Minister for Consumer Affairs (Sweden)

Minister for Consumer Affairs
Sveriges konsumentminister
Incumbent Erik Slottner since 18 October 2022
Ministry of Finance
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Bengt K.Å. Johansson
Formation	1985
Website	[1]

The Minister for Consumer Affairs (Swedish: konsumentminister) 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
1		Bengt K.Å. Johansson (1937–2021)	17 October 1985	4 October 1988	2 years, 353 days	Social Democrats		Palme II S
								Carlsson I S
2		Margot Wallström (born 1954)	4 October 1988	4 October 1991	3 years, 0 days	Social Democrats		Carlsson I S
								Carlsson II S
3		Inger Davidsson (born 1944)	4 October 1991	7 October 1994	3 years, 3 days	Christian Democrats		Carl Bildt M–FP–C–KD
4		Marita Ulvskog (born 1951)	7 October 1994	22 March 1996	1 year, 167 days	Social Democrats		Carlsson III S
5		Leif Blomberg (1941–1998)	22 March 1996	2 March 1998 †	1 year, 345 days	Social Democrats		Persson S
6		Lars Engqvist (born 1945)	25 March 1998	7 October 1998	196 days	Social Democrats
7		Britta Lejon (born 1964)	7 October 1998	15 October 2002	4 years, 8 days	Social Democrats
8		Ann-Christin Nykvist (born 1948)	15 October 2002	6 October 2006	3 years, 356 days	Social Democrats
9		Nyamko Sabuni (born 1969)	6 October 2006	5 October 2010	3 years, 364 days	Liberal People's		Reinfeldt M–C–FP–KD
10		Birgitta Ohlsson (born 1975)	5 October 2010	3 October 2014	3 years, 363 days	Liberal People's
11		Per Bolund (born 1971)	3 October 2014	21 January 2019	4 years, 110 days	Green		Löfven S–MP
12		Ardalan Shekarabi (born 1978)	21 January 2019	1 October 2019	253 days	Social Democrats		Löfven II S–MP
13		Lena Micko (born 1955)	1 October 2019	30 November 2021	2 years, 60 days	Social Democrats		Löfven II S–MP Löfven III S–MP
14		Max Elger (born 1973)	30 November 2021	18 October 2022	322 days	Social Democrats		Andersson S
14		Erik Slottner (born 1980)	18 October 2022		2 years, 69 days	Christian Democrats		Kristersson M–KD–L

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 Communities Minister 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 Integration Minister for Sports Minister for the Youth
	Lars Engqvist	Minister for Home Affairs
	Britta Lejon	Deputy Minister for Justice Minister for Democracy Minister for the Youth	Ministry of Justice	1998–2002
	Ann-Christin Nykvist	Minister for Agriculture	Ministry of Agriculture	2002–2006
	Nyamko Sabuni	Minister for Integration Minister for Gender Equality	Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality	2006–2010
	Birgitta Ohlsson	Minister for EU Affairs Minister 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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