The current Minister for Sports is Annika Strandhäll of the Social Democrats. She concurrently serves as the Minister for Social Affairs.
In the end of the 1970s, at the appointment of the Ullsten Cabinet. Prime Minister Ola Ullsten appointed Rune Ångström as spokesperson for the Government's sport policy. The position existed between 1978–1979.[1][2]
| No. | Portrait | Minister
(Born–Died) | Other Positions | Tenure | Political party | Cabinet |
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| Took office | Left office | Duration |
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| 1 | Ulf Lönnqvist
(born 1936) | Minister for Housing | 4 October 1988 | 4 October 1991 | 1988|10|4|1991|10|4}} | Social Democrats | | Carlsson I
Carlsson II |
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| 2 | Bo Lundgren
(born 1947) | Deputy Minister for Finance and Minister for Taxes | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 1991|10|4|1994|10|7}} | Moderat | | Carl Bildt |
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| 3 | Marita Ulvskog
(born 1951) | Minister for Public Administration
Minister for Gender Equality | 7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | 1994|10|7|1996|3|22}} | Social Democrats | | Carlsson III |
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| 4 | Leif Blomberg
(1941–1998) | Deputy Minister for Public Administration
Minister for Integration | 22 March 1996 | 2 March 1998 † | 1996|3|22|1998|3|2}} | Social Democrats | | Persson |
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| 5 | Lars Engqvist
(born 1945) | Deputy Minister for Public Administration
Minister for Integration | 16 March 1998 | 7 October 1998 | 1998|3|16|1998|10|7}} | Social Democrats | |
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| 6 | Ulrica Messing
(born 1951) | Deputy Minister for Culture
Minister for Integration | 7 October 1998 | 21 October 2000 | 1998|10|7|2000|10|21}} | Social Democrats | |
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| 7 | Mona Sahlin
(born 1957) | Deputy Minister for Justice
Minister for Integration
Minister for Democracy
Minister for Gender Equality | 21 October 2000 | 21 October 2004 | 2000|10|21|2004|10|21}} | Social Democrats | |
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| 8 | Bosse Ringholm
(born 1942) | Minister for Finance
Deputy Prime Minister | 21 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 2004|10|21|2006|10|6}} | Social Democrats | |
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| 9 | Cecilia Stegö Chilò
(born 1959) | Minister for Culture | 6 October 2006 | 16 October 2006 | 2006|10|6|2006|10|16}} | Moderate | | Reinfeldt |
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| – | | Lars Leijonborg
(acting) | Minister for Education
Minister for Culture (acting) | 16 October 2006 | 24 October 2006 | {{Age in years and days|2006|10|16|2006|10|24}} | Liberal People's | |
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| 10 | Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
(born 1955) | Minister for Culture | 24 October 2006 | 3 October 2014 | 2006|10|24|2014|10|3}} | Moderate | |
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| 11 | Gabriel Wikström
(born 1985) | Minister for Public Health
Minister for Healthcare | 3 October 2014 | 27 July 2017 | 2014|10|3|2017|7|27}} | Social Democrats | | Löfven I |
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| – | | Annika Strandhäll
(acting) | Minister for Social Security | 5 May 2017 | 27 July 2017 | {{Age in years and days|2017|5|5|2017|7|27}} | Social Democrats | |
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| 12 | Annika Strandhäll
(born 1975) | Minister for Social Affairs | 27 July 2017 | 21 January 2019 | 2017|7|27|2019|01|21}} | Social Democrats | |
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| 13 | Amanda Lind
(born 1980) | Minister for Culture
Minister for Democracy | 21 January 2019 | 2019|1|21}} | Green | | Löfven II |
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The office of Minister for Sports has been under several different ministries since its founding in 1988.
1. ^http://www.svd.se/idrottare-i-politiken-kan-losa-gympakrisen
2. ^http://www.dn.se/arkiv/kultur/politiken-och-idrotten-ar-hela-livet-for-rune
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