Minister for the Environment (Sweden)
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister for Climate and the Environment
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| insignia = File:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
| insigniasize = 90px
| insigniacaption = Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
| native_name = Statsråd
| image = Romina POURMOKHTARI Minister for Climate and the Environment, Sweden.jpg
| incumbent = Romina Pourmokhtari
| incumbentsince = 18 October 2022
| member_of = The Government
| appointer = The Prime Minister
| formation = 7 October 1985
| inaugural = Ingvar Carlsson
| website = [https://www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-of-climate-and-enterprise/romina-pourmokhtari/ Minister for Climate and the Environment]
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The Minister for Climate and the Environment, ({{langx|sv|klimat- och miljöminister}}), formally cabinet minister of the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, is a member and minister of the Government of Sweden and is appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister is responsible for policies related to natural environment, climate and the overall responsibility for coordinating the work on sustainable development.
The office was founded in 1985, and its first holder was Ingvar Carlsson. In 1987, the Ministry of the Environment was formed with Birgitta Dahl becoming the first head of the ministry. In 2022, the Ministry of the Environment was merged into the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, which in turn changed its name to the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise.{{cite web | title=Två nya departement startar upp | publisher=Regeringen och Regeringskansliet | date=2023-01-02 | url=https://www.regeringen.se/artiklar/2023/01/tva-nya-departement-startar-upp/ | language=sv | access-date=2023-07-17}}
Since 2014 the title of Minister for Climate{{cite web | last=Kroksson | first=Jocke | title=Åsa Romson (MP) ny klimat- och miljöminister | website=Supermiljöbloggen | date=2014-10-03 | url=https://supermiljobloggen.se/nyheter/asa-romson-mp-ny-klimat-och-miljominister/ | language=sv | access-date=2023-07-17}} have added to the Minister for the Environmenet, except for the years between 2016 and 2019 when Isabella Lövin held title along with being Minister for International Development Cooperation.
List of ministers
=Environment (1985–present)=
{{Swedish political officeholders key}}
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Duration {{Officeholder table | order2 = 1 | image = Ingvar Carlsson på Idrottsgalan 2013.jpg|bSize = 152|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 20|oLeft = 35 | officeholder = Ingvar Carlsson | born_year = 1934 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|1985|10|7|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|1986|2|28|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|1985|10|7|1986|2|28}} | alt_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party | alt_officeholder = Olof Palme | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 2 | image = Birgitta Dahl 1990.jpg|bSize = 152|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 20|oLeft = 35 | officeholder = Birgitta Dahl | born_year = 1937 | died_year = 2024 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|1986|3|12|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|1991|10|4|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|1986|3|12|1991|10|4}} | alt_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party | alt_officeholder = Ingvar Carlsson | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 3 | image = Olof Johansson2.jpg | officeholder = Olof Johansson | born_year = 1937 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|1991|10|4|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|1994|6|16|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|1991|10|4|1994|6|16}} | alt_party = Centre Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Carl Bildt | alt_officeholder_party = Moderate Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 4 | officeholder = Görel Thurdin | born_year = 1942 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|1994|6|16|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|1994|10|2|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|1994|6|16|1994|10|2}} | alt_party = Centre Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Carl Bildt | alt_officeholder_party = Moderate Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = – | officeholder = Karl Erik Olsson | born_year = 1938 | died_year = 2021 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|1994|10|2|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|1994|10|7|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|1994|10|2|1994|10|7}} | alt_party = Centre Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Carl Bildt | alt_officeholder_party = Moderate Party | acting = y }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 5 | image = Annalindh.jpg|bSize = 152|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 0|oLeft = 25 | officeholder = Anna Lindh | born_year = 1957 | died_year = 2003 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|1994|10|7|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|1998|10|7|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|1994|10|7|1998|10|7}} | alt_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party | alt_officeholder = Ingvar Carlsson | alt_officeholder_term_start = 1994 | alt_officeholder_term_end = 1996 | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party | alt_officeholder2 = Göran Persson | alt_officeholder2_term_start = 1996 | alt_officeholder2_term_end = 1998 | alt_officeholder2_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 6 | officeholder = Kjell Larsson | born_year = 1943 | died_year = 2002 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|1998|10|7|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2002|10|21|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|1998|10|7|2002|10|21}} | alt_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party | alt_officeholder = Göran Persson | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 7 | image = Lena Sommestad (862095738).jpg|bSize = 182|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 0|oLeft = 40 | officeholder = Lena Sommestad | born_year = 1957 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|2002|10|21|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2004|10|31|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2002|10|21|2004|10|31}} | alt_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party | alt_officeholder = Göran Persson | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 8 | image = Mona Sahlin-02.jpg | officeholder = Mona Sahlin | born_year = 1957 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|2004|11|1|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2006|10|6|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2004|11|1|2006|10|6}} | alt_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party | alt_officeholder = Göran Persson | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 9 | image = Andreas Carlgren halvfigur mot träd.jpg|bSize = 152|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 10|oLeft = 25 | officeholder = Andreas Carlgren | born_year = 1958 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|2006|10|6|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2011|9|29|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2006|10|6|2011|9|29}} | alt_party = Centre Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Fredrik Reinfeldt | alt_officeholder_party = Moderate Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 10 | image = Lenaek.jpg|bSize = 158|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 0|oLeft = 27 | officeholder = Lena Ek | born_year = 1958 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|2011|9|29|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2014|10|3|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2011|9|29|2014|10|3}} | alt_party = Centre Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Fredrik Reinfeldt | alt_officeholder_party = Moderate Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 11 | image = Asa Romson.1c447 3181.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 4|oLeft = 0 | officeholder = Åsa Romson | born_year = 1972 | title = Minister for Climate and the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|2014|10|03|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2016|05|25|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2014|10|3|2016|05|25}} | alt_party = Green Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Stefan Löfven | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 12 | image = Karolina Skog.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 4|oLeft = 0 | officeholder = Karolina Skog | born_year = 1976 | title = Minister for the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|2016|05|25|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2019|01|21|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2016|05|25|2019|01|21}} | alt_party = Green Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Stefan Löfven | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 13 | image = Isabella Lövin.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 4|oLeft = 0 | officeholder = Isabella Lövin | title = Minister for Climate and the Environment | born_year = 1963 | term_start = {{Start date|2019|01|21|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2021|02|05|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2019|01|21|2021|02|05}} | alt_party = Green Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Stefan Löfven | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 14 | image = Per Bolund.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 4|oLeft = 0 | officeholder = Per Bolund | title = Minister for Climate and the Environment | born_year = 1971 | term_start = {{Start date|2021|02|05|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2021|11|30|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2021|02|05|2021|11|30}} | alt_party = Green Party (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Stefan Löfven | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 15 | image = Annika Strandhäll 2014-10-29 001.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 4|oLeft = 0 | officeholder = Annika Strandhäll | born_year = 1975 | title = Minister for Climate and the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|2021|11|30|df=y}} | term_end = {{Start date|2022|10|18|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2021|11|30|2022|10|18}} | alt_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party | alt_officeholder = Magdalena Andersson | alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party }} {{Officeholder table | order2 = 16 | image = Romina Pourmokhtari 2019.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 125|oTop = 4|oLeft = 0 | officeholder = Romina Pourmokhtari | born_year = 1995 | title = Minister for Climate and the Environment | term_start = {{Start date|2022|10|18|df=y}} | timeinoffice = {{age in years and days|2022|10|18}} | alt_party = Liberals (Sweden) | alt_officeholder = Ulf Kristersson | alt_officeholder_party = Moderate Party }} |
=Climate (2016–2019)=
Since the title of Minister for Climate started to be used in 2014, all Ministers for the Environment have held the title except during the years between 2016 and 2019.
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{{Officeholder table
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| officeholder = Isabella Lövin
| officeholder_sort = Lövin, Isabella
| title = Minister for Climate and
International Development
Cooperation
| born_year = 1963
| term_start = 25 May 2016
| term_end = 21 January 2019
| timeinoffice = {{Age in years and days|2016|5|25|2019|01|21}}
| party = Green Party (Sweden)
| alt_officeholder = Stefan Löfven
| alt_officeholder_sort = Löfven, Stefan
| alt_officeholder_party = Swedish Social Democratic Party
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