Minister for Infrastructure (Sweden)

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Minister for Infrastructure of Sweden
Infrastrukturminister
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
since 18 October 2022
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Formation1920
First holderCarl Svensson
Websitewww.regeringen.se/sb/d/13484

The Minister for Infrastructure

cabinet minister within the Government of Sweden and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden
.

History

The office was formed in 1920 as the Minister of Communications (Transport)[a] (Swedish: Kommunikationsminister) which headed the Ministry of Communications (Transport). The office was renamed to Minister for Infrastructure in 2000.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding

transportation, communication and communication research. The current Minister for Infrastructure is Andreas Carlson
, appointed on 18 October 2022.

List of ministers

Communications (transport)

Portrait Ministers of Communications (Transport)
(Born-Died) 		Term Political party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1
Branting I
2
Independent
CaretakerDe Geer d.y.
von Sydow
3
Branting II
4
Electoral League
National PartyTrygger
5
Branting III
Sandler
6
Independent
Free-minded–LEkman I
7
Electoral League
Lindman II
8
Free-minded People's
Free-mindedEkman II
Hamrin
9
Henning Leo
Henning Leo
(1885–1953)		24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPHansson I
10
C
Pehrsson-Bramstorp
11
Hansson II
12
Hansson II
13
Hansson III
14
Hansson III
15
Erlander I
16
C
Erlander II
17
C
Erlander II
18
C

(BF left in October 1957)
Erlander II
Erlander III
19
Olof Palme
Olof Palme
(1927–1986)		25 November 196528 September 19671 year, 307 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPErlander III
20
Svante Lundkvist
Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)		29 September 196730 June 19691 year, 275 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPErlander III
21
Palme I
22
Fälldin I
23
L
Ullsten
24
Fälldin II
–
Fälldin II
25
Fälldin III
26
Palme II
27
Palme II
28
Carlsson I
29
Carlsson II
30
Bildt
31
Persson
32
Persson

Infrastructure

Portrait Minister for Infrastructure
(Born-Died) 		Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1
Persson
2
Persson
3
Reinfeldt
4
Reinfeldt
5
Löfven I
6
Löfven II
7
Kristersson Cabinet

Footnotes

  1. ^ Minister of Communications (Transport); (Br) Minister of Transport [and of Civil Aviation][2]

References

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  2. SELIBR 8345587
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