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The minister for sports (
Swedish : idrottsminister ) is the
sports minister of
Sweden and responsible for issues regarding sports.
The position of Minister for Sports has usually been held by a minister as a part of a wider ministerial portfolio, and it has sorted under different ministries throughout the years.
The current minister for sports is
Jakob Forssmed of the
Christian Democrats . He concurrently serves as the
minister for social affairs .
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
Rune Ångström as spokesperson for the government's sport policy. The position existed between 1978 and 1979.
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List of ministers for sports
No.
Portrait
Minister(Born–Died)
Other Positions
Tenure
Political party
Cabinet
Took office
Left office
Duration
1
Ulf Lönnqvist (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 Civil Service Affairs
Minister for Gender Equality
7 October 1994
22 March 1996
1 year, 167 days
Social Democrats
Carlsson III
4
Leif Blomberg (1941–1998)
Deputy Minister of the Interior
Minister for Integration
22 March 1996
2 March 1998 †
1 year, 345 days
Social Democrats
Persson
5
Lars Engqvist (born 1945)
Deputy Minister of the Interior
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
Minister for Healthcare
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
18 October 2022
322 days
Social Democrats
Andersson
15
Jakob Forssmed (born 1974)
Minister for Social Affairs
18 October 2022
Incumbent
1 year, 260 days
Christian Democrats
Kristersson
Ministry history
The office of Minister for Sports has been under several different
ministries since its founding in 1988.
References
Offices
Prime Minister Heads of Ministries Other cabinet ministers Historic ministerial portfolios