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Minister for Consumer Affairs (Sweden)

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|post=Minister for Consumer Affairs

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|native_name= Sveriges konsumentminister

|image=File:Erik Slottner 2014.jpg

|incumbent=Erik Slottner

|incumbentsince=18 October 2022

|department=Ministry of Finance

|appointer=The Prime Minister

|formation=1985

|inaugural=Bengt K.Å. Johansson

|website=[http://www.government.se/government-policy/consumer-affairs/]

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The Minister for Consumer Affairs ({{langx|sv|konsumentminister}}) is a cabinet minister within the Government of Sweden and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding consumer protection. The position of Minister for Consumer Affairs has usually been held by a minister as a part of a wider ministerial portfolio, and it has sorted under different ministries throughout the years.

List of ministers for consumer affairs

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2" | No.

! rowspan="2" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" | Minister
(Born–Died)

! colspan="3" | Tenure

! rowspan="2" | Political party

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Cabinet

Took office

! Left office

! Duration

rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 1

|rowspan="2"|

|rowspan="2"|Bengt K.Å. Johansson
(1937–2021)

|rowspan="2"|17 October 1985

|rowspan="2"|4 October 1988

|rowspan="2"|{{Age in years and days|1985|10|17|1988|10|4}}

|rowspan="2"|Social Democrats

|style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

|Palme II
{{small|S}}

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

| Carlsson I
{{small|S}}

rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 2

| rowspan="2"| 100px

| rowspan="2"|Margot Wallström
(born 1954)

| rowspan="2"| 4 October 1988

| rowspan="2"| 4 October 1991

| rowspan="2"|{{Age in years and days|1988|10|4|1991|10|4}}

| rowspan="2"|Social Democrats

| style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

| Carlsson I
{{small|S}}

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

| Carlsson II
{{small|S}}

style="background: {{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}; color:white;" | 3

|

| Inger Davidsson
(born 1944)

| 4 October 1991

| 7 October 1994

| {{Age in years and days|1991|10|4|1994|10|7}}

| Christian Democrats

| style="background: {{party color|Moderate Party}};"|

| Carl Bildt
{{small|M–FP–C–KD}}

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 4

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| Marita Ulvskog
(born 1951)

| 7 October 1994

| 22 March 1996

| {{Age in years and days|1994|10|7|1996|3|22}}

| Social Democrats

| style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

| Carlsson III
{{small|S}}

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 5

|

| Leif Blomberg
(1941–1998)

| 22 March 1996

| 2 March 1998 †

| {{Age in years and days|1996|3|22|1998|3|2}}

| Social Democrats

|rowspan="4" style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

|rowspan="4"|Persson
{{small|S}}

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 6

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| Lars Engqvist
(born 1945)

| 25 March 1998

| 7 October 1998

| {{Age in years and days|1998|3|25|1998|10|7}}

| Social Democrats

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 7

| 100px

| Britta Lejon
(born 1964)

| 7 October 1998

| 15 October 2002

| {{Age in years and days|1998|10|7|2002|10|15}}

| Social Democrats

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 8

|

| Ann-Christin Nykvist
(born 1948)

| 15 October 2002

| 6 October 2006

| {{Age in years and days|2002|10|15|2006|10|6}}

| Social Democrats

style="background: {{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}; color:white;" | 9

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| Nyamko Sabuni
(born 1969)

| 6 October 2006

| 5 October 2010

| {{Age in years and days|2006|10|6|2010|10|5}}

| Liberal People's

|rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Moderate Party}};"|

|rowspan="2"|Reinfeldt
{{small|M–C–FP–KD}}

style="background: {{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}; color:white;" | 10

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| Birgitta Ohlsson
(born 1975)

| 5 October 2010

| 3 October 2014

| {{Age in years and days|2010|10|5|2014|10|3}}

| Liberal People's

style="background: {{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}; color:white;" | 11

| 100px

| Per Bolund
(born 1971)

| 3 October 2014

| 21 January 2019

| {{Age in years and days|2014|10|3|2019|01|21}}

| Green

| style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

| Löfven
{{small|S–MP}}

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 12

| 100px

| Ardalan Shekarabi
(born 1978)

| 21 January 2019

| 1 October 2019

| {{Age in years and days|2019|01|21|2019|10|01}}

| Social Democrats

| style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

| Löfven II
{{small|S–MP}}

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 13

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| Lena Micko
(born 1955)

| 1 October 2019

| 30 November 2021

| {{Age in years and days|2019|10|01|2021|11|30}}

| Social Democrats

| style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

| Löfven II
{{small|S–MP}}
Löfven III
{{small|S–MP}}

style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}; color:white;" | 14

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| Max Elger
(born 1973)

| 30 November 2021

| 18 October 2022

| {{Age in years and days|2021|11|30|2022|10|18}}

| Social Democrats

| style="background: {{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};"|

| Andersson
{{small|S}}

style="background: {{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}; color:white;" | 14

| 100px

| Erik Slottner
(born 1980)

| 18 October 2022

|

| {{Age in years and days|2022|10|18}}

| Christian Democrats

| style="background: {{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}};"|

| Kristersson
{{small|M–KD–L}}

Other positions of the ministers and ministry history

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"| Name

! Other positions

! Ministry

! Term

bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Bengt K.Å. JohanssonMinister for the Salary and Deputy Minister for FinanceMinistry of Finance1985–1988
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Margot WallströmMinister for Religious Communities
Minister for the Youth		rowspan="5"|Ministry of Civil Affairs / Ministry of the Interiorrowspan="5"|1988–1998
bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}| Inger Davidssonrowspan="2"|Minister for Civil Affairs
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Marita Ulvskog
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Leif BlombergMinister for Integration
Minister for Sports
Minister for the Youth
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Lars EngqvistMinister for Home Affairs
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Britta LejonDeputy Minister for Justice
Minister for Democracy
Minister for the Youth		Ministry of Justice1998–2002
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Ann-Christin NykvistMinister for AgricultureMinistry of Agriculture2002–2006
bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| Nyamko SabuniMinister for Integration
Minister for Gender Equality		Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality2006–2010
bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| Birgitta OhlssonMinister for EU Affairs
Minister for Democracy		The Prime Minister's Office2010–2014
bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}| Per BolundMinister for Financial Markets
Deputy Minister for Finance		Ministry of Finance2014–2019
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Ardalan ShekarabiMinister for Public AdministrationMinistry of Finance2019
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Lena MickoMinister for Public AdministrationMinistry of Finance2019–2021
bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| Max ElgerMinister for Financial MarketsMinistry of Finance2021–present

{{Government ministries of Sweden}}

References

Category:Government ministers of Sweden