- Minister for Finance (Sweden)
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The Minister for Finance (Swedish: finansminister) of Sweden, officially Cabinet Minister and Head of the Ministry of Finance (Swedish: statsråd och chef för finansdepartementet), is a member of the Swedish cabinet and head of the Ministry of Finance. It is often considered the most powerful office in Swedish politics after the Prime Minister.
List of officeholders
Swedish Cabinet Holding Parties - Color key:
Minister Took office Left office Political party Johan Didrik af Wingård 16 May 1840 29 December 1842 Independent Sven Munthe 29 December 1842 10 April 1848 Independent Anders Peter Sandströmer 10 April 1848 10 January 1851 Independent Johan August Gripenstedt (acting) 10 January 1851 21 October 1851 Independent Carl Otto Palmstierna 21 October 1851 28 May 1856 Independent Johan August Gripenstedt 28 May 1856 4 July 1866 Independent Gustaf Lagercrantz 4 September 1866 31 May 1867 Independent Gustaf af Ugglas 23 August 1867 12 May 1870 Junker Party Carl Fredrik Wærn the Younger 3 June 1870 28 September 1874 Independent Gustaf Åkerhielm 28 September 1874 11 May 1875 Protectionist Party Hans Forssell 11 May 1875 7 December 1880 Independent Arvid Posse 7 December 1880 8 March 1881 Lantmanna Party Robert Themptander 8 March 1881 28 May 1886 Independent Claës Gustaf Adolf Tamm 28 May 1886 6 February 1888 Independent Fredrik von Essen 6 February 1888 6 November 1894 Protectionist Party Erik Gustaf Boström 6 November 1894 15 March 1895 Lantmanna Party Claes Wersäll 15 March 1897 16 July 1902 Independent Hans Hansson Wachtmeister 16 July 1897 5 July 1902 Protectionist Party Ernst Meyer 5 July 1902 2 August 1905 Liberal Coalition Party Elof Biesèrt 2 August 1905 29 May 1906 Liberal Coalition Party Carl Swartz 29 May 1906 7 October 1911 General Electoral League Theodor Adelswärd 7 October 1911 17 February 1914 Liberal Coalition Party Axel Vennersten 17 February 1914 30 March 1917 Lantmanna and Bourgeois Party Conrad Carleson 30 March 1917 19 October 1917 National Party Hjalmar Branting 19 October 1917 5 January 1918 Social Democratic Party Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson 5 January 1918 27 October 1920 Social Democratic Party Rickard Sandler 1 July 1920 27 October 1920 Social Democratic Party Henrik Tamm 27 October 1920 23 February 1921 Independent Jacob Beskow 23 February 1921 13 October 1921 Independent Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson 13 October 1921 19 April 1923 Social Democratic Party Jacob Beskow 19 April 1923 18 October 1924 National Party Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson 18 October 1924 8 May 1926 Social Democratic Party Ernst Wigforss 8 May 1925 7 June 1926 Social Democratic Party Carl Gustaf Ekman 7 June 1926 30 September 1926 Freeminded People's Party Ernst Lyberg 30 September 1926 2 October 1928 Liberal Coalition Party Nils Wohlin 2 October 1928 10 June 1929 General Electoral League Adolf Dahl 10 June 1929 7 June 1930 General Electoral League Felix Hamrin 7 June 1930 24 September 1932 Freeminded People's Party Ernst Wigforss 24 September 1932 19 June 1936 Social Democratic Party Vilmar Ljungdahl 19 June 1936 28 September 1936 Farmers' League Ernst Wigforss 28 September 1936 30 June 1949 Social Democratic Party David Hall 1 July 1949 17 October 1949 Social Democratic Party Per-Edvin Sköld 21 October 1949 12 September 1955 Social Democratic Party Gunnar Sträng 13 September 1955 7 October 1976 Social Democratic Party Gösta Bohman 8 October 1976 24 November 1976 Moderate Party Between 25 November 1976 and 7 October 1982, the office of Minister for Finance was split between the Minister of the Budget and the Minister of the Economy. Kjell-Olof Feldt 8 October 1982 15 February 1990 Social Democratic Party Odd Engström (acting) 16 February 1990 26 February 1990 Social Democratic Party Allan Larsson 27 February 1990 4 October 1991 Social Democratic Party Anne Wibble 4 October 1991 7 October 1994 Liberal People's Party Göran Persson 7 October 1994 22 March 1996 Social Democratic Party Erik Åsbrink 22 March 1996 12 April 1999 Social Democratic Party Bo Ringholm 12 April 1999 1 November 2004 Social Democratic Party Pär Nuder 1 November 2004 6 October 2006 Social Democratic Party Anders Borg 6 October 2006 Incumbent Moderate Party Categories:- Swedish Ministers for Finance
- Lists of Swedish politicians
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