| Minister for Infrastructure of Sweden | |
|---|---|
| Infrastrukturminister | |
 | |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit |
| Formation | 1920 |
| First holder | Carl Svensson |
| Website | www |
The Minister for Infrastructure[1] (Swedish: Infrastrukturminister) is a 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)[2] (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 railways, rapid transit, roads, bridges, ferries, shipping, sea lanes, ports, aviation, 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 | Carl Svensson (1879–1938) | 1 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | 118 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Branting I | |
| 2 | Walter Murray (1871–1957) | 27 October 1920 | 13 October 1921 | 351 days | Independent | Caretaker | De Geer d.y. von Sydow | |
| 3 | Anders Örne (1881–1956) | 13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | 1 year, 188 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Branting II | |
| 4 | Sven Lübeck (1877–1941) | 19 April 1923 | 18 October 1924 | 1 year, 182 days | Electoral League | National Party | Trygger | |
| 5 | Viktor Larsson (1869–1950) | 18 October 1924 | 7 June 1926 | 1 year, 232 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Branting III Sandler | |
| 6 | Carl Meurling (1876–1963) | 7 June 1926 | 2 October 1928 | 2 years, 117 days | Independent | Free-minded–L | Ekman I | |
| 7 | Theodor Borell (1869–1944) | 2 October 1928 | 7 June 1930 | 1 year, 248 days | Electoral League | Electoral League | Lindman II | |
| 8 | Ola Jeppsson (1887–1941) | 7 June 1930 | 24 September 1932 | 2 years, 109 days | Free-minded People's | Free-minded | Ekman II Hamrin | |
| 9 | Henning Leo (1885–1953) | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | 3 years, 269 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Hansson I | |
| 10 | Arthur Heiding (1883–1973) | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | 101 days | Centre | C | Pehrsson-Bramstorp | |
| 11 | Albert Forslund (1881–1954) | 28 September 1936 | 16 December 1938 | 2 years, 79 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–C | Hansson II | |
| 12 | Gerhard Strindlund (1890–1957) | 16 December 1938 | 13 December 1939 | 362 days | Centre | S/SAP–C | Hansson II | |
| 13 | Gustaf Andersson (1884–1961) | 13 December 1939 | 30 September 1944 | 4 years, 292 days | Liberals | S/SAP–C–M–L | Hansson III | |
| 14 | Fritiof Domö (1889–1961) | 30 September 1944 | 31 July 1945 | 304 days | Moderate | S/SAP–C–M–L | Hansson III | |
| 15 | Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997) | 31 July 1945 | 1 October 1951 | 6 years, 62 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Hansson IV Erlander I | |
| 16 | Sven Andersson (1910–1987) | 1 October 1951 | 22 March 1957 | 5 years, 172 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–C | Erlander II | |
| 17 | Sture Henriksson (1917–1957) | 22 March 1957 | 22 April 1957 † | 31 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–C | Erlander II | |
| 18 | Gösta Skoglund (1903–1988) | 26 April 1957 | 25 November 1965 | 8 years, 217 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–C
(BF left in October 1957) | Erlander II Erlander III | |
| 19 | Olof Palme (1927–1986) | 25 November 1965 | 28 September 1967 | 1 year, 307 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Erlander III | |
| 20 | Svante Lundkvist (1919–1991) | 29 September 1967 | 30 June 1969 | 1 year, 275 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Erlander III | |
| 21 | Bengt Norling (1925–2002) | 1 July 1969 | 8 October 1976 | 7 years, 100 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Erlander III Palme I | |
| 22 | Bo Turesson (1914–1997) | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | 2 years, 10 days | Moderate | C–M–L | Fälldin I | |
| 23 | Anitha Bondestam (born 1941) | 18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | 359 days | Liberals | L | Ullsten | |
| 24 | Ulf Adelsohn (born 1941) | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | 1 year, 205 days | Moderate | C–M–L | Fälldin II | |
| – | Olof Johansson (born 1937) Acting | 5 May 1981 | 22 May 1981 | 17 days | Centre | C–M–L | Fälldin II | |
| 25 | Claes Elmstedt (1928–2018) | 22 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | 1 year, 139 days | Centre | C–L | Fälldin III | |
| 26 | Curt Boström (1926–2014) | 8 October 1982 | 30 June 1985 | 2 years, 265 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Palme II | |
| 27 | Roine Carlsson (born 1937) | 1 July 1985 | 17 October 1985 | 108 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Palme II | |
| 28 | Sven Hulterström (born 1938) | 18 October 1985 | 29 January 1989 | 3 years, 104 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Palme II Carlsson I | |
| 29 | Georg Andersson (born 1936) | 30 January 1989 | 4 October 1991 | 2 years, 248 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Carlsson I Carlsson II | |
| 30 | Mats Odell (born 1947) | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Christian Democrats | M–C–L–KD | Bildt | |
| 31 | Ines Uusman (born 1948) | 7 October 1994 | 7 October 1998 | 4 years, 0 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Carlsson III Persson | |
| 32 | Björn Rosengren (born 1942) | 7 October 1998 | 31 December 1998 | 85 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Persson | |
Infrastructure | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister for Infrastructure (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| 1 | Björn Rosengren (born 1942) | 1 January 1999 | 16 October 2000 | 1 year, 289 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Persson | |
| 2 | Ulrica Messing (born 1968) | 16 October 2000 | 6 October 2006 | 5 years, 355 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP | Persson | |
| 3 | Åsa Torstensson (born 1958) | 6 October 2006 | 5 October 2010 | 3 years, 364 days | Centre | M–C–L–KD | Reinfeldt | |
| 4 | Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (born 1965) | 5 October 2010 | 3 October 2014 | 3 years, 363 days | Moderate | M–C–L–KD | Reinfeldt | |
| 5 | Anna Johansson (born 1971) | 3 October 2014 | 27 July 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–MP | Löfven I | |
| 6 | Tomas Eneroth (born 1966) | 27 July 2017 | 18 October 2022 | 5 years, 83 days | Social Democrats | S/SAP–MP | Löfven I Löfven II | |
| 7 | Andreas Carlson (born 1987) | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 90 days | Christian Democrats | M–KD–L | Kristersson Cabinet | |
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References
- ↑ Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (11th revised ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2021. p. 74. ISBN 9789198657418. SELIBR 7l1vmnds54g3h922.
- ↑ 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. 422. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
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