Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
| Minister 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 | 1920 |
| Website | www.government.se |
The Minister of Health and Social Affairs or Social minister (Swedish: Socialminister) is the chief of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in the government of Sweden. Lena Hallengren, appointed on 21 January 2019, is the current Minister (Statsråd) for Health and Social Affairs and the current head of the ministry (chef för Socialdepartmentet).
All Ministers for Health and Social Affairs have been Head of the Ministry, except in 2014–2017 when the Minister for Social Security, Annika Strandhäll, was appointed to be the head of the ministry, as the office of Minister for Health and Social Affairs was temporarily abolished in the Löfven I Cabinet. In 2017, Strandhäll got promoted to the office of Minister for Health and Social Affairs.
List of Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
| No. | Portrait | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Eriksson (1878–1952) | 1 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | 118 days | Social Democrats | Hjalmar Branting (S/SAP) | ||
| 2 | Henning Elmquist (1871–1933) | 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) | 13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | 1 year, 188 days | Social Democrats | Hjalmar Branting (S/SAP) | ||
| 4 | Gösta Malm (1873–1965) | 19 April 1923 | 18 October 1924 | 1 year, 188 days | Independent | Ernst Trygger (National Party) | ||
| 5 | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | 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) | 7 June 1926 | 2 October 1928 | 2 years, 117 days | Liberals | Carl Gustaf Ekman (L) | ||
| 7 | Sven Lübeck (1877–1941) | 2 October 1928 | 7 June 1930 | 1 year, 248 days | Electoral League | Arvid Lindman (Electoral League) | ||
| 8 | Sam Larsson (1883–1945) | 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) | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | 3 years, 269 days | Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson (S/SAP) | ||
| 9 | Gerhard Strindlund (1890–1957) | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | 101 days | Centre | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (C) | ||
| (5) | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | 28 September 1936 | 16 December 1938 | 2 years, 79 days | Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson (S/SAP) | ||
| 10 | Albert Forslund (1881–1957) | 16 December 1938 | 13 December 1939 | 362 days | Social Democrats | Per Albin Hansson (S/SAP) | ||
| (5) | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | 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) | 1 October 1951 | 12 September 1955 | 3 years, 346 days | Social Democrats | Tage Erlander (S/SAP) | ||
| 12 | John Ericsson (1907–1977) | 12 September 1955 | 22 March 1957 | 1 year, 191 days | Social Democrats | Tage Erlander (S/SAP) | ||
| 13 | Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997) | 22 March 1955 | 19 September 1962 | 7 years, 181 days | Social Democrats | Tage Erlander (S/SAP) | ||
| 14 | Sven Aspling (1912–2000) | 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) (19 September 1962 – 8 October 1976) | ||
| 15 | Rune Gustavsson (1920–2002) | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | 2 years, 10 days | Centre | Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) | ||
| 16 | Gabriel Romanus (born 1939) | 18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | 359 days | Liberals | Ola Ullsten (L) | ||
| 17 | Karin Söder (1928–2015) | 12 October 1979 | 8 October 1982 | 2 years, 361 days | Centre | Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) | ||
| 18 | Sten Andersson (1928–2006) | 8 October 1982 | 16 October 1985 | 3 years, 8 days | Social Democrats | Olof Palme (S/SAP) | ||
| 19 | Gertrud Sigurdsen (1923–2015) | 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) | 29 January 1989 | 11 January 1990 | 347 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 21 | Ingela Thalén (born 1943) | 11 January 1990 | 4 October 1991 | 1 year, 266 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 22 | Bengt Westerberg (born 1943) | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Liberals | Carl Bildt (M) | ||
| (21) | Ingela Thalén (born 1943) | 7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | 1 year, 167 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 23 | Margot Wallström (born 1954) | 22 March 1996 | 7 October 1998 | 2 years, 199 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 24 | Anders Sundström (born 1952) | 7 October 1998 | 26 October 1998 | 19 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 25 | Maj-Inger Klingvall (born 1946) | 26 October 1998 | 16 November 1998 | 21 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 26 | Lars Engqvist (born 1945) | 16 November 1998 | 1 October 2004 | 5 years, 320 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 27 | Berit Andnor (born 1954) | 1 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 2 years, 5 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 28 | Göran Hägglund (born 1959) | 6 October 2006 | 3 October 2014 | 7 years, 362 days | Christian Democrats | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
| 29 | Annika Strandhäll (born 1975) | 3 October 2014 | 21 January 2019 | 4 years, 110 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | ||
| 30 | Lena Hallengren (born 1973) | 21 January 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 301 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | ||
