Minister for Finance (Sweden)

Minister for Finance
Statsråd och chef för finansdepartementet

Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent
Magdalena Andersson
since 3 October 2014
Ministry of Finance
Member of The Government
Seat Stockholm, Sweden
Appointer The Prime Minister
Term length No fixed term
serves at the discretion of the Prime Minister
Formation 16 May 1840
First holder Johan Didrik af Wingård
Deputy State Secretary for Finance
Website www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2062

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 Government of Sweden and is the head of the Ministry of Finance.

It is often considered to be the most influential political office in Sweden, following the Prime Minister.

List of officeholders

Color key

      Independent
Historical parties:       Lantmanna       Protectionist       National Party       Liberal Coalition       Freeminded People's       Liberal
Present parties:       Social Democratic       Moderate       Centre       Left       Liberal People's       Christian Democrats       Green       Sweden Democrats

Status

      Denotes acting Minister for Finance

Portrait Minister for Finance
(Born-Died)		 Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
 
Johan Didrik af Wingård
(1778–1854)
[1]		16 May 184029 December 18422 years, 227 daysIndependent–M. Posse I
 
Sven Munthe
(1787–1873)
[1]		29 December 184210 April 18485 years, 103 daysIndependent–Gyllenhaal
Nordenfalk
M. Posse II
 
Anders Peter Sandströmer
(1804–1857)
[1]		10 April 18487 January 18512 years, 272 daysIndependent–Sparre
 
Johan August Gripenstedt (Acting)
(1813–1874)
[1]		7 January 185121 October 1851287 daysIndependent–Sparre
 
Otto Palmstierna
(1790–1878)
[1]		21 October 185128 May 18564 years, 220 daysIndependent–Sparre
 
Johan August Gripenstedt
(1813–1874)
[1]		28 May 18564 July 186610 years, 37 daysIndependent–Günther
De Geer d.ä. I
 
Gustaf Lagercrantz
(1816–1867)
[1]		4 July 186631 May 1867331 daysIndependent–De Geer d.ä. I
 
Gustaf af Ugglas
(1820–1895)
[1]		23 August 186712 May 18702 years, 262 daysIndependent–De Geer d.ä. I
 
Carl Fredrik Wærn
(1819–1899)
[1]		12 May 187028 September 18744 years, 139 daysIndependent–Adlercreutz
Carleson
 
Gustaf Åkerhielm
(1833–1900)
[1]		28 September 187411 May 1875225 daysIndependent–Carleson
 
Hans Forssell
(1843–1901)
[1]		11 May 18757 December 18805 years, 210 daysIndependent–De Geer d.ä. II
Posse
 
Arvid Posse
(1843–1901)
[1]		7 December 18808 March 188191 daysLantmanna–Posse
 
Robert Themptander
(1844–1897)
[1]		8 March 188128 May 18865 years, 81 daysIndependent Liberal–Thyselius
Themptander
 
Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm
(1838–1925)
[1]		28 May 18866 February 18881 years, 254 daysIndependent–Themptander
 
Fredrik von Essen
(1831–1921)
[1]		6 February 18886 November 18946 years, 273 daysProtectionist–G. Bildt
Åkerhielm
Boström I
 
Erik Gustaf Boström
(1842–1907)
[1]		6 November 189415 March 1895129 daysLantmanna–Boström I
 
Claës Wersäll
(1848–1919)
[1]		15 March 189516 July 18972 years, 123 daysIndependent–Boström I
 
Hans Hansson Wachtmeister
(1851–1929)
[1]		16 July 18975 July 19024 years, 354 daysProtectionist–von Otter
 
Ernst Meyer
(1847–1925)
[1]		5 July 19022 August 19053 years, 28 daysLiberal Coalition–Boström II
Ramstedt
 
Elof Biesèrt
(1862–1928)
[1]		2 August 190529 May 1906300 daysLiberal CoalitionPP–LS
LS		Lundeberg
Staaff I
 
Carl Swartz
(1858–1926)
[1]		29 May 19067 October 19115 years, 131 daysElectoral LeagueAvFLindman I
 
Theodor Adelswärd
(1860–1929)
[1]		7 October 191117 February 19142 years, 133 daysLiberal CoalitionLSStaaff II
 
Axel Vennersten
(1863–1948)
[1]		17 February 191430 March 19173 years, 41 daysIndependent–Hammarskjöld
 
Conrad Carleson
(1868–1954)
[1]		30 March 191719 October 1917203 daysNational PartyNSwartz
 
Hjalmar Branting
(1860–1925)
[1]		19 October 19175 January 191878 daysSocial DemocraticLS–SEdén
 
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
(1865–1925)
[1]		5 January 191830 June 19202 years, 177 daysSocial DemocraticLS–S
S		Edén
Branting I
 
Rickard Sandler
(1884–1964)
[1]		30 June 192027 October 1920119 daysSocial DemocraticSBranting I
 
Henric Tamm
(1869–1936)
[1]		20 October 192023 February 1921119 daysIndependent–De Geer d.y.
 
Jacob Beskow
(1876–1928)
[1]		23 February 192113 October 1921232 daysIndependent–von Sydow
 
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
(1865–1925)
[1]		13 October 192119 April 19231 years, 188 daysSocial DemocraticSBranting II
 
Jacob Beskow
(1876–1928)
[1]		19 April 192328 January 1924284 daysNational PartyNTrygger
 
Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson
(1865–1925)
[1]		28 January 19245 May 1925 †1 years, 97 daysSocial DemocraticSBranting III
Sandler
 
Ernst Wigforss
(1881–1977)
[1]		8 May 19257 June 19261 years, 30 daysSocial DemocraticSSandler
 
Carl Gustaf Ekman
(1872–1945)
[1]		7 June 192630 September 1926115 daysFreeminded People'sFF–LEkman I
 
Ernst Lyberg
(1874–1952)
[1]		30 September 19262 October 19282 years, 2 daysLiberal CoalitionFF–LEkman I
 
Nils Wohlin
(1881–1948)
[1]		2 October 192810 June 1929251 daysElectoral LeagueAvFLindman II
 
Adolf Dahl
(1868–1930)
[1]		10 June 19297 June 1930362 daysElectoral LeagueAvFLindman II
 
Felix Hamrin
(1875–1937)
[1]		7 June 193024 September 19322 years, 109 daysFreeminded People'sFFEkman II
Hamrin
 
Ernst Wigforss
(1881–1977)
[1]		24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 daysSocial DemocraticSHansson I
 
Vilmar Ljungdahl
(1892–1963)
[1]		19 June 193628 September 1936101 daysFarmers' LeagueBFPehrsson-Bramstorp
 
Ernst Wigforss
(1881–1977)
[1]		28 September 193630 June 194912 years, 275 daysSocial DemocraticS–BF
(1936 – 1939)
S–BF–H–FP
(1939 – 1945)
S
(1945 – 1949)		Hansson II
Hansson III
Hansson IV
Erlander I
 
David Hall
(1898–1957)
[1]		30 June 194917 October 1949109 daysSocial DemocraticSErlander I
 
Per Edvin Sköld
(1891–1972)
[1]		17 October 194912 September 19555 years, 330 daysSocial DemocraticS–BFErlander II
 
Gunnar Sträng
(1906–1992)
[1]		12 September 19558 October 197621 years, 26 daysSocial DemocraticS–BF
S		Erlander II
Erlander III
Palme I
 
Gösta Bohman
(1911–1997)
[1]		8 October 197626 November 197649 daysModerateC–M–FPFälldin I
Position abolished between 1976 and 1983. It was split
between the offices of Minister of the Budget and the Minister of the Economy.
Portrait Minister for Finance
(Born-Died)		 Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
 
Kjell-Olof Feldt
(born 1931)
[1]		1 January 198315 February 19907 years, 45 daysSocial DemocraticSPalme II
Carlsson I
 
Odd Engström (Acting)
(1941–1998)
[1]		15 February 199027 February 199012 daysSocial DemocraticSCarlsson I
 
Allan Larsson
(born 1938)
[1]		27 February 19904 October 19911 years, 219 daysSocial DemocraticSCarlsson II
 
Anne Wibble
(1943–2000)
[1]		4 October 19917 October 19943 years, 3 daysLiberal People'sM–C–FP–KDC. Bildt
 
Göran Persson
(born 1949)
[1]		7 October 199422 March 19961 years, 167 daysSocial DemocraticSCarlsson III
 
Erik Åsbrink
(born 1947)
[1]		22 March 199612 April 19993 years, 21 daysSocial DemocraticSPersson
 
Bosse Ringholm
(born 1942)
[1]		12 April 199931 October 20045 years, 202 daysSocial DemocraticSPersson
 
Pär Nuder
(born 1963)		31 October 20046 October 20061 years, 340 daysSocial DemocraticSPersson
 
Anders Borg
(born 1968)		6 October 20063 October 20147 years, 362 daysModerateM–C–FP–KDReinfeldt
 
Magdalena Andersson
(born 1967)		3 October 2014Incumbent209 daysSocial DemocraticS–MPLöfven

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