Minister for the Environment (Sweden)

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Minister for the Environment
Sveriges miljöminister
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Incumbent
Karolina Skog

since 25 May 2016
Member of The Government
Appointer The Prime Minister
Inaugural holder Birgitta Dahl
Formation 1 October 1987
Website Ministry of the Environment

The Minister for the Environment (formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry for the Environment) is a member and minister of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister heads the Ministry for the Environment and is responsible for environmental issues and construction. The minister also has the overall responsibility for coordinating the government's work on sustainable development.

The office was founded in 1987, and its first holder was Birgitta Dahl.

List of Ministers for the Environment

Color key

 Independent    Social Democratic    Moderate    Centre    Left    Liberals    Christian Democrats    Green    Sweden Democrats  

No. Portrait Minister
(Born–Died)
Tenure Political party Prime Minister
Took office Left office Duration
1
Birgitta Dahl
Birgitta Dahl
(born 1937)
20 September 1987 (1987-09-20) 4 October 1991 (1991-10-04) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Social Democratic Ingvar Carlsson (S)
2
Olof Johansson
Olof Johansson
(born 1937)
4 October 1991 (1991-10-04) 16 June 1994 (1994-06-16) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Centre Carl Bildt (M)
3 Görel Thurdin
(born 1942)
16 June 1994 (1994-06-16) 2 October 1994 (1994-10-02) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Centre Carl Bildt (M)
Karl Erik Olsson (Acting)
(born 1938)
2 October 1994 (1994-10-02) 7 October 1994 (1994-10-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Centre Carl Bildt (M)
4
Anna Lindh
Anna Lindh
(1957–2003)
7 October 1994 (1994-10-07) 7 October 1998 (1998-10-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Social Democratic Ingvar Carlsson (S)
(1994 – 1996)
Göran Persson (S)
(1996 – 1998)
5 Kjell Larsson
(1943–2002)
7 October 1998 (1998-10-07) 21 October 2002 (2002-10-21) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Social Democratic Göran Persson (S)
6
Lena Sommestad
Lena Sommestad
(born 1957)
21 October 2002 (2002-10-21) 31 October 2004 (2004-10-31) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Social Democratic Göran Persson (S)
7
Mona Sahlin
Mona Sahlin
(born 1957)
1 November 2004 (2004-11-01) 6 October 2006 (2006-10-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Social Democratic Göran Persson (S)
8
Andreas Carlgren
Andreas Carlgren
(born 1958)
6 October 2006 (2006-10-06) 29 September 2011 (2011-09-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Centre Fredrik Reinfeldt (M)
9
Lena Ek
Lena Ek
(born 1958)
29 September 2011 (2011-09-29) 3 October 2014 (2014-10-03) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Centre Fredrik Reinfeldt (M)
10
Åsa Romson
Åsa Romson
(born 1972)
October 3, 2014 May 25, 2016 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Green Stefan Löfven (S)
11
Karolina Skog
Karolina Skog
(born 1978)
May 25, 2016 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Green Stefan Löfven (S)

See also