Minister for Democracy (Sweden)
Minister for Democracy | |
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Demokratiminister | |
Member of | The Government |
Appointer | The Prime Minister |
Term length | Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Britta Lejon |
Formation | 1998 |
Website | [1] |
The Minister for Democracy (Swedish: Demokratiministern) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
The minister is responsible for issues regarding democracy.
Lists of Ministers for Democracy
№ | Democracy Minister | Position | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Prime Minister | |
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1 | Britta Lejon (born 1964) | Deputy Minister for Justice and Minister for the Youth and Consumers | 7 October 1998 | 15 October 2002 | 4 years, 8 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson | |
2 | Mona Sahlin (born 1957) | Deputy Minister for Justice and Minister for Integration and Gender Equality | 21 October 2002 | 21 October 2004 | 2 years, 0 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson | |
3 | Jens Orback (born 1957) | Deputy Minister for Justice and Minister for Integration and Gender Equality | 21 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 1 year, 350 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson | |
4 | Nyamko Sabuni (born 1969) | Minister for Integration and Gender Equality | 6 October 2006 | 5 October 2010 | 3 years, 364 days | Liberals | Fredrik Reinfeldt | |
5 | Birgitta Ohlsson (born 1975) | Minister for EU Affairs | 5 October 2010 | 3 October 2014 | 3 years, 363 days | Liberals | Fredrik Reinfeldt | |
6 | Alice Bah Kuhnke (born 1971) | Minister for Culture | 3 October 2014 | 21 January 2019 | 4 years, 110 days | Green | Stefan Löfven | |
7 | Amanda Lind (born 1980) | Minister for Culture | 21 January 2019 | 30 November 2021 | 2 years, 313 days | Green | Stefan Löfven | |
8 | Jeanette Gustafsdotter (born 1965) | Minister for Culture | 30 November 2021 | 17 October 2022 | 5 years, 155 days | Social Democrats | Magdalena Andersson | |
9 | Paulina Brandberg (born 1983) | Minister for Gender Equlity and Deputy Minister for Employment | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 250 days | Liberals | Ulf Kristersson |
Ministry history
The office of Minister for Democracy have been under several different ministries since its founding in 1998.
Ministry | Term |
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Ministry of Justice | 1998–2006 |
Ministry for Integration and Gender Equality | 2006–2010 |
The Prime Minister's Office | 2010–2014 |
Ministry of Culture | 2014–2022 |
Ministry of Employment | 2022– |
References
- ^ Regeringen.se - Demokrati och mänskliga rättigheter (in Swedish) 2022-10-28
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