Minister of the Interior (Sweden)
The Minister of the Interior (Swedish: Inrikesministern) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
| Minister of the Interior
Inrikesministern | |
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| Member of | The Government |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Eije Mossberg |
| Formation | 1947 |
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The minister is responsible for issues regarding the Swedish Police Authority and combating terrorism. The current Minister of the Interior is Mikael Damberg, appointed on 21 January 2019.
List of officeholders
Minister of the Interior 1947–1973 | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister of the Interior (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| Eije Mossberg (1908–1997) | 1 July 1947 | 1 October 1951 | 4 years, 92 days | Social Democratic | S | Erlander I | ||
| Gunnar Hedlund (1900–1989) | 1 October 1951 | 31 October 1957 | 6 years, 30 days | Farmers' League | S–BF | Erlander II | ||
| Rune B. Johansson (1915–1982) | 31 October 1957 | 25 January 1969 | 11 years, 86 days | Social Democratic | S | Erlander III | ||
| Eric Holmqvist (1917–2009) | 25 January 1969 | 3 November 1973 | 4 years, 282 days | Social Democratic | S | Erlander III Palme I | ||
| Ingemund Bengtsson (1919–2000) | 3 November 1973 | 31 December 1973 | 58 days | Social Democratic | S | Palme I | ||
| Position abolished between 1973 and 1996 | ||||||||
Minister of the Interior 1996–1998 | ||||||||
| Jörgen Andersson (born 1946) | 1 July 1996 | 6 October 1998 | 2 years, 97 days | Social Democratic | S | Persson | ||
| Lars Engqvist (born 1945) | 6 October 1998 | 16 November 1998 | 41 days | Social Democratic | S | Persson | ||
| Lars-Erik Lövdén (born 1950) | 16 November 1998 | 31 December 1998 | 45 days | Social Democratic | S | Persson | ||
| Position abolished between 1998 and 2014 | ||||||||
Minister of the Interior 2014–present | ||||||||
| Anders Ygeman (born 1970) | 3 October 2014 | 27 July 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | Social Democratic | S–MP | Löfven | ||
| Morgan Johansson (born 1970) | 27 July 2017 | 21 January 2019 | 1 year, 178 days | Social Democratic | S–MP | Löfven I | ||
| Mikael Damberg (born 1970) | 21 January 2019 | Incumbent | 2 years, 5 days | Social Democratic | S–MP | Löfven II | ||
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