Minister for Migration (Sweden) explained

Post:Minister for Migration
Native Name:Migrationsminister
Insignia:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Insigniacaption:Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent:Maria Malmer Stenergard
Incumbentsince:18 October 2022
Department:Ministry of Justice
Member Of:The Government
Seat:Stockholm, Sweden
Appointer:The Prime Minister
Termlength:No fixed term
Termlength Qualified:serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Formation:1996
First:Pierre Schori
Website:http://www.government.se/government-policy/migration/

The Minister for Migration, (Swedish: migrationsminister), formally cabinet minister of the Ministry of Justice, is a member and minister of the Government of Sweden and is appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister is responsible for policies related to migration and asylum policies.

List of officeholders

No.PortraitMinister
(Born–Died)
TenurePolitical partyCabinet
Took officeLeft officeDuration
1Pierre Schori
22 March 1996 14 September 1999Persson
2Maj-Inger Klingvall
14 September 199916 November 2001Social Democrats
3Jan O. Karlsson
7 January 200210 October 2003Social Democrats
4Barbro Holmberg
10 October 20036 October 2006Social Democrats
5Tobias Billström
6 October 20063 October 2014ModerateReinfeldt
6Morgan Johansson
(born 1970)
3 October 201427 July 2017Social DemocratsLöfven I
7Heléne Fritzon
27 July 201721 January 2019Social Democrats
(6)Morgan Johansson
(born 1970)
21 January 201930 November 2021Social DemocratsLöfven II
Löfven III
8Anders Ygeman
(born 1970)
30 November 202118 October 2022Social DemocratsAndersson
9Maria Malmer Stenergard
(born 1981)
18 October 2022Moderate PartyKristersson

Ministry history

The office of Minister for Migration has been under several different ministries since its founding in 1996.

MinistryTerm
1996–2006
2006–present