Minister for the Environment (Sweden)
| Minister for the Environment
Sveriges miljöminister | |
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| Member of | The Government |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Birgitta Dahl |
| Formation | 1 October 1987 |
| Website | Ministry of the Environment |
The Minister for the Environment (formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry for the Environment) is a member and minister of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister heads the Ministry for the Environment and is responsible for environmental issues and construction. The minister also has the overall responsibility for coordinating the government's work on sustainable development.
The office was founded in 1987, and its first holder was Birgitta Dahl.
List of Ministers for the Environment
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Independent Social Democratic Moderate Centre Left Liberals Christian Democrats Green Sweden Democrats
| No. | Portrait | Minister (Born–Died) |
Tenure | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
| 1 | Birgitta Dahl (born 1937) | 20 September 1987 | 4 October 1991 | 4 years, 14 days | Social Democratic | Ingvar Carlsson (S) | |
| 2 | Olof Johansson (born 1937) | 4 October 1991 | 16 June 1994 | 2 years, 255 days | Centre | Carl Bildt (M) | |
| 3 | Görel Thurdin (born 1942) | 16 June 1994 | 2 October 1994 | 108 days | Centre | Carl Bildt (M) | |
| – | Karl Erik Olsson (Acting) (born 1938) | 2 October 1994 | 7 October 1994 | 5 days | Centre | Carl Bildt (M) | |
| 4 | Anna Lindh (1957–2003) | 7 October 1994 | 7 October 1998 | 4 years, 0 days | Social Democratic | Ingvar Carlsson (S) (1994 – 1996) Göran Persson (S) (1996 – 1998) | |
| 5 | Kjell Larsson (1943–2002) | 7 October 1998 | 21 October 2002 | 4 years, 14 days | Social Democratic | Göran Persson (S) | |
| 6 | Lena Sommestad (born 1957) | 21 October 2002 | 31 October 2004 | 2 years, 10 days | Social Democratic | Göran Persson (S) | |
| 7 | Mona Sahlin (born 1957) | 1 November 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 1 year, 339 days | Social Democratic | Göran Persson (S) | |
| 8 | Andreas Carlgren (born 1958) | 6 October 2006 | 29 September 2011 | 4 years, 358 days | Centre | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | |
| 9 | Lena Ek (born 1958) | 29 September 2011 | 3 October 2014 | 3 years, 4 days | Centre | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | |
| 10 | Åsa Romson (born 1972) | October 3, 2014 | Incumbent | 1 year, 86 days | Green | Stefan Löfven (S) | |
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