Minister for Business and Industry (Sweden)
(Redirected from Minister for Enterprise (Sweden))
The Minister for Business and Industry, (Swedish: näringsminister), formally cabinet minister and head 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 enterprise, industry and innovation.
| Minister for Business and Industry of Sweden | |
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| Näringsminister | |
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| Ministry of Climate and Enterprise | |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit |
| Inaugural holder | Krister Wickman (1969) Per Westerberg (1991) |
| Formation | First formation: 1 January 1969 Reformation: 22 October 1991 |
| Website | www |
The current Minister for Business and Industry is Ebba Busch of the Christians Democrats.[1]
History
editUntil 1991, the office was named minister of industry.[2] However, the official name since then is minister has been especially responsible for business, industry, enterprise and innovation. Since 2014, the minister has been especially responsible for business, industry, enterprise and innovation. This includes small and medium-sized businesses, state-owned enterprises and industrial policy.[3]
List of ministers
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Industry (1969–1991)edit | ||||||||
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| No. | Minister for Industry | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Prime Minister(s) | ||
| 1 | Krister Wickman (1924–1993) | 1 January 1969 | 30 June 1971 | 2 years, 180 days | Social Democrats | Olof Palme (S/SAP) | ||
| 2 | Rune B. Johansson (1915–1982) | 30 June 1971 | 8 October 1976 | 5 years, 100 days | Social Democrats | Olof Palme (S/SAP) | ||
| 3 | Nils Åsling (1927–2017) | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | 2 years, 10 days | Centre | Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) | ||
| 4 | Erik Huss (1913–2010) | 18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | 359 days | Liberals | Ola Ullsten (L) | ||
| (3) | Nils Åsling (1927–2017) | 12 October 1979 | 8 October 1982 | 2 years, 361 days | Centre | Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) | ||
| 5 | Thage G. Peterson (born 1933) | 8 October 1982 | 30 September 1988 | 5 years, 358 days | Social Democrats | Olof Palme (S/SAP) (8 October 1982 – 28 February 1986) Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) (13 March 1986 – 30 September 1988) | ||
| 6 | Ivar Nordberg (1933–2014) | 4 October 1988 | 11 January 1990 | 1 year, 103 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 7 | Rune Molin (1931–2011) | 12 January 1990 | 4 October 1991 | 1 year, 266 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
Enterprise (1991–2014)edit | ||||||||
| No. | Minister for Enterprise | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Prime Minister(s) | ||
| 8 | Per Westerberg (born 1951) | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Moderate | Carl Bildt (M) | ||
| 9 | Sten Heckscher (born 1942) | 7 October 1994 | 5 February 1996 | 1 year, 121 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 10 | Jörgen Andersson (born 1946) | 5 February 1996 | 22 March 1996 | 46 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) | ||
| 11 | Anders Sundström (born 1952) | 22 March 1996 | 7 October 1998 | 2 years, 199 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 12 | Björn Rosengren (born 1942) | 7 October 1998 | 15 October 2002 | 4 years, 8 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| – | Mona Sahlin (born 1957) Acting | 15 October 2002 | 21 October 2002 | 6 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 13 | Leif Pagrotsky (born 1951) | 21 October 2002 | 21 October 2004 | 2 years, 0 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 14 | Thomas Östros (born 1965) | 21 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 1 year, 350 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | ||
| 15 | Maud Olofsson (born 1955) | 6 October 2006 | 29 September 2011 | 4 years, 358 days | Centre | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
| 16 | Annie Lööf (born 1983) | 29 September 2011 | 3 October 2014 | 3 years, 4 days | Centre | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | ||
Enterprise and innovation (2014–2019)edit | ||||||||
| No. | Minister for Enterprise and Innovation | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Prime Minister(s) | ||
| 17 | Mikael Damberg (born 1971) | 3 October 2014 | 21 January 2019 | 4 years, 110 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | ||
Business, industry and innovation (2019–2022)edit | ||||||||
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| 18 | Ibrahim Baylan (born 1972) | 21 January 2019 | 30 November 2021 | 2 years, 313 days | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | ||
| 19 | Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson (born 1964) | 30 November 2021 | 18 October 2022 | 3 years, 8 days | Social Democrats | Magdalena Andersson (S/SAP) | ||
Business and industry (2022–present)edit | ||||||||
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| 20 | Ebba Busch (born 1987) | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 51 days | Christian Democrats | Ulf Kristersson (M) | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Ebba Busch". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 347. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
- ^ "Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation". 24 November 2014.