Minister for Social Security (Sweden)
| Minister for Social Security | |
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| Socialförsäkringsminister | |
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| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |
| Member of | The Government |
| Seat | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
| Formation | 4 October 1991 |
| First holder | Bo Könberg |
| Website | www.government.se |
The Minister for Social Security (Swedish: Socialförsäkringsminister) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government. The cabinet minister is appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
List of ministers for social security
| No. | Portrait | Minister for Social Security | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister | |
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| 1 | Bo Könberg (born 1945) | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Liberals | Carl Bildt (M) | ||
| 2 | Anna Hedborg (born 1944) | 7 October 1994 | 22 March 1996 | 1 year, 161 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 3 | Maj-Inger Klingwall (born 1946) | 22 March 1996 | 14 September 1999 | 3 years, 176 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 4 | Ingela Thalén (born 1943) | 14 September 1999 | 10 October 2002 | 3 years, 26 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 5 | Berit Andnor (born 1954) | 10 October 2002 From 1 October 2004 as head of the ministry with the title Minister for Social Affairs | 6 October 2006 | 3 years, 361 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 6 | Cristina Husmark Pehrsson (born 1947) | 6 October 2006 | 5 October 2010 | 3 years, 364 days | Moderate | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
| 7 | Ulf Kristersson (born 1963) | 5 October 2010 | 3 October 2014 | 3 years, 363 days | Moderate | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
| 8 | Annika Strandhäll (born 1975) | 3 October 2014 | 1 October 2019 | 4 years, 363 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | ||
| 9 | Ardalan Shekarabi (born 1978) | 1 October 2019 | 18 October 2022 | 3 years, 17 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) Magdalena Andersson (Social Democratic) | ||
| 10 | Anna Tenje (born 1977) | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 303 days | Moderate | Ulf Kristersson (M) | ||
