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
Jeanette Gustafsdotter
since 30 November 2021
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 Jeanette Gustafsdotter, who was appointed on 30 November 2021.

List of Ministers for Culture
Color key

  Independent     Social Democrat     Moderate     Centre     Left     Liberal     Christian Democrat     Green     Sweden Democrat  

Status

  Denotes acting Minister for Culture

No. Portrait Minister for CultureTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyCoalitionCabinet
1
Bengt Göransson
(1932–2021)		8 October 1982 (1982-10-08)4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)8 years, 361 daysSocial DemocratS/SAPPalme II
Carlsson I
Carlsson II
2
Birgit Friggebo
(born 1941)		4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)3 years, 3 daysLiberalM–C–L–KDBildt
3
Margot Wallström
(born 1954)		7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)22 March 1996 (1996-03-22)1 year, 167 daysSocial DemocratS/SAPCarlsson III
4
Marita Ulvskog
(born 1951)		22 March 1996 (1996-03-22)13 September 2004 (2004-09-13)8 years, 175 daysSocial DemocratS/SAPPersson
-
Pär Nuder
(born 1963)
Acting		13 September 2004 (2004-09-13)1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)49 daysSocial DemocratS/SAPPersson
5
Leif Pagrotsky
(born 1951)		1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)1 year, 339 daysSocial DemocratS/SAPPersson
6
Cecilia Stegö Chilò
(born 1959)		6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)16 October 2006 (2006-10-16)10 daysModerateM–C–L–KDReinfeldt
-
Lars Leijonborg
(born 1949)
Acting		16 October 2006 (2006-10-16)24 October 2006 (2006-10-24)8 daysLiberalM–C–L–KDReinfeldt
7
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
(born 1971)		3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)4 years, 110 daysGreenS/SAP–MPLöfven I Cabinet
9
Amanda Lind
(born 1980)		21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)2 years, 313 daysGreenS/SAP–MPLöfven II Cabinet
10
Jeanette Gustafsdotter
(born 1965)		30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)Incumbent157 daysSocial DemocratS/SAPAndersson Cabinet

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 DemocratS/SAPPersson


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