Committee on Cultural Affairs (Parliament of Sweden) explained

(Parliamentary) Committee on Cultural Affairs[1] (Swedish: kulturutskottet, KrU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee areas of responsibility concern general cultural and educational purposes, popular education, youth activities, international cultural cooperation, and sports. The committee also debates church issues and matters concerning radio and television, and immigration and integration policies, insofar as they do not belong to the Constitutional Committee's preparation.

The committee's speaker is Amanda Lind from the Green Party and the vice-speaker is Robert Hannah from the Liberals.

List of speakers for the committee

NamePeriodPolitical party
bgcolor=  1971–1976 Centre Party
bgcolor=  1976–1982 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  1982-1983 Moderate Party
bgcolor=  1983–1991 Moderate Party
bgcolor=  1991–1998 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  1998-2002 Christian Democrats
bgcolor=  2002–2006 Liberal People's Party
bgcolor=  2006–2010 Vänsterpartiet
bgcolor=  2010–2012 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2012–2014 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2014–2015 Moderate Party
bgcolor=  2015–2018 Moderate Party
bgcolor=  Christer Nylander[2] 2018–2022 Liberals
bgcolor=  2022– Green Party

List of vice-speakers for the committee

NamePeriodPolitical partyNotes
bgcolor=  1998–2002 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2002–2005 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2005-2006 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  2006-2009 Liberal People's Party
bgcolor=  2009–2013 Liberal People's Party
bgcolor=  2013–2014 Liberal People's Party
bgcolor=  2014–2018 Social Democratic Party
bgcolor=  Vasiliki Tsouplaki[3] 2018–2022 Left Party
bgcolor=  2019–2022 Second vice-speaker
bgcolor=  2019–2022 Third vice-speaker
bgcolor=  2022– Liberals

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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 . . 20.
  2. https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/han-blir-kulturutskottets-nya-ordforande/ Han blir kulturutskottets nya ordförande
  3. https://omni.se/v-far-ordforandeplatser-i-riksdagens-utskott/a/4deeRa Vasiliki Tsouplaki blir vice ordförande i Kulturutskottet