The Ministry of Education and Research () is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research.
Before 1968, the ministry was called the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs.
The ministry offices are located at Drottninggatan 16 in central Stockholm.
Organization The Ministry of Education and Research has a staff of 200. The head of the ministry is the Minister for Education, currently Simona Mohamsson (L).
Areas of responsibility Education and research
Government agencies The Ministry of Education and Research is principal to the following government agencies:
Ministers for Higher Education and Research No. Portrait Minister(Born–Died) Tenure Political party Cabinet Took office Left office Duration 1 Lars Leijonborg 12 September 2007 17 June 2009 Liberal People'sReinfeldt 2 Tobias Krantz 17 June 2009 5 October 2010 Liberal People's colspan=9 4 Helene Hellmark Knutsson 3 October 2014 21 January 2019 Social Democrats Löfven I 5 Matilda Ernkrans 21 January 2019 30 November 2021 Social Democrats Löfven II Löfven III colspan=9 6 Lotta Edholm 28 June 2025 LiberalsKristersson
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References
External links Ministry of Education and Research, official website Utbildningsdepartementet, official website