Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)

Ministry of Education and Research
Utbildningsdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed 1840 (1840)[1]
Employees about 200
Minister responsible
Website www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2063
Minister for Education
Incumbent
Gustav Fridolin

since 3 October 2014
Appointer Prime Minister
Inaugural holder 1840: Albrecht Elof Ihre
1968: Olof Palme
Formation Formation: 1840
Reformed: 1968
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The Ministry of Education and Research (Swedish: Utbildningsdepartementet) is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research.

Before 1968 the ministry was called the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs.

The ministry offices are located at Drottninggatan 16 in central Stockholm.

List of ministers of the Ministry of Education

Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (1840-1967)

Minister for Education (1968- )

Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party Prime Minister
 
Olof Palme
(1927–1986)
January 1, 1968October 14, 19691 year, 286 daysSocial DemocraticTage Erlander (S)
 
Ingvar Carlsson
(born 1934)
October 14, 1969November 2, 19734 years, 19 daysSocial DemocraticOlof Palme (S)
 
Bertil Zachrisson
(born 1926)
November 2, 1973October 8, 19762 years, 341 daysSocial DemocraticOlof Palme (S)
 
Jan-Erik Wikström
(born 1932)
October 8, 1976October 8, 19826 years, 0 daysLiberal People'sThorbjörn Fälldin (C)
(1976 – 1978, 1979 – 1982)
Ola Ullsten (FP)
(1978 – 1979)
 
Lena Hjelm-Wallén
(born 1943)
October 8, 1982October 16, 19853 years, 8 daysSocial DemocraticOlof Palme (S)
 
Lennart Bodström
(1928–2015)
October 16, 1985January 29, 19893 years, 105 daysSocial DemocraticOlof Palme (S)
(1985 – 1986)
Ingvar Carlsson (S)
(1986 – 1989)
 
Bengt Göransson
(born 1932)
January 29, 1989October 3, 19912 years, 247 daysSocial DemocraticIngvar Carlsson (S)
 
Per Unckel
(1948–2011)
October 3, 1991October 7, 19943 years, 4 daysModerateCarl Bildt (M)
 
Carl Tham
(born 1939)
October 7, 1994October 6, 19983 years, 364 daysSocial DemocraticIngvar Carlsson (S)
(1994 – 1996)
Göran Persson (S)
(1996 – 2002)
 
Thomas Östros
(born 1965)
October 6, 1998October 21, 20044 years, 15 daysSocial DemocraticGöran Persson (S)
 
Leif Pagrotsky
(born 1951)
October 21, 2004October 6, 20063 years, 350 daysSocial DemocraticGöran Persson (S)
 
Lars Leijonborg
(born 1949)
October 6, 2006September 7, 2007336 daysLiberal People'sFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
 
Jan Björklund
(born 1962)
September 7, 2007October 3, 20147 years, 26 daysLiberal People'sFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
 
Gustav Fridolin
(born 1983)
October 3, 2014Incumbent1 year, 72 daysGreenStefan Löfven (S)

Organization

The Ministry of Education and Research has a staff of 200. The head of the ministry is the Minister for Education, currently Gustav Fridolin (Mp).

Areas of responsibility

Government agencies

The Ministry of Education and Research is principal to the following government agencies:

Schools, children and youth

Adult education

Higher education

Financial study support

Research

International co-operation

The Ministry of Education and Science is also principal to a number of smaller agencies, academies and associations that are not listed above.

References

  1. "Utbildningsdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)

External links

Coordinates: 59°19′47.89″N 18°03′55.49″E / 59.3299694°N 18.0654139°E / 59.3299694; 18.0654139

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