October 2004 | 5 years, 320 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 27 | Berit Andnor (born 1954) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 1 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 2 years, 5 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 28 | Göran Hägglund (born 1959) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 6 October 2006 | 3 October 2014 | 7 years, 362 days | Christian Democrats | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
| 29 | Annika Strandhäll (born 1975) | Minister for Social Security (2014–2017) Minister for Health and Social Affairs (2017–2019) | 3 October 2014 | 21 January 2019 | 4 years, 110 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | ||
| 30 | Lena Hallengren (born 1973) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 21 January 2019 | 6 October 2022 | 3 years, 258 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) (21 January 2019 – 30 November 2021) Magdalena Andersson (S/SAP) (30 November 2021 – 6 October 2022) | ||
| 31 | Ardalan Shekarabi (born 1978) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 6 October 2022 | 18 October 2022 | 12 days | Social Democrats | Magdalena Andersson (S/SAP) | ||
| 32 | Jakob Forssmed (born 1974) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 29 days | Christian Democrats | Ulf Kristersson (M) | ||
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