Minister for the Environment (Sweden)

The Minister for the Environment (formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry for the Environment) is a member and minister of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister heads the Ministry for the Environment and is responsible for environmental issues and construction. The minister also has the overall responsibility for coordinating the government's work on sustainable development.

Minister for the Environment
Statsråd och chef för Miljö- och energidepartmentet
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent
Isabella Lövin

since 21 January 2019
Member ofThe Government
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Inaugural holderBirgitta Dahl
Formation1 October 1987
WebsiteMinistry of the Environment

The office was founded in 1987, and its first holder was Birgitta Dahl.

List of Ministers for the Environment

Color key

 Independent    Social Democratic    Moderate    Centre    Left    Liberals    Christian Democrats    Green    Sweden Democrats  

No. Portrait Minister
(Born–Died)
Tenure Political party Prime Minister
Took office Left office Duration
1
Birgitta Dahl
(born 1937)
12 March 1986 (1986-03-12)4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)5 years, 206 daysSocial DemocraticIngvar Carlsson (S)
2
Olof Johansson
(born 1937)
4 October 1991 (1991-10-04)16 June 1994 (1994-06-16)2 years, 255 daysCentreCarl Bildt (M)
3
Görel Thurdin
(born 1942)
16 June 1994 (1994-06-16)2 October 1994 (1994-10-02)108 daysCentreCarl Bildt (M)
Karl Erik Olsson
(born 1938)
Acting
2 October 1994 (1994-10-02)7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)5 daysCentreCarl Bildt (M)
4
Anna Lindh
(1957–2003)
7 October 1994 (1994-10-07)7 October 1998 (1998-10-07)4 years, 0 daysSocial DemocraticIngvar Carlsson (S)
(1994 – 1996)
Göran Persson (S)
(1996 – 1998)
5
Kjell Larsson
(1943–2002)
7 October 1998 (1998-10-07)21 October 2002 (2002-10-21)4 years, 14 daysSocial DemocraticGöran Persson (S)
6
Lena Sommestad
(born 1957)
21 October 2002 (2002-10-21)31 October 2004 (2004-10-31)2 years, 10 daysSocial DemocraticGöran Persson (S)
7
Mona Sahlin
(born 1957)
1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)1 year, 339 daysSocial DemocraticGöran Persson (S)
8
Andreas Carlgren
(born 1958)
6 October 2006 (2006-10-06)29 September 2011 (2011-09-29)4 years, 358 daysCentreFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
9
Lena Ek
(born 1958)
29 September 2011 (2011-09-29)3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)3 years, 4 daysCentreFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
10
Åsa Romson
(born 1972)
3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)1 year, 235 daysGreenStefan Löfven (S)
11
Karolina Skog
(born 1976)
25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)2 years, 241 daysGreenStefan Löfven (S)
12
Isabella Lövin
(born 1963)
21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)Incumbent1 year, 197 daysGreenStefan Löfven (S)

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