Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
| Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Bernhard Eriksson |
| Formation | 1920 |
| Website | www.government.se |
Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is the chief of the head of the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Annika Strandhäll, appointed on 3 October 2014. Strandhäll holds the title of Minister for Social Security.
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 (born 1928) | 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 (born 1923) | 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 | Incumbent | 9 years, 206 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | ||
