Minister for EU Affairs (Sweden)

Minister for EU Affairs EU-minister
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent Ann Linde since 25 May 2016
Member of	The Government
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Ulf Dinkelspiel
Formation	1991
Final holder	Birgitta Ohlsson
Abolished	2014
Website	www.sweden.gov.se

The Minister for European Union Affairs was a cabinet minister who was part of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister was directly under the Prime Minister's Office and was responsible for overall questions about the European Union, such as the strategy for growth and employment, the financial perspective (financial perspectives), the Lisbon Treaty and the anchoring of EU membership.

On 25 May 2016, Ann Linde was appointed Minister for European Union Affairs. She is also Minister for Trade. From 2014 to 2016, the office was abolished.

List of Ministers for European Union Affairs

№		Minister for EU Affairs	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Prime Minister
1	Ulf Dinkelspiel	Dinkelspiel, UlfUlf Dinkelspiel (born 1939)	4 October 1991	7 October 1994			Moderate	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt (M)
2	Mats Hellström	Hellström, MatsMats Hellström (born 1942)	7 October 1994	22 March 1996			Social Democratic	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S)
3		Ringholm, BosseBosse Ringholm (born 1942)	1 January 2005	6 October 2006			Social Democratic	Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S)
4		Malmström, CeciliaCecilia Malmström (born 1968)	6 October 2006	10 February 2010			Liberal People's	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
5		Ohlsson, BirgittaBirgitta Ohlsson (born 1975)	10 February 2010	3 October 2014			Liberal People's	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
6	Ann Linde	Linde, AnnAnn Linde (born 1961)	25 May 2016	Incumbent			Social Democratic	Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S)

External links

• Official website