Minister for Finance (Sweden)

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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 Swedish cabinet and head of the Ministry of Finance. It is often considered the most powerful office in Swedish politics after the Prime Minister.

[edit] List of officeholders

Swedish Cabinet Holding Parties - Color key:

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 (acting) 10 January 1851 21 October 1851 Independent
Carl Otto Palmstierna 21 October 1851 28 May 1856 Independent
Johan August Gripenstedt 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 28 September 1874 11 May 1875 Protectionist Party
Hans Forssell 11 May 1875 7 December 1880 Independent
Arvid Posse 7 December 1880 8 March 1881 Lantmanna Party
Robert Themptander 8 March 1881 28 May 1886 Independent
Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm 28 May 1886 6 February 1888 Independent
Fredrik von Essen 6 February 1888 6 November 1894 Protectionist Party
Erik Gustaf Boström 6 November 1994 15 March 1895 Lantmanna Party
Claes Wersäll 15 March 1897 16 July 1902 Independent
Hans Hansson Wachtmeister 16 July 1897 5 July 1902 Protectionist Party
Ernst Meyer 5 July 1902 2 August 1905 Liberal Coalition Party
Elof Biesèrt 2 August 1905 29 May 1906 Liberal Coalition Party
Carl Swartz 29 May 1906 7 October 1911 General Electoral League
Theodor Adelswärd 7 October 1911 17 February 1914 Liberal Coalition Party
Axel Vennersten 17 February 1914 30 March 1917 Lantmanna and Bourgeois Party
Conrad Carleson 30 March 1917 19 October 1917 National Party
Hjalmar Branting 19 October 1917 5 January 1918 Social Democratic Party
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson 5 January 1918 27 October 1920 Social Democratic Party
Rickard Sandler 1 July 1920 27 October 1920 Social Democratic Party
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
Jacob Beskow 19 April 1923 18 October 1924 National Party
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson 18 October 1924 8 May 1926 Social Democratic Party
Ernst Wigforss 8 May 1925 7 June 1926 Social Democratic Party
Carl Gustaf Ekman 7 June 1926 30 September 1926 Freeminded People's Party
Ernst Lyberg 30 September 1926 2 October 1928 Liberal Coalition Party
Nils Wohlin 2 October 1928 10 June 1929 General Electoral League
Adolf Dahl 10 June 1929 7 June 1930 General Electoral League
Felix Hamrin 7 June 1930 24 September 1932 Freeminded People's Party
Ernst Wigforss 24 September 1932 19 June 1936 Social Democratic Party
Vilmar Ljungdahl 19 June 1936 28 September 1936 Farmers' League
Ernst Wigforss 28 September 1936 30 June 1949 Social Democratic Party
David Hall 30 June 1949 19 October 1949 Social Democratic Party
Per-Edvin Sköld 19 October 1949 12 September 1955 Social Democratic Party
Gunnar Sträng 12 September 1955 7 October 1976 Social Democratic Party
Gösta Bohman 7 October 1976 31 December 1976 Moderate Party
Between 31 December 1976 and 1 January 1983, the office of Minister for Finance was split between the Minister of the Budget and the Minister of the Economy.
Kjell-Olof Feldt 1 January 1983 16 February 1990 Social Democratic Party
Odd Engström (acting) 16 February 1990 27 February 1990 Social Democratic Party
Allan Larsson 27 February 1990 4 October 1991 Social Democratic Party
Anne Wibble 4 October 1991 7 October 1994 Liberal People's Party
Göran Persson 7 October 1994 22 March 1996 Social Democratic Party
Erik Åsbrink 22 March 1996 12 April 1999 Social Democratic Party
Bo Ringholm 12 April 1999 1 November 2004 Social Democratic Party
Pär Nuder 1 November 2004 6 October 2006 Social Democratic Party
Anders Borg 6 October 2006 Incumbent Moderate Party
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