Minister for Housing (Sweden)

Minister for Housing
Statsråd med ansvar för bostadsfrågor
Incumbent Per Bolund since 21 January 2019
Ministry of Enterprise
Member of	The Government
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Term length	Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Ingvar Carlsson
Formation	1974
Website	[1]

The Minister for Housing (Swedish: Sveriges bostadsminister) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding housing and constructing new houses and apartments. The current Minister for Housing is Per Bolund, appointed on 21 January 2019. He concurrently serves as Minister for Financial Markets.

Between 1974 and 1991, there was a ministry called Ministry of Housing. The Minister for Housing was the head of the Ministry of Housing. In 1991, the ministry was dissolved and the position was abolished. In 1994, the position was reinstated and a cabinet minister got the responsibility of issues regarding housing. Since 1994, there has always been a cabinet minister with responsibility over issues regarding housing. The Ministers for Housing has all worked in different ministries. ”Statsråd med ansvar över bostadsfrågor” means Councillor of State with responsibiliy over issues regarding housing'.

List of officeholders

Minister for Housing and Head of the Ministry of Housing 1974—1991
No.	Portrait	Minister (Born–Died)	Tenure			Political party	Cabinet
			Took office	Left office	Duration
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 1		Ingvar Carlsson (born 1934)	1 January 1974	8 October 1976	2 years, 281 days	Social Democrats	style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color;"|	Palme I
style="background: Template:Centre Party (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | 2		Elvy Olsson (born 1923)	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	2 years, 10 days	Centre	style="background: Template:Centre Party (Sweden)/meta/color;"|	Fälldin I
rowspan="4" style="background: Template:Liberal People's Party (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | 3		Birgit Friggebo (born 1941)	18 October 1978	8 October 1982	3 years, 355 days	Liberal People's
style="background: Template:Liberal People's Party (Sweden)/meta/color;"|							Ullsten
style="background: Template:Centre Party (Sweden)/meta/color;"|							Fälldin II
style="background: Template:Centre Party (Sweden)/meta/color;"|							Fälldin III
rowspan="3" style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 4		Hans Gustafsson (1923—1998)	8 October 1982	4 October 1988	5 years, 362 days	Social Democrats
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color;"|							Palme II
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color;"|							Carlsson I
rowspan="3" style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 5		Ulf Lönnqvist (born 1936)	4 October 1988	4 October 1991	3 years, 0 days	Social Democrats
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color;"|							Carlsson I
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color;"|							Carlsson II
style="background: Template:Liberal People's Party (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | (3)		Birgit Friggebo (born 1941)	4 October 1991	30 November 1991	57 days	Liberal People's	style="background: Template:Moderate Party/meta/color;"|	Carl Bildt
The Ministry of Housing was dissolved in 1991 and the position was abolished 1991—1994
Minister for Housing 1994—present
No.	Portrait	Minister (Born–Died)	Tenure			Political party	Cabinet
			Took office	Left office	Duration
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 6		Jörgen Andersson (born 1946)	7 October 1994	22 March 1996	1 year, 167 days	Social Democrats	style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color;"|	Carlsson III
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 7		Thomas Östros (born 1965)	22 March 1996	6 October 1998	2 years, 198 days	Social Democrats	rowspan="4" style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color;"|	Persson
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 8		Lars Engqvist (born 1945)	6 October 1998	16 November 1998	41 days	Social Democrats
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 9		Lars-Erik Lövdén (born 1950)	16 November 1998	21 October 2004	5 years, 340 days	Social Democrats
style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 10		Mona Sahlin (born 1957)	21 October 2004	6 October 2006	1 year, 350 days	Social Democrats
style="background: Template:Christian Democrats (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | 11		Mats Odell (born 1947)	6 October 2006	5 October 2010	3 years, 364 days	Christian Democrats	rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Moderate Party/meta/color;"|	Reinfeldt
style="background: Template:Christian Democrats (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | 12		Stefan Attefall (born 1960)	5 October 2010	3 October 2014	3 years, 363 days	Christian Democrats
style="background: Template:Green Party (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | 13		Mehmet Kaplan (born 1971)	3 October 2014	18 April 2016	1 year, 198 days	Green	rowspan="4" style="background: Template:Swedish Social Democratic Party/meta/color;"|	Löfven
style="background: Template:Green Party (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | —		Per Bolund (born 1971)	18 April 2016	25 May 2016	37 days	Green
style="background: Template:Green Party (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | 13		Peter Eriksson (born 1958)	25 May 2016	21 January 2019	2 years, 241 days	Green
style="background: Template:Green Party (Sweden)/meta/color; color:white;" | 14		Per Bolund (born 1971)	21 January 2019	Incumbent	5 years, 126 days	Green