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 Took office Left office Duration 1 Morgan Johansson(born 1970) – 21 October 2002 6 October 2006 Social Democrats Persson 2 Maria Larsson(born 1956) Minister for the Elderly 6 October 2006 5 October 2010 Christian DemocratsReinfeldt 3 Göran Hägglund(born 1959) Minister for Social Affairs 6 October 2010 3 October 2014 Christian Democrats 4 Gabriel Wikström(born 1985) Minister for HealthcareMinister for Sports 3 October 2014 27 July 2017 Social DemocratsLöfven I – Annika Strandhäll(acting) Minister for Social Security 5 May 2017 27 July 2017 Social Democrats 5 Annika Strandhäll(born 1975) Minister for Social Affairs 27 July 2017 21 January 2019 Social Democrats 6 Lena Hallengren(born 1973) Minister for Health and Social Affairs 21 January 2019 Incumbent Social Democrats Löfven II