Committee on Health and Welfare explained

(Parliamentary) Committee on Health and Welfare[1] (Swedish: socialutskottet) (SoU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee's main areas of responsibility concern the wellbeing of children and teenagers, care for the elderly and disabled, measures against addiction, and other social services issues. It also debates on policies regarding alcohol, and health care along with social matters in general.

The committee's Speaker is Christian Carlsson from the Christian Democratic Party, and the vice-Speaker is Fredrik Lundh Sammeli from the Social Democratic Party.

List of speakers for the committee

NamePeriodPolitical party
bgcolor=  - Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  1982–1985 People's Party
bgcolor=  1985–1991 People's Party
bgcolor=  1991–1994 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  1994–1998 Moderate Party
bgcolor=  1998–2006 Left Party
bgcolor=  2006–2012 Centre Party
bgcolor=  2012–2014 Centre Party
bgcolor=  2014–2018 Christian Democrats
bgcolor=  Acko Ankarberg Johansson[2] 2018–2022 Christian Democrats
bgcolor=  2022– Christian Democrats

List of vice-speakers for the committee

NamePeriodPolitical party
bgcolor=  1991-1994 Moderate Party
bgcolor=  1994–1996 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  1996–1998 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  1998–2002 Moderate Party
bgcolor=  2002–2006 Christian Democrats
bgcolor=  2006–2007 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2007–2010 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2010–2014 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2014–2015 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2015–2018 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  Kristina Nilsson[3] 2018–2022 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2022– Social Democratic Party

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Utrikes namnbok. [Elektronisk resurs] : svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU- och EG-organ, EU-titlar och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska ]. 9th, rev. . 2013 . Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet . Stockholm . sv . . 30.
  2. https://www.jp.se/article/trots-sjukdomen-kd-politiker-far-toppost/ Trots sjukdomen - KD-politiker får toppost
  3. https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/pressmeddelande--nyvalda-gruppledare?publisherId=142377&releaseId=3243190 Pressmeddelande: Nyvalda gruppledare och talespersoner från Socialdemokraterna