Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
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).
| Minister of Health and Social Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Statsråd och chef för Socialdepartmentet | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Bernhard Eriksson |
| Formation | 1920 |
| Website | www.government.se |
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 Democratic | Hjalmar Branting (Social Democratic) | ||
| 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 Democratic | Hjalmar Branting (Social Democratic) | ||
| 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 Democratic | Hjalmar Branting (Social Democratic) (18 October 1924 – 24 January 1925) Rickard Sandler (Social Democratic) (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 (Liberals) | ||
| 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 (Liberals) (7 June 1930 – 6 August 1932) Felix Hamrin (Liberals) (6 August 1932 – 24 September 1932) | ||
| (5) | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | 3 years, 269 days | Social Democratic | Per Albin Hansson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 9 | Gerhard Strindlund (1890–1957) | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | 101 days | Centre | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (Centre) | ||
| (5) | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | 28 September 1936 | 16 December 1938 | 2 years, 79 days | Social Democratic | Per Albin Hansson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 10 | Albert Forslund (1881–1957) | 16 December 1938 | 13 December 1939 | 362 days | Social Democratic | Per Albin Hansson (Social Democratic) | ||
| (5) | Gustav Möller (1884–1970) | 13 December 1939 | 1 October 1951 | 11 years, 292 days | Social Democratic | Per Albin Hansson (Social Democratic) (13 December 1939 – 6 October 1946) Tage Erlander (Social Democratic) (11 October 1946 – 1 October 1951) | ||
| 11 | Gunnar Sträng (1906–1992) | 1 October 1951 | 12 September 1955 | 3 years, 346 days | Social Democratic | Tage Erlander (Social Democratic) | ||
| 12 | John Ericsson (1907–1977) | 12 September 1955 | 22 March 1957 | 1 year, 191 days | Social Democratic | Tage Erlander (Social Democratic) | ||
| 13 | Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997) | 22 March 1955 | 19 September 1962 | 7 years, 181 days | Social Democratic | Tage Erlander (Social Democratic) | ||
| 14 | Sven Aspling (1912–2000) | 19 September 1962 | 8 October 1976 | 14 years, 19 days | Social Democratic | Tage Erlander (Social Democratic) (19 September 1962 – 14 October 1969) Olof Palme (Social Democratic) (19 September 1962 – 8 October 1976) | ||
| 15 | Rune Gustavsson (1920–2002) | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | 2 years, 10 days | Centre | Thorbjörn Fälldin (Centre) | ||
| 16 | Gabriel Romanus (born 1939) | 18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | 359 days | Liberals | Ola Ullsten (Liberals) | ||
| 17 | Karin Söder (1928–2015) | 12 October 1979 | 8 October 1982 | 2 years, 361 days | Centre | Thorbjörn Fälldin (Centre) | ||
| 18 | Sten Andersson (1928–2006) | 8 October 1982 | 16 October 1985 | 3 years, 8 days | Social Democratic | Olof Palme (Social Democratic) | ||
| 19 | Gertrud Sigurdsen (1923–2015) | 16 October 1985 | 29 January 1989 | 3 years, 105 days | Social Democratic | Olof Palme (Social Democratic) (16 October 1985 – 28 February 1986) Ingvar Carlsson (Social Democratic) (13 March 1986 – 29 January 1989) | ||
| 20 | Sven Hulterström (born 1938) | 29 January 1989 | 11 January 1990 | 347 days | Social Democratic | Ingvar Carlsson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 21 | Ingela Thalén (born 1943) | 11 January 1990 | 4 October 1991 | 1 year, 266 days | Social Democratic | Ingvar Carlsson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 22 | Bengt Westerberg (born 1943) | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Liberals | Carl Bildt (Moderate) | ||
| (21) | Ingela Thalén (born 1943) | 7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | 1 year, 167 days | Social Democratic | Ingvar Carlsson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 23 | Margot Wallström (born 1954) | 22 March 1996 | 7 October 1998 | 2 years, 199 days | Social Democratic | Göran Persson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 24 | Anders Sundström (born 1952) | 7 October 1998 | 26 October 1998 | 19 days | Social Democratic | Göran Persson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 25 | Maj-Inger Klingvall (born 1946) | 26 October 1998 | 16 November 1998 | 21 days | Social Democratic | Göran Persson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 26 | Lars Engqvist (born 1945) | 16 November 1998 | 1 October 2004 | 5 years, 320 days | Social Democratic | Göran Persson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 27 | Berit Andnor (born 1954) | 1 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 2 years, 5 days | Social Democratic | Göran Persson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 28 | Göran Hägglund (born 1959) | 6 October 2006 | 3 October 2014 | 7 years, 362 days | Christian Democrats | Fredrik Reinfeldt (Moderate) | ||
| 29 | Annika Strandhäll (born 1975) | 3 October 2014 | 21 January 2019 | 4 years, 110 days | Social Democratic | Stefan Löfven (Social Democratic) | ||
| 30 | Lena Hallengren (born 1973) | 21 January 2019 | Incumbent | 2 years, 331 days | Social Democratic | Stefan Löfven (Social Democratic) Magdalena Andersson (Social Democratic) | ||
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