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Minister for Finance
Finansminister
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent
Elisabeth Svantesson
since 18 October 2022
Ministry of Finance
Member ofThe Government
Seat Stockholm, Sweden
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
serves at the discretion of the Prime Minister
Formation16 May 1840
First holder Johan Didrik af Wingård
DeputyState Secretary for Finance
Website www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2062

The Minister for Finance [a] ( Swedish: Finansminister) of Sweden, officially Cabinet Minister and Head of the Ministry of Finance ( Swedish: statsråd och chef för finansdepartementet), is a member of the Government of Sweden and is the head of the Ministry of Finance.

It is often considered to be the most influential political office in Sweden, following the Prime Minister.

List of officeholders

Color key

   Independent
Historical parties:    Lantmanna    Moderate    National Party    Liberals    Liberals    Liberals    Liberals
Present parties:    Social Democrats    Moderate    Centre    Left    Liberals    Christian Democrats    Green    Sweden Democrats

Status

  Denotes acting Minister for Finance

Minister for Finance 1840–1976

Portrait Minister for Finance
(Born-Died) 		Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
 
Johan Didrik af Wingård
 Johan Didrik af Wingård
(1778–1854)
[3]		16 May 184029 December 18422 years, 227 days Independent– M. Posse I
 
Sven Munthe
 Sven Munthe
(1787–1873)
[3]		29 December 184210 April 18485 years, 103 days Independent– Gyllenhaal
Nordenfalk
M. Posse II
 
Anders Peter Sandströmer
 Anders Peter Sandströmer
(1804–1857)
[3]		10 April 18487 January 18512 years, 272 days Independent– Sparre
 
Johan August Gripenstedt
 Johan August Gripenstedt
(1813–1874)
Acting
[3]		7 January 185121 October 1851287 days Independent– Sparre
 
Otto Palmstierna
 Otto Palmstierna
(1790–1878)
[3]		21 October 185128 May 18564 years, 220 days Independent– Sparre
 
Johan August Gripenstedt
 Johan August Gripenstedt
(1813–1874)
[3]		28 May 18564 July 186610 years, 37 days Independent– Günther
De Geer d.ä. I
 
Gustaf Lagercrantz
 Gustaf Lagercrantz
(1816–1867)
[3]		4 July 186631 May 1867331 days Independent– De Geer d.ä. I
 
Gustaf af Ugglas
 Gustaf af Ugglas
(1820–1895)
[3]		23 August 186712 May 18702 years, 262 days Independent– De Geer d.ä. I
 
Carl Fredrik Wærn
 Carl Fredrik Wærn
(1819–1899)
[3]		12 May 187028 September 18744 years, 139 days Independent– Adlercreutz
Carleson
 
Gustaf Åkerhielm
 Gustaf Åkerhielm
(1833–1900)
[3]		28 September 187411 May 1875225 days Independent– Carleson
 
Hans Forssell
 Hans Forssell
(1843–1901)
[3]		11 May 18757 December 18805 years, 210 days Independent– De Geer d.ä. II
Posse
 
Arvid Posse
 Arvid Posse
(1843–1901)
[3]		7 December 18808 March 188191 days Lantmanna– Posse
 
Robert Themptander
 Robert Themptander
(1844–1897)
[3]		8 March 188128 May 18865 years, 81 days Independent Liberal– Thyselius
Themptander
 
Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm
 Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm
(1838–1925)
[3]		28 May 18866 February 18881 year, 254 days Independent– Themptander
 
Fredrik von Essen
 Fredrik von Essen
(1831–1921)
[3]		6 February 18886 November 18946 years, 273 days Moderate– G. Bildt
Åkerhielm
Boström I
 
Erik Gustaf Boström
 Erik Gustaf Boström
(1842–1907)
[3]		6 November 189415 March 1895129 days Lantmanna– Boström I
 
Claës Wersäll
 Claës Wersäll
(1848–1919)
[3]		15 March 189516 July 18972 years, 123 days Independent– Boström I
 
Hans Hansson Wachtmeister
 Hans Hansson Wachtmeister
(1851–1929)
[3]		16 July 18975 July 19024 years, 354 days Moderate– von Otter
 
Ernst Meyer
 Ernst Meyer
(1847–1925)
[3]		5 July 19022 August 19053 years, 28 days Liberals– Boström II
Ramstedt
 
Elof Biesèrt
 Elof Biesèrt
(1862–1928)
[3]		2 August 190529 May 1906300 days Liberals M– L
L		 Lundeberg
Staaff I
 
Carl Swartz
 Carl Swartz
(1858–1926)
[3]		29 May 19067 October 19115 years, 131 days Electoral League Electoral League Lindman I
 
Theodor Adelswärd
 Theodor Adelswärd
(1860–1929)
[3]		7 October 191117 February 19142 years, 133 days Liberals L Staaff II
 
Axel Vennersten
 Axel Vennersten
(1863–1948)
[3]		17 February 191430 March 19173 years, 41 days Independent– Hammarskjöld
 
Conrad Carleson
 Conrad Carleson
(1868–1954)
[3]		30 March 191719 October 1917203 days National Party National Party Swartz
 
Hjalmar Branting
 Hjalmar Branting
(1860–1925)
[3]		19 October 19175 January 191878 days Social Democrats L– S/SAP Edén
 
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
 Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
(1865–1925)
[3]		5 January 191830 June 19202 years, 177 days Social Democrats L– S/SAP
S/SAP		 Edén
Branting I
 
Rickard Sandler
 Rickard Sandler
(1884–1964)
[3]		30 June 192027 October 1920119 days Social Democrats S/SAP Branting I
 
Henric Tamm
 Henric Tamm
(1869–1936)
[3]		20 October 192023 February 1921119 days Independent– De Geer d.y.
 
Jacob Beskow
 Jacob Beskow
(1876–1928)
[3]		23 February 192113 October 1921232 days Independent– von Sydow
 
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
 Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
(1865–1925)
[3]		13 October 192119 April 19231 year, 188 days Social Democrats S/SAP Branting II
 
Jacob Beskow
 Jacob Beskow
(1876–1928)
[3]		19 April 192328 January 1924284 days National Party National Party Trygger
 
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
 Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
(1865–1925)
[3]		28 January 19245 May 19251 year, 97 days Social Democrats S/SAP Branting III
Sandler
 
Ernst Wigforss
 Ernst Wigforss
(1881–1977)
[3]		8 May 19257 June 19261 year, 30 days Social Democrats S/SAP Sandler
 
Carl Gustaf Ekman
 Carl Gustaf Ekman
(1872–1945)
[3]		7 June 192630 September 1926115 days Liberals L– L Ekman I
 
Ernst Lyberg
 Ernst Lyberg
(1874–1952)
[3]		30 September 19262 October 19282 years, 2 days Liberals L– L Ekman I
 
Nils Wohlin
 Nils Wohlin
(1881–1948)
[3]		2 October 192810 June 1929251 days Electoral League Electoral League Lindman II
 
Adolf Dahl
 Adolf Dahl
(1868–1930)
[3]		10 June 19297 June 1930362 days Electoral League Electoral League Lindman II
 
Felix Hamrin
 Felix Hamrin
(1875–1937)
[3]		7 June 193024 September 19322 years, 109 days Liberals L Ekman II
Hamrin
 
Ernst Wigforss
 Ernst Wigforss
(1881–1977)
[3]		24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 days Social Democrats S/SAP Hansson I
 
Vilmar Ljungdahl
 Vilmar Ljungdahl
(1892–1963)
[3]		19 June 193628 September 1936101 days Centre C Pehrsson-Bramstorp
 
Ernst Wigforss
 Ernst Wigforss
(1881–1977)
[3]		28 September 193630 June 194912 years, 275 days Social Democrats S/SAP– C
(1936 – 1939)
S/SAP– C– M– L
(1939 – 1945)
S/SAP
(1945 – 1949)		 Hansson II
Hansson III
Hansson IV
Erlander I
 
David Hall
 David Hall
(1898–1957)
[3]		30 June 194917 October 1949109 days Social Democrats S/SAP Erlander I
 
Per Edvin Sköld
 Per Edvin Sköld
(1891–1972)
[3]		17 October 194912 September 19555 years, 330 days Social Democrats S/SAP– C Erlander II
 
Gunnar Sträng
 Gunnar Sträng
(1906–1992)
[3]		12 September 19558 October 197621 years, 26 days Social Democrats S/SAP– C
S/SAP		 Erlander II
Erlander III
Palme I
 
Gösta Bohman
 Gösta Bohman
(1911–1997)
[3]		8 October 197626 November 197649 days Moderate C– M– L Fälldin I
Position abolished between 1976 and 1983. It was split
between the offices of minister of the budget and the minister of economics.

Minister for Finance 1983–present

Portrait Minister for Finance
(Born-Died) 		Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
 
Kjell-Olof Feldt
 Kjell-Olof Feldt
(born 1931)
[3]		1 January 198315 February 19907 years, 45 days Social Democrats S/SAP Palme II
Carlsson I
 
Odd Engström
 Odd Engström
(1941–1998)
Acting
[3]		15 February 199027 February 199012 days Social Democrats S/SAP Carlsson I
 
Allan Larsson
 Allan Larsson
(born 1938)
[3]		27 February 19904 October 19911 year, 219 days Social Democrats S/SAP Carlsson II
 
Anne Wibble
 Anne Wibble
(1943–2000)
[3]		4 October 19917 October 19943 years, 3 days Liberals M– C– L– KD C. Bildt
 
Göran Persson
 Göran Persson
(born 1949)
[3]		7 October 199422 March 19961 year, 167 days Social Democrats S/SAP Carlsson III
 
Erik Åsbrink
 Erik Åsbrink
(born 1947)
[3]		22 March 199612 April 19993 years, 21 days Social Democrats S/SAP Persson
 
Bosse Ringholm
 Bosse Ringholm
(born 1942)
[3]		12 April 199931 October 20045 years, 202 days Social Democrats S/SAP Persson
 
Pär Nuder
 Pär Nuder
(born 1963)		31 October 20046 October 20061 year, 340 days Social Democrats S/SAP Persson
 
Anders Borg
 Anders Borg
(born 1968)		6 October 20063 October 20147 years, 362 days Moderate M– C– L– KD Reinfeldt
 
Magdalena Andersson
 Magdalena Andersson
(born 1967)		3 October 201430 November 20217 years, 58 days Social Democrats S/SAP– MP Löfven I-
II-
III
 
Mikael Damberg
 Mikael Damberg
(born 1971)		30 November 202118 October 2022322 days Social Democrats S/SAP Andersson
 
Elisabeth Svantesson
 Elisabeth Svantesson
(born 1967)		18 October 2022Incumbent1 year, 192 days Moderate M– KD– L Kristersson

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Minister for Finance [1] or Minister of Finance. [2]

References

  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok : svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (11th ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2021. p. 71. ISBN  978-91-986574-2-5.
  2. ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 213. ISBN  91-1-775052-0. SELIBR  8345587.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az "Finansdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin Multimedia 2000 (in Swedish). Höganäs: Bra Böcker. 2000. ISBN  91-7133-747-4.

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