The Minister for Justice (Swedish: justitieminister) is the justice minister of Sweden and head of the Ministry of Justice. The current Minister for Justice is Beatrice Ask of the Moderate Party.
The office was instituted in 1809 as a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government promulgated in the same year. Until 1876 the office was called Prime Minister for Justice (Swedish: justitiestatsminister), similar to the office of Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs (Swedish: utrikesstatsminister). Until 1840, the Prime Minister for Justice also served as a member of the Supreme Court. Following the ministry reform in 1840, the Prime Minister for Justice became head of the newly instituted Ministry of Justice. In 1876 the office proper of Prime Minister of Sweden was created and at the same time the Minister for Justice was created. Before 1876 the Prime Minister for Justice had in practice been granted exclusively to members of the most prominent noble families.
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Swedish Cabinet Holding Parties - Color key:
Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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Carl Axel Wachtmeister | 9 June 1809 | 5 April 1810 | Independent |
Fredrik Gyllenborg | 5 April 1810 | 18 August 1829 | Independent |
Mathias Rosenblad | 18 August 1829 | 16 May 1840 | Independent |
Arvid Mauritz Posse | 16 May 1840 | 5 September 1840 | Independent |
Carl Petter Törnebladh (acting) | 5 September 1840 | 14 January 1841 | Independent |
Carl Petter Törnebladh | 14 January 1841 | 5 January 1843 | Independent |
Lars Herman Gyllenhaal | 5 January 1843 | 28 December 1844 | Independent |
Johan Nordenfalk | 28 December 1844 | 9 March 1846 | Independent |
Arvid Mauritz Posse | 23 March 1846 | 10 April 1848 | Independent |
Gustaf Sparre | 10 April 1848 | 25 September 1856 | Independent |
Claës Günther | 25 September 1856 | 7 April 1858 | Independent |
Louis De Geer | 7 April 1858 | 3 June 1870 | Independent |
Axel Adlercreutz | 3 June 1870 | 8 April 1874 | Independent |
Edvard Carleson | 4 May 1874 | 11 May 1875 | Independent |
Louis De Geer | 11 May 1875 | 20 March 1876 | Independent |
Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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Louis De Geer | 20 March 1876 | 6 June 1879 | Independent |
Ludvig Almqvist | 6 June 1879 | 19 April 1880 | Independent |
Nils von Steyern | 19 April 1880 | 6 February 1888 | Independent |
Axel Bergström | 6 February 1888 | 28 September 1888 | Independent |
Carl Gustaf Axel Örbom | 28 September 1888 | 30 May 1889 | Independent |
August Östergren | 12 June 1889 | 5 February 1896 | Independent |
Ludvig Annerstedt | 5 February 1896 | 5 December 1901 | Independent |
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld | 5 December 1901 | 5 July 1902 | Independent |
Ossian Berger | 5 July 1902 | 2 August 1905 | Lantmanna Party |
Gustaf Berg | 2 August 1905 | 7 November 1905 | Protectionist Party |
Karl Staaff | 7 November 1905 | 29 May 1906 | Liberal Coalition Party |
Albert Petersson | 29 May 1906 | 7 October 1911 | General Electoral League |
Gustaf Sandström | 7 October 1911 | 17 February 1914 | Liberal Coalition Party |
Berndt Hasselrot | 17 February 1914 | 30 March 1917 | Independent |
Steno Stenberg | 30 March 1917 | 19 October 1917 | General Electoral League |
Eliel Löfgren | 19 October 1917 | 10 March 1920 | Liberal Coalition Party |
Östen Undén | 10 March 1920 | 30 June 1920 | Social Democrats |
Assar Åkerman | 30 June 1920 | 27 October 1920 | Social Democrats |
Birger Ekeberg | 27 October 1920 | 13 October 1921 | Independent |
Assar Åkerman | 13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | Social Democrats |
Birger Ekeberg | 19 April 1923 | 18 October 1924 | Independent |
Torsten Nothin | 18 October 1924 | 7 June 1926 | Social Democrats |
Johan Thyrén | 7 June 1926 | 2 October 1928 | Freeminded People's Party |
Georg Bissmark | 2 October 1928 | 7 June 1930 | General Electoral League |
Natanael Gärde | 7 June 1930 | 24 September 1932 | Independent |
Karl Schlyter | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | Social Democrats |
Thorwald Bergquist | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | Independent |
Karl Gustaf Westman | 28 September 1936 | 29 August 1943 | Farmer's League |
Thorwald Bergquist | 30 August 1943 | 31 July 1945 | People's Party |
Herman Zetterberg | 31 July 1945 | 30 September 1957 | Social Democrats |
Ingvar Lindell | 1 October 1957 | 30 November 1959 | Social Democrats |
Herman Kling | 1 December 1959 | 14 October 1969 | Social Democrats |
Lennart Geijer | 14 October 1969 | 8 October 1976 | Social Democrats |
Sven Romanus | 8 October 1976 | 12 October 1979 | Independent |
Håkan Winberg | 12 October 1979 | 5 May 1981 | Moderate Party |
Carl Axel Petri | 5 May 1981 | 8 October 1982 | Independent |
Ove Rainer | 8 October 1982 | 10 November 1983 | Social Democrats |
Anna-Greta Leijon (acting) | 10 November 1983 | 15 November 1983 | Social Democrats |
Sten Wickbom | 15 November 1983 | 19 October 1987 | Social Democrats |
Anna-Greta Leijon | 19 October 1987 | 7 June 1988 | Social Democrats |
Thage G. Peterson | 8 June 1988 | 30 September 1988 | Social Democrats |
Laila Freivalds | 4 October 1988 | 4 October 1991 | Social Democrats |
Gun Hellsvik | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | Moderate Party |
Laila Freivalds | 7 October 1994 | 21 September 2000 | Social Democrats |
Lena Hjelm-Wallén (acting) | 21 September 2000 | 15 October 2000 | Social Democrats |
Thomas Bodström | 16 October 2000 | 6 October 2006 | Social Democrats |
Beatrice Ask | 6 October 2006 | Incumbent | Moderate Party |