Minister for International Development Cooperation (Sweden)

Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent Isabella Lövin since 3 October 2014
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Member of	The Government
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Formation	4 June 1958
First holder	Ulla Lindström
Salary	1,452,000 SEK (annually)
Website	www.sweden.gov.se

The Minister for International Development Cooperation is the cabinet minister in the Swedish Government responsible for foreign aid and global development. The cabinet minister is, like the rest of the Swedish Government, nominated and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden who in turn is appointed by the Swedish Riksdag. The cabinet minister belongs to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

The position was established in 1954 and the first officeholder was Ulla Lindström. Lindström is also the person who has served in this capacity during the longest time, 12 years. The current cabinet minister to hold the office is Isabella Lövin, appointed on 3 October 2014.

List of Ministers

№		Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Prime Minister
1		Lindström, UllaUlla Lindström (1909–1999)	4 June 1954	31 December 1966	7008396835200000000♠12 years, 210 days	Social Democratic	Erlander, TageTage Erlander (S)
2		Sigurdsen, GertrudGertrud Sigurdsen (born 1923)	3 November 1973	8 October 1976	7007924912000000000♠2 years, 340 days	Social Democratic	Palme, OlofOlof Palme (S)
3		Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten (born 1931)	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	7007639792000000000♠2 years, 10 days	Liberal People's	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (C)
4		Hjelm-Wallén, LenaLena Hjelm-Wallén (born 1943)	17 October 1985	4 October 1991	7008188200800000000♠5 years, 352 days	Social Democratic	Palme, OlofOlof Palme (S) (1985 – 1986) Ingvar Carlsson (S) (1986 – 1991)
5		Svensson, AlfAlf Svensson (born 1938)	4 October 1991	7 October 1994	7007949320000000000♠3 years, 3 days	Christian Democrats	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt (M)
6		Schori, PierrePierre Schori (born 1938)	7 October 1994	11 June 1999	7008147571200000000♠4 years, 247 days	Social Democratic	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S) (1994 – 1966) Göran Persson (S) (1996 – 1999)
7		Klingvall, Maj-IngerMaj-Inger Klingvall (born 1946)	14 September 1999	16 November 2001	7007685584000000000♠2 years, 63 days	Social Democratic	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S)
8		Karlsson, Jan O.Jan O. Karlsson (born 1939)	7 January 2002	9 October 2003	7007553176000000000♠1 years, 275 days	Social Democratic	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S)
9		Jämtin, CarinCarin Jämtin (born 1964)	10 October 2003	6 October 2006	7007943056000000000♠2 years, 361 days	Social Democratic	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S)
10		Carlsson, GunillaGunilla Carlsson (born 1963)	6 October 2006	17 September 2013	7008219240000000000♠6 years, 346 days	Moderate	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
11		Engström, HilleviHillevi Engström (born 1963)	17 September 2013	3 October 2014	7007329400000000000♠1 years, 16 days	Moderate	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
12		Lövin, IsabellaIsabella Lövin (born 1963)	3 October 2013	Incumbent	7007180576000000000♠209 days	Green	Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S)