Minister for Culture (Sweden)

Minister for Culture of Sweden
Statsråd och chef för Kulturdepartementet

Incumbent
Alice Bah Kuhnke
since 3 October 2014
Member of The Government
Appointer The Prime Minister
Term length No fixed term,
serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder Bengt Göransson
Formation 8 October 1982
Website Official website

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.

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 Alice Bah Kuhnke, who was appointed on 3 October 2014.

List of Ministers for Culture

Color key

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

Status

      Denotes acting Minister for Culture

Portrait Minister for Culture
(Born-Died)		 Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
 
Bengt Göransson
(born 1932)		8 October 1982 (1982-10-08)4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)8 years, 361 daysSocial DemocraticSPalme II
Carlsson I
Carlsson II
 
Birgit Friggebo
(born 1941)		4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)3 years, 3 daysLiberal People'sM–C–FP–KDBildt
 
Margot Wallström
(born 1954)		7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)22 March 1996 (1996-03-22)1 year, 167 daysSocial DemocraticSCarlsson III
 
Marita Ulvskog
(born 1951)		22 March 1996 (1996-03-22)13 September 2004 (2004-09-13)8 years, 175 daysSocial DemocraticSPersson
 Pär Nuder (Acting)
(born 1963)		13 September 2004 (2004-09-13)1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)49 daysSocial DemocraticSPersson
 
Leif Pagrotsky
(born 1951)		1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)1 year, 339 daysSocial DemocraticSPersson
 
Cecilia Stegö Chilò
(born 1959)		6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)16 October 2006 (2006-10-16)10 daysModerateM–C–FP–KDReinfeldt
 
Lars Leijonborg (Acting)
(born 1949)		16 October 2006 (2006-10-16)24 October 2006 (2006-10-24)8 daysLiberal People'sM–C–FP–KDReinfeldt
 
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
(born 1955)		24 October 2006 (2006-10-24)3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)7 years, 344 daysModerateM–C–FP–KDReinfeldt
 
Alice Bah Kuhnke
(born 1971)		3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)Incumbent1 year, 171 daysGreenS–MPLöfven

Deputy Ministers in the Ministry of Culture

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

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