Minister for Finance (Sweden)
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The Minister for Finance of Sweden
, officially Cabinet Minister and Head of the Ministry of Finance , is a member of the Swedish cabinet
and head of the Ministry of Finance
. It is often considered the most powerful office in Swedish politics after the Prime Minister
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, officially Cabinet Minister and Head of the Ministry of Finance , is a member of the Swedish cabinet
Government of Sweden
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the legislative assembly...
and head of the Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Sweden)
The Ministry of Finance is a Swedish government ministry responsible for matters relating to economic policy, the central government budget, taxes, banking, security and insurance, international economic work, central, regional and local government....
. It is often considered the most powerful office in Swedish politics after the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Sweden
The Prime Minister is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested...
.
List of officeholders
| Minister | Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Didrik af Wingård | 16 May 1840 | 29 December 1842 | Independent |
| Sven Munthe | 29 December 1842 | 10 April 1848 | Independent |
| Anders Peter Sandströmer | 10 April 1848 | 10 January 1851 | Independent |
| Johan August Gripenstedt Johan August Gripenstedt Baron Johan August Gripenstedt was a Swedish businessman and politician. During his political career, Gripenstedt was a member of the Swedish Estates Assembly from 1840 to 1848, Minister without Portfolio from 1848 to 1856, Minister for Finance from 1856 to 1866, and Member of Parliament from... (acting) |
10 January 1851 | 21 October 1851 | Independent |
| Carl Otto Palmstierna | 21 October 1851 | 28 May 1856 | Independent |
| Johan August Gripenstedt Johan August Gripenstedt Baron Johan August Gripenstedt was a Swedish businessman and politician. During his political career, Gripenstedt was a member of the Swedish Estates Assembly from 1840 to 1848, Minister without Portfolio from 1848 to 1856, Minister for Finance from 1856 to 1866, and Member of Parliament from... |
28 May 1856 | 4 July 1866 | Independent |
| Gustaf Lagercrantz | 4 September 1866 | 31 May 1867 | Independent |
| Gustaf af Ugglas | 23 August 1867 | 12 May 1870 | Junker Party |
| Carl Fredrik Wærn the Younger | 3 June 1870 | 28 September 1874 | Independent |
| Gustaf Åkerhielm Gustaf Åkerhielm Friherre Johan Gustaf Nils Samuel Åkerhielm of Margaretelund was a politician, a baron, a landowner, member of the Riksdag from 1859 to 1866 and from 1870 to 1900, a Minister of Finance from 1874 to 1875, a Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1889, and a Prime Minister from 1889 to 1891.He was... |
28 September 1874 | 11 May 1875 | Protectionist Party Protectionist Party (Sweden) The Protectionist Majority Party of the Lower House was a political party in Sweden, founded in 1905. It was a conservative and protectionist party. Two politicians from this party, Gustaf Åkerhielm and Christian Lundeberg, served as Prime Minister of Sweden.... |
| Hans Forssell Hans Forssell Hans Ludvig Forssell was a Swedish historian and political writer.Hans Forssell was born at Gävle, Gästrikland, where his father, the clergyman Carl Adolf Forssell, taught in the gymnasium... |
11 May 1875 | 7 December 1880 | Independent |
| Arvid Posse Arvid Posse Count Arvid Rutger Fredriksson Posse was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1880 to 1883.Arvid Posse was born at Rosendal manor in Malmöhus County, as the son of Governor Count Fredrik Posse and Baroness Magdalena Charlotta Bennet. In 1835 he enrolled at Lund University, receiving a law degree in... |
7 December 1880 | 8 March 1881 | Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party was a political party in Sweden, essentially a fraction in the parliament which existed from 1867 to 1912 .... |
| Robert Themptander Robert Themptander Robert Themptander was a politician, public official, Finance Minister, Prime Minister of Sweden from 1884 to 1888 during the reign of King Oscar II, and Governor of Stockholm District from 1888 to 1896.-Biography:... |
8 March 1881 | 28 May 1886 | Independent |
| Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm | 28 May 1886 | 6 February 1888 | Independent |
| Fredrik von Essen Fredrik von Essen Fredrik von Essen, born 30 July 1831 Hömbs parish, Skaraborg County, died 3 October 1921 in Stockholm, was a Swedish politician, Baron, Marshal of the Realm and landlord . Married to Ebba Aurora, born Brahe 1838th.... |
6 February 1888 | 6 November 1894 | Protectionist Party Protectionist Party (Sweden) The Protectionist Majority Party of the Lower House was a political party in Sweden, founded in 1905. It was a conservative and protectionist party. Two politicians from this party, Gustaf Åkerhielm and Christian Lundeberg, served as Prime Minister of Sweden.... |
| Erik Gustaf Boström Erik Gustaf Boström Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström was a Swedish landowner and politician, who was a member of the Swedish Parliament and Prime Minister of Sweden twice . He was also known as E.G. Boström or E. Gust... |
6 November 1894 | 15 March 1895 | Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party was a political party in Sweden, essentially a fraction in the parliament which existed from 1867 to 1912 .... |
| Claes Wersäll | 15 March 1897 | 16 July 1902 | Independent |
| Hans Hansson Wachtmeister | 16 July 1897 | 5 July 1902 | Protectionist Party Protectionist Party (Sweden) The Protectionist Majority Party of the Lower House was a political party in Sweden, founded in 1905. It was a conservative and protectionist party. Two politicians from this party, Gustaf Åkerhielm and Christian Lundeberg, served as Prime Minister of Sweden.... |
| Ernst Meyer | 5 July 1902 | 2 August 1905 | Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... |
| Elof Biesèrt | 2 August 1905 | 29 May 1906 | Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... |
| Carl Swartz Carl Swartz Carl Johan Gustaf Swartz was a Swedish right-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 30 March 1917 to 19 October 1917... |
29 May 1906 | 7 October 1911 | General Electoral League Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament... |
| Theodor Adelswärd | 7 October 1911 | 17 February 1914 | Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... |
| Axel Vennersten | 17 February 1914 | 30 March 1917 | Lantmanna and Bourgeois Party |
| Conrad Carleson | 30 March 1917 | 19 October 1917 | National Party National Party (Sweden) The National Party of the Upper House , commonly known as the National Party , was a conservative political party in the upper house of Swedish parliament, formed in 1912 through the merging of the United Right Party and the Moderate Party of the Upper House... |
| Hjalmar Branting Hjalmar Branting was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party , and Prime Minister during three separate periods . When Branting came to power in 1920, he was the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden... |
19 October 1917 | 5 January 1918 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson | 5 January 1918 | 27 October 1920 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Rickard Sandler Rickard Sandler Rickard Johannes Sandler was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served asMinister without Portfolio in the Swedish government from 10 March 1920 to 30 June 1920, Minister for Finance from 1 July 1920 to 27 October 1920, Minister without Portfolio from 13 October 1921 to 19 April 1923,... |
1 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Henrik Tamm | 27 October 1920 | 23 February 1921 | Independent |
| Jacob Beskow | 23 February 1921 | 13 October 1921 | Independent |
| Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson | 13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Jacob Beskow | 19 April 1923 | 18 October 1924 | National Party National Party (Sweden) The National Party of the Upper House , commonly known as the National Party , was a conservative political party in the upper house of Swedish parliament, formed in 1912 through the merging of the United Right Party and the Moderate Party of the Upper House... |
| Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson | 18 October 1924 | 8 May 1926 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Ernst Wigforss Ernst Wigforss Ernst Johannes Wigforss was a Swedish politician and linguist , mostly known as a prominent member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and Swedish Minister of Finance... |
8 May 1925 | 7 June 1926 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman was a Swedish politician, Member of Parliament 1911-1932 , leader of the Freeminded People's Party 1924-1932 and Prime Minister from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932.... |
7 June 1926 | 30 September 1926 | Freeminded People's Party Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition... |
| Ernst Lyberg | 30 September 1926 | 2 October 1928 | Liberal Coalition Party Liberal Coalition Party The Liberal Coalition Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Swedish parliament from 1900 to 1924. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, and from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén.In 1924 the party... |
| Nils Wohlin | 2 October 1928 | 10 June 1929 | General Electoral League Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament... |
| Adolf Dahl | 10 June 1929 | 7 June 1930 | General Electoral League Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament... |
| Felix Hamrin Felix Hamrin Felix Teodor Hamrin was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the liberal Freeminded People's Party and served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 6 August to 24 September 1932.... |
7 June 1930 | 24 September 1932 | Freeminded People's Party Freeminded People's Party (Sweden) The Freeminded People's Party was a political party in Sweden represented in the Riksdag from 1924 to 1935. It was formed in 1924 by the pro-ban majority of the Liberal Coalition Party as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohibition... |
| Ernst Wigforss Ernst Wigforss Ernst Johannes Wigforss was a Swedish politician and linguist , mostly known as a prominent member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and Swedish Minister of Finance... |
24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Vilmar Ljungdahl | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | Farmers' League Centre Party (Sweden) The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social... |
| Ernst Wigforss Ernst Wigforss Ernst Johannes Wigforss was a Swedish politician and linguist , mostly known as a prominent member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and Swedish Minister of Finance... |
28 September 1936 | 30 June 1949 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| David Hall | 1 July 1949 | 17 October 1949 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Per-Edvin Sköld | 21 October 1949 | 12 September 1955 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Gunnar Sträng Gunnar Sträng Gunnar Sträng was a Swedish Social Democratic politician, most known for being Sweden's longest serving Minister for Finance.... |
13 September 1955 | 7 October 1976 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Gösta Bohman Gösta Bohman Bo Gösta Bohman was a Swedish politician and the leader of the Swedish liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1970 to 1981, during a period in which the party strengthened its position in Swedish politics. He served as Minister for the Economy during the three-party centre-right Swedish... |
8 October 1976 | 24 November 1976 | Moderate Party Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament... |
| Between 25 November 1976 and 7 October 1982, the office of Minister for Finance was split between the Minister of the Budget and the Minister of the Economy. | |||
| Kjell-Olof Feldt Kjell-Olof Feldt Kjell-Olof Feldt is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, born 18 August 1931 in Holmsund, since 1974 a part of Umeå Municipality, Västerbottens län. Feldt was Minister of Trade 1970-1975, and assistant Minister of Finance 1975-1976... |
8 October 1982 | 15 February 1990 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Odd Engström Odd Engström Odd Erik Lennart Engström was a Swedish politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He was born in Silbodal, Årjäng, Värmland County, Sweden.... (acting) |
16 February 1990 | 26 February 1990 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Allan Larsson Allan Larsson Allan Larsson is a former Swedish Social Democratic politician. From 1990 to 1991 he served as Minister for Finance.From Sweden's entry into the European Union in 1995 to 2000, Larsson served as Director General for DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities in the European Commission... |
27 February 1990 | 4 October 1991 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Anne Wibble Anne Wibble Anne Wibble was a Swedish politician . From 1991 to 1994 she served as Minister for Finance. She was the daughter of Bertil Ohlin, a Nobel laureate.... |
4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | Liberal People's Party Liberal People's Party (Sweden) The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006... |
| Göran Persson Göran Persson Hans Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as... |
7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Erik Åsbrink Erik Åsbrink Erik Åsbrink is a Swedish politician and former minister in two Social Democratic governments led by Ingvar Carlsson and Göran Persson. Later Åsbrink took part in shaping the informal guidelines called the 'business code of ethics'.- External links :* at the Riksdag website... |
22 March 1996 | 12 April 1999 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Bo Ringholm | 12 April 1999 | 1 November 2004 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Pär Nuder Pär Nuder Pär Anders Nuder is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He was the Minister of Finance between November 1, 2004 and October 6, 2006.Pär Nuder was born in Täby north of Stockholm, but grew up in Österåker, where he still resides... |
1 November 2004 | 6 October 2006 | Social Democratic Party Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889... |
| Anders Borg Anders Borg Anders Erik Borg is a Swedish economist and politician, currently serving as Minister for Finance in the Swedish government. He is a member of the Moderate Party.- Youth and education :... |
6 October 2006 | Incumbent | Moderate Party Moderate Party The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament... |