The Minister for Consumer Affairs () is a cabinet minister within the Government of Sweden and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
The minister is responsible for issues regarding consumer protection. The position of Minister for Consumer Affairs has usually been held by a minister as a part of a wider ministerial portfolio, and it has sorted under different ministries throughout the years.
List of ministers for consumer affairs No. Portrait Minister(Born–Died) Tenure Political party Cabinet Took office Left office Duration 1Bengt K.Å. Johansson(1937–2021)17 October 19854 October 1988Social DemocratsPalme II Carlsson I 2 Margot Wallström(born 1954) 4 October 1988 4 October 1991Social Democrats Carlsson I Carlsson II 3 Inger Davidsson(born 1944) 4 October 1991 7 October 1994 Christian Democrats Carl Bildt 4 Marita Ulvskog(born 1951) 7 October 1994 22 March 1996 Social Democrats Carlsson III 5 Leif Blomberg(1941–1998) 22 March 1996 2 March 1998 † Social DemocratsPersson 6 Lars Engqvist(born 1945) 25 March 1998 7 October 1998 Social Democrats 7 Britta Lejon(born 1964) 7 October 1998 15 October 2002 Social Democrats 8 Ann-Christin Nykvist(born 1948) 15 October 2002 6 October 2006 Social Democrats 9 Nyamko Sabuni(born 1969) 6 October 2006 5 October 2010 Liberal People'sReinfeldt 10 Birgitta Ohlsson(born 1975) 5 October 2010 3 October 2014 Liberal People's 11 Per Bolund(born 1971) 3 October 2014 21 January 2019 Green Löfven 12 Ardalan Shekarabi(born 1978) 21 January 2019 1 October 2019 Social Democrats Löfven II 13 Lena Micko(born 1955) 1 October 2019 30 November 2021 Social Democrats Löfven II Löfven III 14 Max Elger(born 1973) 30 November 2021 18 October 2022 Social Democrats Andersson 14 Erik Slottner(born 1980) 18 October 2022 Christian Democrats Kristersson
Other positions of the ministers and ministry history Name Other positions Ministry Term Bengt K.Å. Johansson Minister for the Salary and Deputy Minister for Finance Ministry of Finance 1985–1988 Margot Wallström Minister for Religious CommunitiesMinister for the Youth Ministry of Civil Affairs / Ministry of the Interior 1988–1998 Inger Davidsson Minister for Civil Affairs Marita Ulvskog Leif Blomberg Minister for IntegrationMinister for SportsMinister for the Youth Lars Engqvist Minister for Home Affairs Britta Lejon Deputy Minister for JusticeMinister for DemocracyMinister for the Youth Ministry of Justice 1998–2002 Ann-Christin Nykvist Minister for Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture 2002–2006 Nyamko Sabuni Minister for IntegrationMinister for Gender Equality Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality 2006–2010 Birgitta Ohlsson Minister for EU AffairsMinister for Democracy The Prime Minister's Office 2010–2014 Per Bolund Minister for Financial Markets Deputy Minister for Finance Ministry of Finance 2014–2019 Ardalan Shekarabi Minister for Public Administration Ministry of Finance 2019 Lena Micko Minister for Public Administration Ministry of Finance 2019–2021 Max Elger Minister for Financial Markets Ministry of Finance 2021–present
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