Minister for Employment (Sweden) explained

Post:Minister for Employment
Native Name:Arbetsmarknadsminister
Insignia:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Insigniasize:70px
Incumbent:Johan Pehrson
Incumbentsince:18 OCtober 2022
Department:Ministry of Employment
Member Of:The Government
Appointer:The Prime Minister
Termlength:Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural:Ingemund Bengtsson
Formation:1974

The Minister for Employment[1] (Swedish: Arbetsmarknadsminister) is a member of the Government of Sweden and is the head of the Ministry of Employment.

History

The position was introduced in 1974 during Palme I cabinet and abolished in 1998 under the Persson cabinet, when the responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications, where from 1998 to 2002, the deputy minister for industry, employment and communications and from 2002 to 2006, the minister for employment were ministers responsible for the issues. When the Reinfeldt cabinet took office in 2006, the position was reinstated.

List of officeholders

1974–1998

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Minister responsible for labor issues 1998–2006

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2006–present

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Other ministers in the Ministry of Employment

In addition to the head of the ministry, the Ministry of Employment has at times also housed additional deputy ministers responsible for various areas such as immigration, gender equality, labor law, youth affairs, etc. These ministerial titles varied, and most often covered only a part of the minister's responsibilities, usually the dominant area of focus. For example, Anna-Greta Leijon served not only as the minister for immigration but also held responsibility for labor law issues[2] and matters concerning disabled individuals in the workplace. Karin Andersson, as the deputy minister of employment, was responsible for gender equality and immigration issues,[3] a combination that has recurred in later times.

In the 2019 government, the minister associated with the Ministry of Employment, in addition to the minister of employment, held the title of minister for gender equality/minister responsible for combating discrimination and segregation.[4]

Before the establishment of the Ministry of Employment, many matters were handled within the Ministry of the Interior, where individuals such as Camilla Odhnoff were responsible for immigration and family affairs, including gender equality.[5]

NamePeriodPartyTitle
  Anna-Greta Leijon (1939–2024) 1 January 1974 – 8 October 1976Minister of immigration and minister for gender equality
  Eva Winther (1921–2014) 18 October 1978 – 12 October 1979Minister of immigration and minister for gender equality
  Karin Andersson (1918–2012) 12 October 1979 – 8 October 1982Minister of immigration and minister for gender equality
  Anita Gradin (1933–2022) 8 October 1982 – 9 October 1986Minister of immigration and minister for gender equality
  Georg Andersson (born 1936) 9 October 1986 – 29 January 1989Minister of immigration
  Maj-Lis Lööw (born 1936) 29 January 1989 – 7 October 1991Minister of immigration and minister for gender equality
  Leif Blomberg (1941–1998) 7 October 1994 – 22 March 1996Minister of immigration
  Ulrica Messing (born 1968) 22 March 1996 – 6 October 1998Minister for labour law and minister for gender equality
  Erik Ullenhag (born 1972) 5 October 2010 – 3 October 2014Minister for integration
bgcolor=#83CF39   Åsa Lindhagen (born 1980) 21 January 2019 – 5 February 2021 Green Partyminister for gender equality
bgcolor=#83CF39   Märta Stenevi (born 1976) 5 February – 30 November 2021 Green PartyMinister for gender equality and minister for housing
  Eva Nordmark (born 1971) 10 September 2019 – 18 October 2022 Minister for employment and minister for gender equality
  Johan Danielsson (born 1982) 30 November 2021 – 18 October 2022Minister for housing and deputy minister for employment
  Paulina Brandberg (born 1983) 18 October 2022 – Minister for gender equality and deputy minister for employment

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Utrikes namnbok: svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU-organ och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska . 11th revised . 2021 . Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet . Stockholm . 9789198657418 . . 67.
  2. Web site: Lagen om anställningsskydd LAS - Besluten som format Sverige . . Katarina . von Arndt . 19 July 2018 . 2019-01-27 . sv.
  3. Encyclopedia: Karin Elisabet Andersson . . Marie . Demker . 2018-03-08 . 2024-04-14 . sv.
  4. Web site: Sveriges nya regering . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121163115/https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2019/01/sveriges-nya-regering/ . Government Offices of Sweden . 2019-01-21 . 21 January 2019 . 2019-01-27 . sv.
  5. News: Camilla Odhnoff har avlidit . . TT . 17 July 2013 . 2019-01-27 . sv . subscription.