Minister for Infrastructure (Sweden)

Minister for Infrastructure of Sweden
Infrastrukturminister
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
since 18 October 2022
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Formation1920
First holderCarl Svensson
Websitewww.regeringen.se/sb/d/13484

The Minister for Infrastructure[1] (Swedish: Infrastrukturminister) is a cabinet minister within the Government of Sweden and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.

History

The office was formed in 1920 as the Minister of Communications (Transport)[a] (Swedish: Kommunikationsminister) which headed the Ministry of Communications (Transport). The office was renamed to Minister for Infrastructure in 2000.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding railways, rapid transit, roads, bridges, ferries, shipping, sea lanes, ports, aviation, transportation, communication and communication research. The current Minister for Infrastructure is Andreas Carlson, appointed on 18 October 2022.

List of ministers

Communications (transport)

Portrait Ministers of Communications (Transport)
(Born-Died) 		Term Political party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1
Carl Svensson
(1879–1938)		1 July 192027 October 1920118 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPBranting I
2
Walter Murray
(1871–1957)		27 October 192013 October 1921351 daysIndependentCaretakerDe Geer d.y.
von Sydow
3
Anders Örne
(1881–1956)		13 October 192119 April 19231 year, 188 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPBranting II
4
Sven Lübeck
(1877–1941)		19 April 192318 October 19241 year, 182 daysElectoral LeagueNational PartyTrygger
5
Viktor Larsson
(1869–1950)		18 October 19247 June 19261 year, 232 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPBranting III
Sandler
6
Carl Meurling
(1876–1963)		7 June 19262 October 19282 years, 117 daysIndependentFree-minded–LEkman I
7
Theodor Borell
(1869–1944)		2 October 19287 June 19301 year, 248 daysElectoral LeagueElectoral LeagueLindman II
8
Ola Jeppsson
(1887–1941)		7 June 193024 September 19322 years, 109 daysFree-minded People'sFree-mindedEkman II
Hamrin
9
Henning Leo
(1885–1953)		24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPHansson I
10
Arthur Heiding
(1883–1973)		19 June 193628 September 1936101 daysCentreCPehrsson-Bramstorp
11
Albert Forslund
(1881–1954)		28 September 193616 December 19382 years, 79 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAP–CHansson II
12
Gerhard Strindlund
(1890–1957)		16 December 193813 December 1939362 daysCentreS/SAP–CHansson II
13
Gustaf Andersson
(1884–1961)		13 December 193930 September 19444 years, 292 daysLiberalsS/SAP–C–M–LHansson III
14
Fritiof Domö
(1889–1961)		30 September 194431 July 1945304 daysModerateS/SAP–C–M–LHansson III
15
Torsten Nilsson
(1905–1997)		31 July 19451 October 19516 years, 62 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPHansson IV
Erlander I
16
Sven Andersson
(1910–1987)		1 October 195122 March 19575 years, 172 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAP–CErlander II
17
Sture Henriksson
(1917–1957)		22 March 195722 April 1957 †31 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAP–CErlander II
18
Gösta Skoglund
(1903–1988)		26 April 195725 November 19658 years, 217 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAP–C
(BF left in October 1957)		Erlander II
Erlander III
19
Olof Palme
(1927–1986)		25 November 196528 September 19671 year, 307 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPErlander III
20
Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)		29 September 196730 June 19691 year, 275 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPErlander III
21
Bengt Norling
(1925–2002)		1 July 19698 October 19767 years, 100 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPErlander III
Palme I
22
Bo Turesson
(1914–1997)		8 October 197618 October 19782 years, 10 daysModerateC–M–LFälldin I
23
Anitha Bondestam
(born 1941)		18 October 197812 October 1979359 daysLiberalsLUllsten
24
Ulf Adelsohn
(born 1941)		12 October 19795 May 19811 year, 205 daysModerateC–M–LFälldin II
–
Olof Johansson
(born 1937)
Acting		5 May 198122 May 198117 daysCentreC–M–LFälldin II
25
Claes Elmstedt
(1928–2018)		22 May 19818 October 19821 year, 139 daysCentreC–LFälldin III
26
Curt Boström
(1926–2014)		8 October 198230 June 19852 years, 265 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPalme II
27
Roine Carlsson
(1937–2020)		1 July 198517 October 1985108 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPalme II
28
Sven Hulterström
(born 1938)		18 October 198529 January 19893 years, 104 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPalme II
Carlsson I
29
Georg Andersson
(born 1936)		30 January 19894 October 19912 years, 248 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCarlsson I
Carlsson II
30
Mats Odell
(born 1947)		4 October 19917 October 19943 years, 3 daysChristian DemocratsM–C–L–KDBildt
31
Ines Uusman
(born 1948)		7 October 19947 October 19984 years, 0 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCarlsson III
Persson
32
Björn Rosengren
(born 1942)		7 October 199831 December 199885 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson

Infrastructure

Portrait Minister for Infrastructure
(Born-Died) 		Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1
Björn Rosengren
(born 1942)		1 January 199916 October 20001 year, 289 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson
2
Ulrica Messing
(born 1968)		16 October 20006 October 20065 years, 355 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPPersson
3
Åsa Torstensson
(born 1958)		6 October 20065 October 20103 years, 364 daysCentreM–C–L–KDReinfeldt
4
Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd
(born 1965)		5 October 20103 October 20143 years, 363 daysModerateM–C–L–KDReinfeldt
5
Anna Johansson
(born 1971)		3 October 201427 July 20172 years, 297 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAP–MPLöfven I
6
Tomas Eneroth
(born 1966)		27 July 201718 October 20225 years, 83 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAP–MPLöfven I
Löfven II
7
Andreas Carlson
(born 1987)		18 October 2022Incumbent2 years, 264 daysChristian DemocratsM–KD–LKristersson Cabinet

Footnotes

  1. ^ Minister of Communications (Transport); (Br) Minister of Transport [and of Civil Aviation][2]

References

  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (11th revised ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2021. p. 74. ISBN 9789198657418. SELIBR 7l1vmnds54g3h922.
  2. ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 422. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
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