Minister for Culture (Sweden)

The Minister for Culture (formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry for Culture) is a member and minister of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister heads the Ministry for Culture and is responsible for cultural issues and construction.

Minister for Culture of Sweden
Statsråd och chef för Kulturdepartementet
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent
Parisa Liljestrand
since 18 October 2022
Member ofThe Government
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term,
serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderBengt Göransson
Formation8 October 1982
WebsiteOfficial website

Before 1 December 1991, the cultural issues were handled by the Ministry of Education. Between 1991 and 2004, and from 2006 it's a separate ministry. In the years between 2004 and 2006, the issues were handled by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

The current Minister for Culture is Parisa Liljestrand, who was appointed on 18 October 2022.

List of ministers for culture
Color key

  Independent   Social Democrats   Moderate   Centre   Left   Liberals   Christian Democrats   Green   Sweden Democrats

Status

  Denotes acting Minister for Culture

No. Portrait Minister for CultureTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyCoalitionCabinet
1
Bengt Göransson
Bengt Göransson
(1932–2021)		8 October 1982 (1982-10-08)4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)8 years, 361 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPalme II
Carlsson I
Carlsson II
2
Birgit Friggebo
Birgit Friggebo
(born 1941)		4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)3 years, 3 daysLiberalsM–C–L–KDBildt
3
Margot Wallström
Margot Wallström
(born 1954)		7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)22 March 1996 (1996-03-22)1 year, 167 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCarlsson III
4
Marita Ulvskog
Marita Ulvskog
(born 1951)		22 March 1996 (1996-03-22)13 September 2004 (2004-09-13)8 years, 175 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson
-
Pär Nuder
Pär Nuder
(born 1963)
Acting		13 September 2004 (2004-09-13)1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)49 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson
5
Leif Pagrotsky
Leif Pagrotsky
(born 1951)		1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)1 year, 339 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson
6
Cecilia Stegö Chilò
Cecilia Stegö Chilò
(born 1959)		6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)16 October 2006 (2006-10-16)10 daysModerateM–C–L–KDReinfeldt
-
Lars Leijonborg
Lars Leijonborg
(born 1949)
Acting		16 October 2006 (2006-10-16)24 October 2006 (2006-10-24)8 daysLiberalsM–C–L–KDReinfeldt
7
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
(born 1955)		24 October 2006 (2006-10-24)3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)7 years, 344 daysModerateM–C–L–KDReinfeldt
8
Alice Bah Kuhnke
Alice Bah Kuhnke
(born 1971)		3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)4 years, 110 daysGreenS/SAP–MPLöfven I
9
Amanda Lind
Amanda Lind
(born 1980)		21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)2 years, 313 daysGreenS/SAP–MPLöfven II
Löfven III
10
Jeanette Gustafsdotter
Jeanette Gustafsdotter
(born 1965)		30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)18 October 2022 (2022-10-18)322 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPAndersson
11
Parisa Liljestrand
Parisa Liljestrand
(born 1983)		18 October 2022 (2022-10-18)Incumbent1 year, 9 daysModerateM–KD–LKristersson

Deputy ministers
Portrait Minister for Culture
(Born-Died)		 Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
 
Ulrica Messing
Ulrica Messing
(born 1968)		7 October 1998 (1998-10-07)21 October 2000 (2000-10-21)2 years, 14 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson

See also

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