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Minister for Business and Industry of Sweden
Näringsminister
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent
Ebba Busch
since 18 October 2022
Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Inaugural holderKrister Wickman (1969)
Per Westerberg (1991)
FormationFirst formation: 1 January 1969
Reformation: 22 October 1991
Websitewww.regeringen.se/sb/d/15192

The Minister for Business and Industry, (Swedish: näringsminister), formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, 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 enterprise, industry and innovation.

The current Minister for Business and Industry is Ebba Busch of the Christians Democrats.[1]

History

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Until 1991, the office was named minister of industry.[2] However, the official name since then is minister has been especially responsible for business, industry, enterprise and innovation. Since 2014, the minister has been especially responsible for business, industry, enterprise and innovation. This includes small and medium-sized businesses, state-owned enterprises and industrial policy.[3]

List of ministers

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Industry (1969–1991)

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No. Minister for Industry Took office Left office Time in office Political party Prime Minister(s)
1
Krister Wickman
Krister Wickman
(1924–1993)		1 January 196930 June 19712 years, 180 daysSocial DemocratsPalme, OlofOlof Palme (S/SAP)
2
Rune B. Johansson
Rune B. Johansson
(1915–1982)		30 June 19718 October 19765 years, 100 daysSocial DemocratsPalme, OlofOlof Palme (S/SAP)
3
Nils Åsling
Nils Åsling
(1927–2017)		8 October 197618 October 19782 years, 10 daysCentreFälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (C)
4
Erik Huss
Erik Huss
(1913–2010)		18 October 197812 October 1979359 daysLiberalsUllsten, OlaOla Ullsten (L)
(3)
Nils Åsling
Nils Åsling
(1927–2017)		12 October 19798 October 19822 years, 361 daysCentreFälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (C)
5
Thage G. Peterson
Thage G. Peterson
(born 1933)		8 October 198230 September 19885 years, 358 daysSocial DemocratsPalme, OlofOlof Palme (S/SAP)
(8 October 1982 – 28 February 1986)
Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP)
(13 March 1986 – 30 September 1988)
6
Ivar Nordberg
Ivar Nordberg
(1933–2014)		4 October 198811 January 19901 year, 103 daysSocial DemocratsCarlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S/SAP)
7
Rune Molin
Rune Molin
(1931–2011)		12 January 19904 October 19911 year, 266 daysSocial DemocratsCarlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S/SAP)

Enterprise (1991–2014)

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No. Minister for Enterprise Took office Left office Time in office Political party Prime Minister(s)
8
Per Westerberg
Per Westerberg
(born 1951)		4 October 19917 October 19943 years, 3 daysModerateBildt, CarlCarl Bildt (M)
9
Sten Heckscher
Sten Heckscher
(born 1942)		7 October 19945 February 19961 year, 121 daysSocial DemocratsCarlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S/SAP)
10
Jörgen Andersson
Jörgen Andersson
(born 1946)		5 February 199622 March 199646 daysSocial DemocratsCarlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S/SAP)
11
Anders Sundström
Anders Sundström
(born 1952)		22 March 19967 October 19982 years, 199 daysSocial DemocratsPersson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
12
Björn Rosengren
Björn Rosengren
(born 1942)		7 October 199815 October 20024 years, 8 daysSocial DemocratsPersson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
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Mona Sahlin
Mona Sahlin
(born 1957)
Acting		15 October 200221 October 20026 daysSocial DemocratsPersson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
13
Leif Pagrotsky
Leif Pagrotsky
(born 1951)		21 October 200221 October 20042 years, 0 daysSocial DemocratsPersson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
14
Thomas Östros
Thomas Östros
(born 1965)		21 October 20046 October 20061 year, 350 daysSocial DemocratsPersson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP)
15
Maud Olofsson
Maud Olofsson
(born 1955)		6 October 200629 September 20114 years, 358 daysCentreReinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M)
16
Annie Lööf
Annie Lööf
(born 1983)		29 September 20113 October 20143 years, 4 daysCentreReinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M)

Enterprise and innovation (2014–2019)

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No. Minister for Enterprise and Innovation Took office Left office Time in office Political party Prime Minister(s)
17
Mikael Damberg
Mikael Damberg
(born 1971)		3 October 201421 January 20194 years, 110 daysSocial DemocratsLöfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S/SAP)

Business, industry and innovation (2019–2022)

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No.
18
Ibrahim Baylan
Ibrahim Baylan
(born 1972)		21 January 201930 November 20212 years, 313 daysSocial DemocratsLöfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S/SAP)
19
Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson
Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson
(born 1964)		30 November 202118 October 20223 years, 23 daysSocial DemocratsAndersson, MagdalenaMagdalena Andersson (S/SAP)

Business and industry (2022–present)

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No.
20
Ebba Busch
Ebba Busch
(born 1987)		18 October 2022Incumbent2 years, 66 daysChristian DemocratsKristersson, UlfUlf Kristersson (M)

References

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  1. ^ "Ebba Busch". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 347. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
  3. ^ "Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation". 24 November 2014.
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