Rulers: Sweden
Ministries, etc.
Key ministries
Foreign Affairs
Ministers
31 Jul 1945 - 19 Sep 1962 Östen Undén (2nd time) (b. 1886 - d. 1974)
19 Sep 1962 - 1 Jul 1971 Torsten Nilsson (b. 1905 - d. 1997)
1 Jul 1971 - 2 Nov 1973 Krister Wickman (b. 1924 - d. 1993)
2 Nov 1973 - 8 Oct 1976 Sven Olof Andersson (b. 1910 - d. 1987)
8 Oct 1976 - 18 Oct 1978 Karin Söder (f) (b. 1928)
18 Oct 1978 - 12 Oct 1979 Hans Blix (b. 1928)
12 Oct 1979 - 8 Oct 1982 Ola Ullsten (b. 1931)
8 Oct 1982 - 14 Oct 1985 Lennart Bodström (b. 1928)
14 Oct 1985 - 4 Oct 1991 Sten Andersson (b. 1923 - d. 2006)
4 Oct 1991 - 7 Oct 1994 Margaretha af Ugglas (f) (b. 1939)
7 Oct 1994 - 6 Oct 1998 Lena Hjelm-Wallén (f) (b. 1943)
6 Oct 1998 - 11 Sep 2003 Anna Lindh (f) (b. 1957 - d. 2003)
11 Sep 2003 - 3 Oct 2003 Jan O. Karlsson (acting) (b. 1939)
3 Oct 2003 - 21 Mar 2006 Laila Freivalds (f) (b. 1942)
21 Mar 2006 - 27 Mar 2006 Bosse Ringholm (acting) (b. 1942)
27 Mar 2006 - 24 Apr 2006 Carin Jämtin (f) (acting) (b. 1964)
24 Apr 2006 - 6 Oct 2006 Jan Eliasson (b. 1940)
6 Oct 2006 - Carl Bildt (b. 1949)
Defense
Ministers
31 Jul 1945 - 1 Oct 1951 Allan Vougt (b. 1895 - d. 1953)
1 Oct 1951 - 22 Mar 1957 Torsten Nilsson (b. 1905 - d. 1997)
22 Mar 1957 - 2 Nov 1973 Sven Olof Andersson (b. 1910 - d. 1987)
2 Nov 1973 - 8 Oct 1976 Eric Holmqvist (b. 1917 - d. 2009)
8 Oct 1976 - 18 Oct 1978 Eric Krönmark (1st time) (b. 1931)
18 Oct 1978 - 12 Oct 1979 Lars De Geer (b. 1922 - d. 2002)
12 Oct 1979 - 5 May 1981 Eric Krönmark (2nd time) (s.a.)
5 May 1981 - 22 May 1981 Anders Dahlgren (acting) (b. 1925 - d. 1986)
22 May 1981 - 8 Oct 1982 Torsten Gustafsson (b. 1920 - d. 1994)
8 Oct 1982 - 1 Dec 1982 Börje Andersson (b. 1930 - d. 1994)
1 Dec 1982 - 17 Jan 1983 Curt Boström (acting) (b. 1926)
17 Jan 1983 - 14 Oct 1985 Anders Thunborg (b. 1934 - d. 2004)
14 Oct 1985 - 4 Oct 1991 Roine Carlsson (b. 1937)
4 Oct 1991 - 3 Oct 1994 Anders Björck (b. 1944)
3 Oct 1994 - 7 Oct 1994 Per Unckel (acting) (b. 1948 - d. 2011)
7 Oct 1994 - 1 Feb 1997 Thage G. Peterson (b. 1933)
1 Feb 1997 - 30 Sep 2002 Björn von Sydow (b. 1945)
30 Sep 2002 - 21 Oct 2002 Lena Hjelm-Wallén (f) (b. 1943)
21 Oct 2002 - 4 Nov 2002 Pär Nuder (acting) (b. 1963)
4 Nov 2002 - 6 Oct 2006 Leni Björklund (f) (b. 1944)
6 Oct 2006 - 5 Sep 2007 Mikael Odenberg (b. 1953)
5 Sep 2007 - 29 Mar 2012 Sten Tolgfors (b. 1966)
29 Mar 2012 - 18 Apr 2012 Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (f) (b. 1965)
(acting)
18 Apr 2012 - Karin Enström (f) (b. 1966)
Finance
Ministers
28 Sep 1936 - 1 Jul 1949 Ernst Wigforss (b. 1881 - d. 1977)
1 Jul 1949 - 21 Oct 1949 David Hall (b. 1898 - d. 1957)
21 Oct 1949 - 12 Sep 1955 Per Edvin Sköld (b. 1891 - d. 1972)
12 Sep 1955 - 8 Oct 1976 Gunnar Sträng (b. 1906 - d. 1992)
- Budget -
8 Oct 1976 - 31 Jul 1980 Ingemar Mundebo (b. 1930)
31 Jul 1980 - 8 Oct 1982 Rolf Wirtén (b. 1931)
8 Oct 1982 - 31 Dec 1982 Kjell-Olof Feldt (b. 1931)
- Economy -
8 Oct 1976 - 18 Oct 1978 Gösta Bohman (1st time) (b. 1911 - d. 1997)
18 Oct 1978 - 12 Oct 1979 Ingemar Mundebo (s.a.)
12 Oct 1979 - 22 May 1981 Gösta Bohman (2nd time) (s.a.)
22 May 1981 - 8 Oct 1982 Rolf Wirtén (s.a.)
- Finance -
1 Jan 1983 - 16 Feb 1990 Kjell-Olof Feldt (s.a.)
16 Feb 1990 - 27 Feb 1990 Odd Engström (acting) (b. 1941 - d. 1998)
27 Feb 1990 - 4 Oct 1991 Allan Larsson (b. 1938)
4 Oct 1991 - 7 Oct 1994 Anne Wibble (f) (b. 1943 - d. 2000)
7 Oct 1994 - 22 Mar 1996 Göran Persson (b. 1949)
22 Mar 1996 - 12 Apr 1999 Erik Åsbrink (b. 1947)
12 Apr 1999 - 21 Oct 2004 Bosse Ringholm (b. 1942)
21 Oct 2004 - 6 Oct 2006 Pär Nuder (b. 1963)
6 Oct 2006 - Anders Borg (b. 1968)
Interior
1 Jul 1947 Ministry of the Interior established
2 Nov 1973 abolished
1 Jul 1996 Ministry of Civil Service renamed Ministry of the Interior
31 Dec 1998 abolished
Ministers
1 Jul 1947 - 1 Oct 1951 Eije Mossberg (b. 1908 - d. 1997)
1 Oct 1951 - 31 Oct 1957 Gunnar Hedlund (b. 1900 - d. 1989)
31 Oct 1957 - 24 Jan 1969 Rune Johansson (b. 1915 - d. 1982)
24 Jan 1969 - 2 Nov 1973 Eric Holmqvist (b. 1917 - d. 2009)
1 Jul 1996 - 7 Oct 1998 Jörgen Andersson (b. 1946)
7 Oct 1998 - 16 Nov 1998 Lars Engqvist (b. 1945)
16 Nov 1998 - 31 Dec 1998 Lars-Erik Lövdén (b. 1950)
Justice
Ministers
31 Jul 1945 - 31 Oct 1957 Herman Zetterberg (b. 1904 - d. 1963)
31 Oct 1957 - 1 Dec 1959 Ingvar Lindell (b. 1904 - d. 1993)
1 Dec 1959 - 14 Oct 1969 Herman Kling (b. 1913 - d. 1985)
14 Oct 1969 - 8 Oct 1976 Lennart Geijer (b. 1909 - d. 1999)
8 Oct 1976 - 12 Oct 1979 Sven Romanus (b. 1906 - d. 2005)
12 Oct 1979 - 22 May 1981 Håkan Winberg (b. 1931)
22 May 1981 - 8 Oct 1982 Carl Axel Petri (b. 1929)
8 Oct 1982 - 9 Nov 1983 Ove Rainer (b. 1925 - d. 1987)
9 Nov 1983 - 15 Nov 1983 Anna-Greta Leijon (f) (1st time) (b. 1939)
(acting)
15 Nov 1983 - 19 Oct 1987 Sten Wickbom (b. 1931)
19 Oct 1987 - 7 Jun 1988 Anna-Greta Leijon (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Jun 1988 - 4 Oct 1988 Thage G. Peterson (b. 1933)
4 Oct 1988 - 4 Oct 1991 Laila Freivalds (f) (1st time) (b. 1942)
4 Oct 1991 - 7 Oct 1994 Gun Hellsvik (f) (b. 1942)
7 Oct 1994 - 21 Sep 2000 Laila Freivalds (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Sep 2000 - 11 Oct 2000 Lena Hjelm-Wallén (f) (b. 1943)
11 Oct 2000 - 6 Oct 2006 Thomas Bodström (b. 1962)
6 Oct 2006 - Beatrice Ask (f) (b. 1956)
Parliament
Riksdag
Speakers
- First Chamber -
1937 - 1955 Johan Nilsson (b. 1873 - d. 1963)
1956 - 1959 John Bergvall (b. 1892 - d. 1959)
1959 - 1964 Gustaf Sundelin (b. 1890 - d. 1970)
1965 - 31 Dec 1970 Erik Boheman (b. 1895 - d. 1979)
- Second Chamber -
1933 - 1952 August Sävström (b. 1879 - d. 1960)
1953 - 1957 Gustaf Nilsson (b. 1900 - d. 1977)
1958 - 17 Jul 1960 Patrik Svensson (b. 1895 - d. 1960)
1960 - 1968 Fridolf Thapper (b. 1899 - d. 1974)
1969 - 31 Dec 1970 Henry Allard (b. 1911 - d. 1996)
- unicameral Riksdag -
1 Jan 1971 - 1 Oct 1979 Henry Allard (s.a.)
1 Oct 1979 - 3 Oct 1988 Ingemund Bengtsson (b. 1919 - d. 2000)
3 Oct 1988 - 30 Sep 1991 Thage G. Peterson (b. 1933)
30 Sep 1991 - 3 Oct 1994 Ingegerd Troedsson (f) (b. 1929 - d. 2012)
3 Oct 1994 - 30 Sep 2002 Birgitta Dahl (f) (b. 1937)
30 Sep 2002 - 2 Oct 2006 Björn von Sydow (b. 1945)
2 Oct 2006 - Per Westerberg (b. 1951)