Minister for Sports (Sweden)
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Member ofThe Government
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthServes at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Formation1988
| Minister for Sports | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ministry for Social Affairs | |
| Member of | The Government |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
| Formation | 1988 |
| First holder | Ulf Lönnqvist |
| Website | |
The minister for sports (Swedish: idrottsminister) is the sports minister of Sweden and responsible for issues regarding sports.
The position of Minister for Sports has usually been held by a minister as a part of a wider ministerial portfolio, and it has sorted under different ministries throughout the years.
The current minister for sports is Jakob Forssmed of the Christian Democrats. He concurrently serves as the minister for social affairs.
In the end of the 1970s, at the appointment of the Ullsten Cabinet. Prime Minister Ola Ullsten appointed Rune Ångström as spokesperson for the government's sport policy. The position existed between 1978 and 1979.[1][2]
| No. | Spokesperson (Born–Died) |
Tenure | Political party | Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||
| 1 | Rune Ångström (1923–2007) |
18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | 359 days | Liberal People's | Ullsten | |
