Minister for Infrastructure (Sweden)

Minister for Infrastructure Infratrukturminister
File:Anna Johansson (S).JPG Incumbent Anna Johansson since 3 October 2014
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Carl Svensson
Formation	1920
Website	www.sweden.gov.se

The Minister for Infrastructure (Swedish: Infrastrukturministern) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.

The office was formed in 1920 as Minister for Communications. The office was renamed to Minister for Infrastructure in 2000.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding railways, subways, roads, bridges, ferries, shipping, sea lanes, ports, aviation, transportation, communication and communication research. The current Minister for Infrastructure is Anna Johansson, appointed on 3 October 2014.

List of Ministers

List of Ministers for Communications
Portrait		Minister for Communications (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1	Carl Svensson	Carl Svensson (1879–1938)	1 July 1920	27 October 1920		Social Democratic	S	Branting I
2	Walter Murray	Walter Murray (1871–1957)	27 October 1920	13 October 1921		Independent	Caretaker	De Geer d.y. von Sydow
3	Anders Örne	Anders Örne (1881–1956)	13 October 1921	19 April 1923		Social Democratic	S	Branting II
4	Sven Lübeck	Sven Lübeck (1877–1941)	19 April 1923	18 October 1924		Electoral League	N	Trygger
5	Viktor Larsson	Viktor Larsson (1869–1950)	18 October 1924	7 June 1926		Social Democratic	S	Branting III Sandler
6	Carl Meurling	Carl Meurling (1876–1963)	7 June 1926	2 October 1928		Independent	LS–L	Ekman I
7	Theodor Borell	Theodor Borell (1869–1944)	2 October 1928	7 June 1930		Electoral League	AvF	Lindman II
8	Ola Jeppsson	Ola Jeppsson (1887–1941)	7 June 1930	24 September 1932		[[Free-minded People's Party|Template:Free-minded People's Party/meta/shortname]]	LS	Ekman II Hamrin
9	Henning Leo	Henning Leo (1885–1953)	24 September 1932	19 June 1936		Social Democratic	S	Hansson I
10	Arthur Heiding	Arthur Heiding (1883–1973)	19 June 1936	28 September 1936		Farmers' League	BF	Pehrsson-Bramstorp
11	Albert Forslund	Albert Forslund (1881–1954)	28 September 1936	16 December 1938		Social Democratic	S–BF	Hansson II
12	Gerhard Strindlund	Gerhard Strindlund (1890–1957)	16 December 1938	13 December 1939		Farmers' League	S–BF	Hansson II
13		Gustaf Andersson (1884–1961)	13 December 1939	30 September 1944		Liberal People's	S–BF–H–FP	Hansson III
14	Fritiof Domö	Fritiof Domö (1889–1961)	30 September 1944	31 July 1945		National Organization	S–BF–H–FP	Hansson III
15		Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997)	31 July 1945	1 October 1951		Social Democratic	S	Hansson IV Erlander I
16		Sven Andersson (1910–1987)	1 October 1951	22 March 1957		Social Democratic	S–BF	Erlander II
17	Sture Henriksson	Sture Henriksson (1917–1957)	22 March 1957	22 April 1957 †		Social Democratic	S–BF	Erlander II
18	Gösta Skoglund	Gösta Skoglund (1903–1988)	26 April 1957	25 November 1965		Social Democratic	S–BF (BF left in October 1957)	Erlander II Erlander III
19		Olof Palme (1927–1986)	25 November 1965	28 September 1967		Social Democratic	S	Erlander III
20	Svante Lundkvist	Svante Lundkvist (1919–1991)	29 September 1967	30 June 1969		Social Democratic	S	Erlander III
21	Bengt Norling	Bengt Norling (1925–2000)	1 July 1969	8 October 1976		Social Democratic	S	Erlander III Palme I
22	Bo Turesson	Bo Turesson (1914–1997)	8 October 1976	18 October 1978		Moderate	C–M–FP	Fälldin I
23	Anitha Bondestam	Anitha Bondestam (born 1941)	18 October 1978	12 October 1979		Liberal People's	FP	Ullsten
24		Ulf Adelsohn (born 1941)	12 October 1979	5 May 1981		Moderate	C–M–FP	Fälldin II
–		Olof Johansson (Acting) (born 1937)	5 May 1981	22 May 1981		Centre	C–M–FP	Fälldin II
25	Claes Elmstedt	Claes Elmstedt (born 1928)	22 May 1981	8 October 1982		Centre	C–FP	Fälldin III
26	Curt Boström	Curt Boström (1926–2014)	8 October 1982	30 June 1985		Social Democratic	S	Palme II
27	Roine Carlsson	Roine Carlsson (born 1937)	1 July 1985	17 October 1985		Social Democratic	S	Palme II
28	Sven Hulterström	Sven Hulterström (born 1938)	18 October 1985	29 January 1989		Social Democratic	S	Palme II Carlsson I
29	Georg Andersson	Georg Andersson (born 1936)	30 January 1989	4 October 1991		Social Democratic	S	Carlsson I Carlsson II
30	Mats Odell	Mats Odell (born 1947)	4 October 1991	7 October 1994		Christian Democrats	M–C–FP–KD	Bildt
31	Ines Uusman	Ines Uusman (born 1948)	7 October 1994	7 October 1998		Social Democratic	S	Carlsson III Persson
32	Björn Rosengren	Björn Rosengren (born 1942)	7 October 1998	31 December 1998		Social Democratic	S	Persson
List of Ministers for Infrastructure
Portrait		Minister for Infrastructure (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
			Took office	Left office	Duration
1	Björn Rosengren	Björn Rosengren (born 1942)	1 January 1999	16 October 2000		Social Democratic	S	Persson
2	Ulrica Messing	Ulrica Messing (born 1968)	16 October 2000	6 October 2006		Social Democratic	S	Persson
3	Åsa Torstensson	Åsa Torstensson (born 1958)	6 October 2006	5 October 2010		Centre	M–C–FP–KD	Reinfeldt
4		Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (born 1965)	5 October 2010	2 October 2010		Moderate	M–C–FP–KD	Reinfeldt
5	Anna Johansson	Anna Johansson (born 1971)	3 October 2010	Incumbent		Social Democratic	S–MP	Löfven