The Minister for Integration (Swedish: Integrationsminister) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government since 2021, having previously been so between 1996 and 2014. The cabinet minister was appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
| Minister for Integration | |
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| Integrationsminister | |
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| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Leif Blomberg |
| Formation | 1996 |
| Website | www.sweden.gov.se |
The minister was responsible for issues regarding integration, discrimination, human rights at the national level, Swedish citizenship and minorities. The last Minister for Integration was Erik Ullenhag, who served from 2010 to 2014.
When the Andersson Cabinet took office in November 2021, the minister post was re-established. It was placed at the Ministry of Justice, and combined with Minister of Migration. Since October 2022, the position is placed at the Ministry for Employment and the current minister is Mats Persson of the Liberals.
List of ministers for integration
edit| No. | Portrait | Minister for Integration | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leif Blomberg (1941–1998) | 22 March 1996 | 2 March 1998 † | 1 year, 345 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 2 | Lars Engqvist (born 1945) | 2 March 1998 | October 1998 | 214 | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 3 | Ulrica Messing (born 1968) | October 1998 | 2000 | 731 | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 4 | Mona Sahlin (born 1957) | 2000 | 21 October 2004 | 1,461 | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 5 | Jens Orback (born 1959) | 21 October 2004 | 5 October 2006 | 714 | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 6 | Nyamko Sabuni (born 1969) | 6 October 2006 | 5 October 2010 | 3 years, 364 days | Liberals | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
| 7 | Erik Ullenhag (born 1972) | 6 October 2010 | 3 October 2014 | 3 years, 362 days | Liberals | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
| 8 | Anders Ygeman (born 1972) | 30 November 2021 | 18 October 2022 | 322 days | Social Democrats | Magdalena Andersson (S/SAP) | ||
| 9 | Johan Pehrson (born 1968) | 18 October 2022 | 10 September 2024 | 1 year, 328 days | Liberals | Ulf Kristersson (M) | ||
| 10 | Mats Persson (born 1980) | 10 September 2024 | Incumbent | 90 days | Liberals | Ulf Kristersson (M) | ||
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Ministry history
editThe office of Minister for Integration was under several different ministries from its founding in 1996 to its abolishment in 2014. The offie was re-established in 2021.
| Ministry | Term |
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| Ministry of the Interior | 1996–1998 |
| Ministry of Culture | 1998–2000 |
| Ministry of Justice | 2000–2006 |
| Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality | 2006–2010 |
| Ministry of Employment | 2010–2014 |
| Ministry of Justice | 2021–2022 |
| Ministry of Employment | 2022– |
