Minister for Finance (Sweden)

Minister for Finance Statsråd och chef för finansdepartementet
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
File:Magdalena Andersson.jpg Incumbent Magdalena Andersson since 3 October 2014
Ministry of Finance
Member of	The Government
Seat	Stockholm, Sweden
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term serves at the discretion of the Prime Minister
Formation	16 May 1840
First holder	Johan Didrik af Wingård
Deputy	State Secretary for Finance
Website	www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2062

The Minister for Finance (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 Party|Template:Lantmanna Party/meta/shortname]]     [[Protectionist Party (Sweden)|Template:Protectionist Party (Sweden)/meta/shortname]]     National Party     Liberal Coalition     Freeminded People's     Liberal     Liberal People's  
Present parties:   Social Democratic     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)	16 May 1840	29 December 1842		Independent	–	M. Posse I
	Sven Munthe	Sven Munthe (1787–1873)	29 December 1842	10 April 1848		Independent	–	Gyllenhaal Nordenfalk M. Posse II
	Anders Peter Sandströmer	Anders Peter Sandströmer (1804–1857)	10 April 1848	7 January 1851		Independent	–	Sparre
	Johan August Gripenstedt	Johan August Gripenstedt (Acting) (1813–1874)	7 January 1851	21 October 1851		Independent	–	Sparre
	Otto Palmstierna	Otto Palmstierna (1790–1878)	21 October 1851	28 May 1856		Independent	–	Sparre
	Johan August Gripenstedt	Johan August Gripenstedt (1813–1874)	28 May 1856	4 July 1866		Independent	–	Günther De Geer d.ä. I
	Gustaf Lagercrantz	Gustaf Lagercrantz (1816–1867)	4 July 1866	31 May 1867		Independent	–	De Geer d.ä. I
	Gustaf af Ugglas	Gustaf af Ugglas (1820–1895)	23 August 1867	12 May 1870		Independent	–	De Geer d.ä. I
	Carl Fredrik Wærn	Carl Fredrik Wærn (1819–1899)	12 May 1870	28 September 1874		Independent	–	Adlercreutz Carleson
		Gustaf Åkerhielm (1833–1900)	28 September 1874	11 May 1875		Independent	–	Carleson
	Hans Forssell	Hans Forssell (1843–1901)	11 May 1875	7 December 1880		Independent	–	De Geer d.ä. II Posse
		Arvid Posse (1843–1901)	7 December 1880	8 March 1881		[[Lantmanna Party|Template:Lantmanna Party/meta/shortname]]	–	Posse
		Robert Themptander (1844–1897)	8 March 1881	28 May 1886		Independent Liberal	–	Thyselius Themptander
	Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm	Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm (1838–1925)	28 May 1886	6 February 1888		Independent	–	Themptander
		Fredrik von Essen (1831–1921)	6 February 1888	6 November 1894		[[Protectionist Party (Sweden)|Template:Protectionist Party (Sweden)/meta/shortname]]	–	G. Bildt Åkerhielm Boström I
		Erik Gustaf Boström (1842–1907)	6 November 1894	15 March 1895		[[Lantmanna Party|Template:Lantmanna Party/meta/shortname]]	–	Boström I
	Claës Wersäll	Claës Wersäll (1848–1919)	15 March 1895	16 July 1897		Independent	–	Boström I
	Hans Hansson Wachtmeister	Hans Hansson Wachtmeister (1851–1929)	16 July 1897	5 July 1902		[[Protectionist Party (Sweden)|Template:Protectionist Party (Sweden)/meta/shortname]]	–	von Otter
	Ernst Meyer	Ernst Meyer (1847–1925)	5 July 1902	2 August 1905		Liberal Coalition	–	Boström II Ramstedt
	Elof Biesèrt	Elof Biesèrt (1862–1928)	2 August 1905	29 May 1906		Liberal Coalition	PP–LS LS	Lundeberg Staaff I
		Carl Swartz (1858–1926)	29 May 1906	7 October 1911		Electoral League	AvF	Lindman I
	Theodor Adelswärd	Theodor Adelswärd (1860–1929)	7 October 1911	17 February 1914		Liberal Coalition	LS	Staaff II
		Axel Vennersten (1863–1948)	17 February 1914	30 March 1917		Independent	–	Hammarskjöld
	Conrad Carleson	Conrad Carleson (1868–1954)	30 March 1917	19 October 1917		National Party	N	Swartz
		Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925)	19 October 1917	5 January 1918		Social Democratic	LS–S	Edén
	Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson	Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (1865–1925)	5 January 1918	30 June 1920		Social Democratic	LS–S S	Edén Branting I
		Rickard Sandler (1884–1964)	30 June 1920	27 October 1920		Social Democratic	S	Branting I
	Henric Tamm	Henric Tamm (1869–1936)	20 October 1920	23 February 1921		Independent	–	De Geer d.y.
	Jacob Beskow	Jacob Beskow (1876–1928)	23 February 1921	13 October 1921		Independent	–	von Sydow
	Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson	Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (1865–1925)	13 October 1921	19 April 1923		Social Democratic	S	Branting II
	Jacob Beskow	Jacob Beskow (1876–1928)	19 April 1923	28 January 1924		National Party	N	Trygger
	Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson	Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (1865–1925)	28 January 1924	5 May 1925 †		Social Democratic	S	Branting III Sandler
		Ernst Wigforss (1881–1977)	8 May 1925	7 June 1926		Social Democratic	S	Sandler
		Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945)	7 June 1926	30 September 1926		Freeminded People's	FF–L	Ekman I
	Ernst Lyberg	Ernst Lyberg (1874–1952)	30 September 1926	2 October 1928		Liberal Coalition	FF–L	Ekman I
	Nils Wohlin	Nils Wohlin (1881–1948)	2 October 1928	10 June 1929		Electoral League	AvF	Lindman II
	Adolf Dahl	Adolf Dahl (1868–1930)	10 June 1929	7 June 1930		Electoral League	AvF	Lindman II
		Felix Hamrin (1875–1937)	7 June 1930	24 September 1932		Freeminded People's	FF	Ekman II Hamrin
		Ernst Wigforss (1881–1977)	24 September 1932	19 June 1936		Social Democratic	S	Hansson I
	Vilmar Ljungdahl	Vilmar Ljungdahl (1892–1963)	19 June 1936	28 September 1936		Farmers' League	BF	Pehrsson-Bramstorp
		Ernst Wigforss (1881–1977)	28 September 1936	30 June 1949		Social Democratic	S–BF (1936 – 1939) S–BF–H–FP (1939 – 1945) S (1945 – 1949)	Hansson II Hansson III Hansson IV Erlander I
	David Hall	David Hall (1898–1957)	30 June 1949	17 October 1949		Social Democratic	S	Erlander I
		Per Edvin Sköld (1891–1972)	17 October 1949	12 September 1955		Social Democratic	S–BF	Erlander II
	Gunnar Sträng	Gunnar Sträng (1906–1992)	12 September 1955	8 October 1976		Social Democratic	S–BF S	Erlander II Erlander III Palme I
	Gösta Bohman	Gösta Bohman (1911–1997)	8 October 1976	26 November 1976		Moderate	C–M–FP	Fälldin I
Position abolished between 1976 and 1983. It was split between the offices of Minister of the Budget and the Minister of the Economy.
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)	1 January 1983	15 February 1990		Social Democratic	S	Palme II Carlsson I
	Odd Engström	Odd Engström (Acting) (1941–1998)	15 February 1990	27 February 1990		Social Democratic	S	Carlsson I
	Allan Larsson	Allan Larsson (born 1938)	27 February 1990	4 October 1991		Social Democratic	S	Carlsson II
	Anne Wibble	Anne Wibble (1943–2000)	4 October 1991	7 October 1994		Liberal People's	M–C–FP–KD	C. Bildt
		Göran Persson (born 1949)	7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democratic	S	Carlsson III
	Erik Åsbrink	Erik Åsbrink (born 1947)	22 March 1996	12 April 1999		Social Democratic	S	Persson
		Bosse Ringholm (born 1942)	12 April 1999	31 October 2004		Social Democratic	S	Persson
	Pär Nuder (born 1963)	31 October 2004	6 October 2006		Social Democratic	S	Persson
	Anders Borg	Anders Borg (born 1968)	6 October 2006	3 October 2014		Moderate	M–C–FP–KD	Reinfeldt
	Magdalena Andersson	Magdalena Andersson (born 1967)	3 October 2014	Incumbent		Social Democratic	S–MP	Löfven

See also

• Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (historical antecedent)

External links

• www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2062