The Minister for International Development Cooperation is the cabinet minister in the Swedish Government responsible for foreign aid and global development. The cabinet minister is, like the rest of the Swedish Government, nominated and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden who in turn is appointed by the Swedish Riksdag. The cabinet minister belongs to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
| Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden | |
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| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |
| Member of | The Government |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit |
| Formation | 4 June 1958 |
| First holder | Ulla Lindström |
| Salary | 1,452,000 SEK (annually) |
| Website | www.sweden.gov.se |
The position was established in 1954 and the first officeholder was Ulla Lindström. Lindström is also the person who has served in this capacity during the longest time, 12 years. The current cabinet minister to hold the office is Benjamin Dousa, appointed on 10 September 2024.
List of ministers
edit| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister |
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| 1 | Ulla Lindström (1909–1999) | 4 June 1954 | 31 December 1966 | 12 years, 210 days | Social Democrats | Tage Erlander (S/SAP) | |
| 2 | Gertrud Sigurdsen (1923–2015) | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | 2 years, 340 days | Social Democrats | Olof Palme (S/SAP) | |
| 3 | Ola Ullsten (1931–2018) | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | 2 years, 10 days | Liberals | Thorbjörn Fälldin (C) | |
| 4 | Lena Hjelm-Wallén (born 1943) | 17 October 1985 | 4 October 1991 | 5 years, 352 days | Social Democrats | Olof Palme (S/SAP) (1985 – 1986) Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) (1986 – 1991) | |
| 5 | Alf Svensson (born 1938) | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Christian Democrats | Carl Bildt (M) | |
| 6 | Pierre Schori (born 1938) | 7 October 1994 | 11 June 1999 | 4 years, 247 days | Social Democrats | Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) (1994 – 1966) Göran Persson (S/SAP) (1996 – 1999) | |
| 7 | Maj-Inger Klingvall (born 1946) | 14 September 1999 | 16 November 2001 | 2 years, 63 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | |
| 8 | Jan O. Karlsson (1939–2016) | 7 January 2002 | 9 October 2003 | 1 year, 275 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | |
| 9 | Carin Jämtin (born 1964) | 10 October 2003 | 6 October 2006 | 2 years, 361 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson (S/SAP) | |
| 10 | Gunilla Carlsson (born 1963) | 6 October 2006 | 17 September 2013 | 6 years, 346 days | Moderate | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | |
| 11 | Hillevi Engström (born 1963) | 17 September 2013 | 3 October 2014 | 1 year, 16 days | Moderate | Fredrik Reinfeldt (M) | |
| 12 | Isabella Lövin (born 1963) | 3 October 2014 | 21 January 2019 | 4 years, 110 days | Green | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | |
| 13 | Peter Eriksson (born 1958) | 21 January 2019 | 17 December 2020 | 1 year, 331 days | Green | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | |
| — | Isabella Lövin (acting) (born 1963) | 17 December 2020 | 5 February 2021 | 50 days | Green | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | |
| 14 | Per Olsson Fridh (born 1981) | 5 February 2021 | 30 November 2021 | 298 days | Green | Stefan Löfven (S/SAP) | |
| 15 | Matilda Ernkrans (born 1973) | 30 November 2021 | 18 October 2022 | 322 days | Social Democrats | Magdalena Andersson (S/SAP) | |
| 16 | Johan Forssell (born 1973) | 18 October 2022 | 10 September 2024 | 2 years, 52 days | Moderate | Ulf Kristersson (M) | |
| 17 | Benjamin Dousa (born 1992) | 10 September 2024 | Incumbent | 90 days | Moderate | Ulf Kristersson (M) |
