Member of The Government Inaugural holder Bengt Göransson Website Official website | Appointer The Prime Minister Formation 8 October 1982 | |
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Term length No fixed term,
serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister | ||
The Minister for Culture (formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry for Culture) is a member and minister of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister heads the Ministry for Culture and is responsible for cultural issues and construction.
Before 1 December 1991, the cultural issues were handled by the Ministry of Education. Between 1991 and 2004, and from 2006 it's a separate ministry. In the years between 2004 and 2006, the issues were handled by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The current Minister for Culture is Alice Bah Kuhnke, who was appointed on 3 October 2014.
List of Ministers for Culture
Independent Social Democratic Moderate Centre Left Liberals Christian Democrats Green Sweden Democrats
Denotes acting Minister for Culture