Minister for Public Health (Sweden)
| Minister for Public Health | |
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| Folkhälsominister | |
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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 | 21 October 2002 |
| First holder | Morgan Johansson |
| Website | [1] |
The Minister for Public Health (Swedish: Folkhälsominister) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government. The cabinet minister is appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Minister (Born–Died) | Other portfolios | Tenure | Political party | Cabinet | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||||
| 1 |  | Morgan Johansson (born 1970) | – | 21 October 2002 | 6 October 2006 | 3 years, 350 days | Social Democrats | Persson | |
| 2 |  | Maria Larsson (born 1956) | Minister for the Elderly | 6 October 2006 | 5 October 2010 | 3 years, 364 days | Christian Democrats | Reinfeldt | |
| 3 |  | Göran Hägglund (born 1959) | Minister for Social Affairs | 6 October 2010 | 3 October 2014 | 3 years, 362 days | Christian Democrats | ||
| 4 |  | Gabriel Wikström (born 1985) | Minister for Healthcare Minister for Sports | 3 October 2014 | 27 July 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | Social Democrats | Löfven I | |
| – |  | Annika Strandhäll (acting) | Minister for Social Security | 5 May 2017 | 27 July 2017 | 83 days | Social Democrats | ||
| 5 | | Annika Strandhäll (born 1975) | Minister for Social Affairs | 27 July 2017 | 21 January 2019 | 1 year, 178 days | Social Democrats | ||
| 6 |  | Lena Hallengren (born 1973) | Minister for Health and Social Affairs | 21 January 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 210 days | Social Democrats | Löfven II | |