Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs

Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs of Sweden
Ecklesiastikminister
Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Formation16 May 1840
First holderAlbrecht Elof Ihre
Final holderOlof Palme
Abolished31 December 1967
Superseded byMinister for Education

The Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs[1] (Swedish: Ecklesiastikminister) was a member of the government of Sweden. The minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs was the head of the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1840 to 1967 which handled matters concerning the church, education, science, culture, medical and general health care as well as poorhouses.[2] The minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs became the minister for education on 1 January 1968.

History

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The Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs was established in 1840 and Albrecht Elof Ihre became the first minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs. The head of the ministry bore the official title "cabinet minister and the head of the royal ministry of education and ecclesiastical affairs", but in everyday speech was usually called the minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs.[3] In the early 1900s, other officials at the ministry were: one director general for administrative affairs (expeditionschef), three deputy directors (kansliråd) and director (byråchef), six administrative officers (kanslisekreterare), a registrar and a number of amanuenses (extra ordinary officials).[3]

The Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs became the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs on 1 January 1968 and thus the position of minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs became the minister for education. Olof Palme became the last minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs on 31 December 1967 and the first minister of education on 1 January 1968.

List of officeholders

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  Independent
Historical parties:   Lantmanna   Moderate   National Party   Liberals   Liberals   Liberals   Liberals
Present parties:   Social Democrats   Moderate   Centre   Left   Liberals   Christian Democrats   Green   Sweden Democrats

1840–1967

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Portrait Minister
(Born-Died)
Term Political Party Coalition Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
 
Albrecht Elof Ihre
Albrecht Elof Ihre
(1797–1877)
16 May 184029 December 18422 years, 227 daysIndependentCharles XIV John
 
Samuel Grubbe
Samuel Grubbe
(1786–1853)
Acting
[4]
10 September 184029 December 18422 years, 110 daysIndependentCharles XIV John
 
Christopher Isac Heurlin
Christopher Isac Heurlin
(1786–1860)
[5]
29 December 184218 May 18441 year, 141 daysIndependentCharles XIV John
 
Fredrik Otto Silfverstolpe
Fredrik Otto Silfverstolpe
(1795–1882)
18 May 184410 April 18483 years, 328 daysIndependentOscar I
 
Paulus Genberg
Paulus Genberg
(1811–1875)
[6]
10 April 18482 April 18523 years, 358 daysIndependentOscar I
 
Henrik Reuterdahl
Henrik Reuterdahl
(1795–1870)
[7]
3 April 18529 March 18552 years, 340 daysIndependentOscar I
 
Lars Anton Anjou
Lars Anton Anjou
(1803–1884)
[8]
9 March 185529 January 18593 years, 326 daysIndependentOscar I
 
Henning Hamilton
Henning Hamilton
(1814–1886)
[9]
29 January 18592 November 18601 year, 278 daysIndependentOscar I
 
Carl Johan Thyselius
Carl Johan Thyselius
(1811–1891)
2 November 18601 August 18632 years, 272 daysIndependentOscar I
 
Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson
Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson
(1811–1887)
[10]
1 August 18633 June 18706 years, 306 daysIndependentOscar I
 
Gunnar Wennerberg
Gunnar Wennerberg
(1817–1901)
3 June 187011 May 18754 years, 342 daysIndependent
Charles XV
Oscar II
 
Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson
Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson
(1811–1887)
[10]
11 May 18751 November 18783 years, 174 daysIndependentDe Geer II
De Geer III
 
Carl Gustaf Malmström
Carl Gustaf Malmström
(1822–1912)
[11]
1 November 187827 August 18801 year, 300 daysIndependentPosse
 
Carl Hammarskjöld
Carl Hammarskjöld
(1838–1898)
[12]
27 August 18806 February 18887 years, 163 daysIndependentThyselius
Themptander
 
Gunnar Wennerberg
Gunnar Wennerberg
(1817–1901)
6 February 18886 November 18913 years, 273 daysModerate

LantmannaM
G. Bildt
Åkerhielm
Boström I
 
Gustaf Gilljam
Gustaf Gilljam
(1832–1908)
[13]
6 November 189122 June 18986 years, 228 daysIndependentLantmannaMBoström I
 
Nils Claëson
Nils Claëson
(1848–1910)
[14]
22 June 18985 July 19024 years, 13 daysIndependentMLantmannavon Otter
 
Carl von Friesen
Carl von Friesen
(1846–1905)
[15]
5 July 190210 June 19052 years, 340 daysIndependentMLantmannaBoström II
Ramstedt
 
Karl Husberg
Karl Husberg
(1854–1928)
[16]
19 June 19052 August 190544 daysIndependentMLantmannaRamstedt
 
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
(1862–1953)
[17]
2 August 19057 November 190597 daysIndependentMLantmannaLLundeberg
 
Fridtjuv Berg
Fridtjuv Berg
(1851–1916)
[18]
7 November 190529 May 1906203 daysLiberalsStaaf I
 
Hugo Hammarskjöld
Hugo Hammarskjöld
(1845–1937)
[19]
29 May 190611 June 19093 years, 13 daysNational Progress PartyMLantmannaFörsta kammarens moderata partiNational Progress PartyLindman I
 
Elof Lindström
Elof Lindström
(1863–1924)
[20]
11 June 19097 October 19112 years, 118 daysIndependentMLantmannaFörsta kammarens moderata partiNational Progress PartyLindman I
 
Fridtjuv Berg
Fridtjuv Berg
(1851–1916)
[18]
7 October 191117 February 19142 years, 133 daysLiberalsStaaf II
 
Karl Gustaf Westman
Karl Gustaf Westman
(1876–1944)
17 February 191430 March 19173 years, 41 daysNational PartyHammarskjöld
 
Alexis Hammarström
Alexis Hammarström
(1858–1936)
30 March 191719 October 1917203 daysIndependentElectoral LeagueNational PartySwartz
 
Värner Rydén
Värner Rydén
(1878–1930)
[21]
19 October 191728 November 19192 years, 40 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPLEdén
 
Olof Olsson
Olof Olsson
(1872–1939)
[22]
28 November 191927 October 1920334 daysSocial DemocratsBranting I
 
Bengt J:son Bergqvist
Bengt J:son Bergqvist
(1860–1936)
[23]
27 October 192013 October 1921351 daysIndependentDe Geer
von Sydow
 
Olof Olsson
Olof Olsson
(1872–1939)
[22]
13 October 192119 April 19231 year, 188 daysSocial DemocratsBranting II
 
Samuel Clason
Samuel Clason
(1867–1925)
19 April 192318 October 19241 year, 182 daysElectoral LeagueTrygger
 
Olof Olsson
Olof Olsson
(1872–1939)
[22]
18 October 19247 June 19261 year, 232 daysSocial DemocratsBranting II
 
John Almkvist
John Almkvist
(1875–1946)
7 June 19262 October 19282 years, 117 daysLiberalsLLEkman I
 
Claes Lindskog
Claes Lindskog
(1870–1954)
[24]
2 October 19287 June 19301 year, 248 daysElectoral LeagueLindman II
 
Samuel Stadener
Samuel Stadener
(1872–1937)
7 June 193024 September 19322 years, 109 daysLiberalsEkman II
 
Arthur Engberg
Arthur Engberg
(1888–1944)
[25]
24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 daysSocial DemocratsHansson I
 
Tor Andræ
Tor Andræ
(1885–1947)
19 June 193628 September 1936101 daysIndependentPehrsson-Bramstorp
 
Arthur Engberg
Arthur Engberg
(1888–1944)
[25]
28 September 193613 December 19393 years, 76 daysSocial DemocratsS/SAPCHansson II
 
Gösta Bagge
Gösta Bagge
(1882–1951)
13 December 193915 December 19445 years, 2 daysModerateS/SAPCMHansson III
 
Georg Andrén
Georg Andrén
(1890–1969)
15 December 194431 July 1945228 daysModerateS/SAPCMHansson III
 
Tage Erlander
Tage Erlander
(1901–1985)
31 July 194511 October 19461 year, 72 daysSocial DemocratsHansson IV
 
Josef Weijne
Josef Weijne
(1893–1951)
11 October 19468 March 19514 years, 148 daysSocial DemocratsErlander I
 
Hildur Nygren
Hildur Nygren
(1896–1962)
[26]
17 March 19511 October 1951198 daysSocial DemocratsErlander I
 
Ivar Persson
Ivar Persson
(1901–1979)
[27]
1 October 195130 October 19576 years, 29 daysCentreS/SAPCErlander II
 
Ragnar Edenman
Ragnar Edenman
(1914–1998)
31 October 195729 September 19679 years, 333 daysSocial DemocratsErlander III
 
Olof Palme
Olof Palme
(1927–1968)
[28]
29 September 196731 December 196793 daysSocial DemocratsErlander III

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