Minister for Gender Equality (Sweden)
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister for Gender Equality
| insignia = File:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
| insigniasize = 90px
| insigniacaption = Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
| native_name = Jämställdhetsminister
| image = Ninalarsson lowres.jpg
| incumbent = Nina Larsson
| incumbentsince = 1 April 2025
| member_of = The Government
| appointer = The Prime Minister
| formation = 1954
| inaugural = Ulla Lindström
| website = [http://www.government.se/sb/d/17121/a/207564 www.sweden.gov.se]
}}
The Minister for Gender Equality (Swedish: Jämställdhetsministern) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
The minister is responsible for issues regarding gender equality, popular education and policies for the civil society. The current Minister for Gender Equality is Nina Larsson, appointed on 1 April 2025.
List of ministers for gender equality
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| colspan="2"| Name
! Term ! Political party ! Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Ulla Lindström | 1954–1966 | Social Democrats | rowspan="2"|Tage Erlander |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | rowspan="2"|Camilla Odhnoff | rowspan="2"|1966–1973 | rowspan="2"|Social Democrats | |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | rowspan="2"|Olof Palme | |||
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Anna-Greta Leijon | 1973–1976 | Social Democrats | |
| colspan="3"|
! ! | ||||
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| | Eva Winther | 1978–1979 | Liberal People's Party | Ola Ullsten |
| bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Sweden)}}| | Karin Andersson | 1979–1982 | Centre Party | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Anita Gradin | 1982–1986 | Social Democrats | Olof Palme |
| colspan="3"|
! ! | ||||
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Maj-Lis Lööw | 1989–1991 | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| | Birgit Friggebo | 1991–1993 | Liberal People's Party | rowspan="2"|Carl Bildt |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| | Bengt Westerberg | 1993–1994 | Liberal People's Party | |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Mona Sahlin | 1994–1995 | Social Democrats | rowspan="2"|Ingvar Carlsson |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Marita Ulvskog | 1995–1996 | Social Democrats | |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Ulrica Messing | 1996–1998 | Social Democrats | rowspan="4"|Göran Persson |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Margareta Winberg | 1998–2003 | Social Democrats | |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Mona Sahlin | 2003–2004 | Social Democrats | |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Jens Orback | 2004–2006 | Social Democrats | |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| | Nyamko Sabuni | 2006–2013 | rowspan="2" |Liberal People's Party | rowspan="2"|Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| | Maria Arnholm | 2013–2014 | ||
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Åsa Regnér | 2014–2018 | rowspan="2"| Social Democrats | rowspan="4"| Stefan Löfven |
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Lena Hallengren | 2018–2019 | ||
| bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}| | Åsa Lindhagen | 2019–2021 | rowspan="2"| Green Party | |
| bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}| | Märta Stenevi | 2021 | ||
| bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Eva Nordmark | 2021–2022 | Social Democrats | Magdalena Andersson |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| | Paulina Brandberg | 2022–2025 | rowspan="2"| Liberal Party | rowspan="2"|Ulf Kristersson |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal People's Party (Sweden)}}| | Nina Larsson | 2025– |
Ministry history
The office of Minister for Gender Equality have been under several different ministries since its founding in 1954.
| class="wikitable" | |
| Ministry
! Term | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of the Interior | 1954–1973 |
| Ministry of Employment | 1973–1976 |
| colspan="2"| | |
| Ministry of Employment | 1978–1986 |
| colspan="2"| | |
| Ministry of Employment | 1989–1991 |
| Ministry of Culture | 1991–1993 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | 1993–1994 |
| Prime Minister's Office | 1994–1995 |
| Ministry for Civil Service Affairs | 1995–1996 |
| Ministry of Employment | 1996–1998 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | 1998–2003 |
| Ministry of Justice | 2004–2006 |
| Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality | 2006–2010 |
| Ministry of Education | 2010–2014 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | 2014–2019 |
| Ministry of Employment | 2019– |