| Spouse of the prime minister of Sweden | |
|---|---|
| Statsministerns gemål | |
| Residence | Sager House |
| Term length | While married to the incumbent Prime Minister. |
| Inaugural holder | Caroline Wachtmeister |
This is a list of spouses of the prime minister of Sweden .
The spouse of the prime minister of Sweden is not an official office, although she or he plays a spouse role during official visits.
The current prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, is married to Birgitta Ed since 1991.
| Name | Relation to Prime Minister | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Wachtmeister (1826–1910) | wife of Louis Gerhard De Geer | 1876–1880 |
| Amalia De la Gardie (1821–1883) | wife of Arvid Posse | 1880–1883 |
| Charlotta Melart | wife of Carl Johan Thyselius | 1883–1884 |
| Frida Dahlberg | wife of Robert Themptander | 1884–1888 |
| Lucile Rosalie Dufva | wife of Gillis Bildt | 1888–1889 |
| Ulrika Gyldenstolpe | wife of Gustaf Åkerhielm | 1889–1891 |
| Carolina Boström | wife of Erik Gustaf Boström | 1891–1900 |
| Matilda von Otter | wife of Fredrik von Otter | 1900–1902 |
| Carolina Boström | wife of Erik Gustaf Boström | 1902–1905 |
| Henrika Charlotta Torén | wife of Johan Ramstedt | 1905 |
| Anna Elfbrink | wife of Christian Lundeberg | 1905 |
Spouses marked in bold represents the Prime Minister's spouse while in office.
| Prime Minister | In office | Spouse (born–dead) | Marriage years | Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Staaff | 1905–1906 | |||
| Arvid Lindman | 1906–1911 1928–1930 | Annie Almström (1867–1927) | 1888–1927 | Rolf Lindman |
| Eva Lindman | ||||
| Karin Lindman | ||||
| Karl Staaff | 1911–1914 | |||
| Hjalmar Hammarskjöld | 1914–1917 | Agnes Almqvist (1866–1940) | 1890–1940 | Bo Hammarskjöld |
| Åke Hammarskjöld | ||||
| Sten Hammarskjöld | ||||
| Dag Hammarskjöld | ||||
| Carl Swartz | 1917 | Dagmar Lundström (1867–1932) | 1886–1926 | Erik Swartz |
| Brita Swartz | ||||
| Olof Swartz | ||||
| Nils Edén | 1917–1920 | Marja Wallmark (1878–1959) | 1904–1945 | Lars Edén |
| Brita Edén | ||||
| Per Olof Edén | ||||
| Hjalmar Branting | 1920 1921–1923 1924–1925 | Anna Jäderin (1855–1950) | 1884–1925 | Georg Branting |
| Sonja Branting | ||||
| Gerhard Louis De Geer | 1920–1921 | Magdalena Sörensen (1861–1925) | 1883–1925 | Arvid De Geer |
| Elisabet Magdalena De Geer | ||||
| Magnus De Geer | ||||
| Louise Adrienne De Geer | ||||
| Anna De Geer | ||||
| Oscar von Sydow | 1921 | Mary Wijk (1884–1957) | 1911–1936 | Erik von Sydow |
| Kristian von Sydow | ||||
| Marie von Sydow | ||||
| Ernst Trygger | 1923–1924 | Signe Söderström (1867–1934) | 1891–1934 | Ulla Trygger |
| Carl Trygger | ||||
| Nils Christian Trygger | ||||
| Rickard Sandler | 1925–1926 | Maria Lindberg (1877–1971) | 1909–1964 | Björn Sandler |
| Åke Sandler | ||||
| Germund Sandler | ||||
| Carl Gustaf Ekman | 1926–1928 1930–1932 | Laura Widlund (1879–1970) | 1900–1945 | Gertrud Ekman |
| Ingrid Ekman | ||||
| Torsten Ekman | ||||
| Ragnar Ekman | ||||
| Felix Hamrin | 1932 | Elisabeth Pennycook | 1900–1937 | Ruth Hamrin |
| Jessie Hamrin | ||||
| Mac Hamrin | ||||
| Per Albin Hansson | 1932–1936 1936–1946† | Sigrid Vestdahl (1886–1973) | 1906–1918 (cohabitation) 1926–1946† (cohabitation) | Anna Lisa Vestdahl-Hansson |
| Per Gunnar Vestdahl-Hansson | ||||
| Elisabeth Fryckberg (1889–1969) | 1918–1926 | Elsa Brita Hansson | ||
| Karin Hansson | ||||
| Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp | 1936 | Sigrid Nilsson (1881–1951) | 1908–1951 | Inga Bramstorp |
| Folke Bramstorp | ||||
| Rut Bramstorp | ||||
| John Bramstorp | ||||
| Tage Erlander | 1946–1969 | Aina Andersson (1902–1990) | 1930–1985 | Sven Erlander |
| Bo Erlander | ||||
| Olof Palme | 1969–1976 1982–1986† | Jelena Rennerova (1927– ) | 1949–1952 | |
| Lisbeth Beck-Friis (1931–2018) | 1956–1986† | Joakim Palme | ||
| Mårten Palme | ||||
| Mattias Palme | ||||
| Thorbjörn Fälldin | 1976–1978 1979–1982 | Solveig Öberg (1935– ) | 1956–2016 | Eva Fälldin |
| Nicklas Fälldin | ||||
| Pontus Fälldin | ||||
| Ola Ullsten | 1978–1979 | Evi Esko (1931–1992) | 1961–1981 | Katarina Ullsten |
| Maria Ullsten | ||||
| Louise Beaudoin (1954– ) | 1989–2018 | Nicolas Beaudoin Ullsten | ||
| Christian Beaudoin Ullsten | ||||
| Ingvar Carlsson | 1986–1991 1994–1996 | Ingrid Melander (1934– ) | 1957– | Ingela Carlsson |
| Pia Carlsson | ||||
| Carl Bildt | 1991–1994 | Kerstin Zetterberg (1947– ) | 1974–1975 | |
| Mia Bohman (1953– ) | 1984–1997 | Gunnel Bildt | ||
| Nils Bildt | ||||
| Anna Maria Corazza (1963– ) | 1998– | Gustaf Bildt | ||
| Göran Persson | 1996–2006 | Gunnel Claesson (1947–) | 1978–1994 | Anna Persson |
| Linnea Persson | ||||
| Annika Andersson (1951– ) | 1995–2003 | |||
| Anitra Steen (1949– ) | 2003– | |||
| Fredrik Reinfeldt | 2006–2014 | Filippa Reinfeldt (1967– ) | 1992–2013 | Gustaf Reinfeldt |
| Erik Reinfeldt | ||||
| Ebba Reinfeldt | ||||
| Roberta Alenius (1978– ) | 2015–2022 (cohabitation) | Alessia Alenius | ||
| Stefan Löfvén | 2014–2021 | Ulla Arvidsson (1951– ) | 2003– | |
| Magdalena Andersson | 2021–2022 | Richard Friberg (1967– ) | 1997– | Björn Friberg |
| Saga Friberg | ||||
| Ulf Kristersson | 2022– | Birgitta Ed (1968– ) | 1991– | Siri Ed Kristersson |
| Ellen Ed Kristersson | ||||
| Signe Ed Kristersson |
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