The Minister of the Interior[a] (Swedish: Inrikesminister) was a cabinet minister within the Swedish government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden. From 1947 to 1974 and from 1996 to 1998, the minister headed the Ministry of the Interior.
| Minister of the Interior | |
|---|---|
| Inrikesminister | |
 | |
| Ministry of the Interior (1947–74, 1996–98) Ministry of Justice (2014–2022) | |
| Member of | The Government |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Eije Mossberg |
| Formation | 1947 |
| Final holder | Morgan Johansson |
| Abolished | 2022 |
It was reintroduced as a minister without portfolio post under name of Minister for Home Affairs in 2014. Its tasks includes issues regarding the Swedish Police Authority and combating terrorism.
List of officeholders edit
Ministers of the Interior (1947–1973) edit | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister of the Interior (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| Eije Mossberg (1908–1997) | 1 July 1947 | 1 October 1951 | 4 years, 92 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Erlander I | ||
| Gunnar Hedlund (1900–1989) | 1 October 1951 | 31 October 1957 | 6 years, 30 days | Centre | S/SAP–C | Erlander II | ||
| Rune B. Johansson (1915–1982) | 31 October 1957 | 25 January 1969 | 11 years, 86 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Erlander III | ||
| Eric Holmqvist (1917–2009) | 25 January 1969 | 3 November 1973 | 4 years, 282 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Erlander III Palme I | ||
| Ingemund Bengtsson (1919–2000) | 3 November 1973 | 31 December 1973 | 58 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Palme I | ||
| Position abolished between 1973 and 1996 | ||||||||
Ministers of the Interior (1996–1998) edit | ||||||||
| Jörgen Andersson (born 1946) | 1 July 1996 | 6 October 1998 | 2 years, 97 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Persson | ||
| Lars Engqvist (born 1945) | 6 October 1998 | 16 November 1998 | 41 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Persson | ||
| Lars-Erik Lövdén (born 1950) | 16 November 1998 | 31 December 1998 | 45 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Persson | ||
| Position abolished between 1998 and 2014 | ||||||||
Ministers for Home Affairs (2014–2022) edit | ||||||||
| Anders Ygeman (born 1970) | 3 October 2014 | 27 July 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–MP | Löfven I | ||
| Morgan Johansson (born 1970) | 27 July 2017 | 21 January 2019 | 1 year, 178 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–MP | Löfven I | ||
| Mikael Damberg (born 1970) | 21 January 2019 | 30 November 2021 | 2 years, 313 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–MP | Löfven II Löfven III | ||
| Morgan Johansson (born 1970) | 30 November 2021 | 18 October 2022 | 322 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Andersson | ||
| Position not in use 2022–present | ||||||||
Footnotes edit
References edit
- ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 357. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
- ^ Utrikes namnbok : svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (11th ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2021. p. 74. ISBN 978-91-986574-2-5.