Minister for Government Coordination (Sweden)

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Minister for Government Coordination
Sveriges samordningsminister
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The Prime Minister's Office
Member ofThe Government
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term length Serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder Carl Lidbom
Formation1975
Final holder Ibrahim Baylan
Website www.government.se

The Minister for Government Coordination (Swedish : Samordningsminister) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish government who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.

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The minister is responsible for coordinating the government and being the Prime Minister's courier to the other ministries. The last minister for Government Coordination was Ibrahim Baylan, whose term ended on 21 January 2019.

List of officeholders

Minister for Government Coordination 1975–1976

NameTermPolitical PartyOther positionsPrime MinisterGovernmentCoalition
  Carl Lidbom 1975 Social Democrats Minister of Commerce and Industry Olof Palme Palme I S/SAP
  Thage G. Peterson 1975–1976 Social Democrats
Position abolished between 1976 and 1978

Minister for Government Coordination 1978–1979

  Carl Tham 1978–1979 Liberal People's Party Minister for Energy Ola Ullsten Ullsten L
Position abolished between 1979 and 1994

Minister for Government Coordination 1994–1998

  Jan Nygren 1994–1996 Social Democrats Ingvar Carlsson Carlsson III S/SAP
  Leif Pagrotsky 1996–1997 Social Democrats Göran Persson Persson S/SAP
  Thage G. Peterson 1997–1998 Social Democrats Minister for Industry
Position abolished between 1998 and 2002

Minister for Government Coordination 2002–2004

  Pär Nuder 2002–2004 Social Democrats Göran Persson Persson S/SAP
Position abolished between 2004 and 2005

Minister for Government Coordination 2005–2006

  Bosse Ringholm 2005–2006 Social Democrats Minister for EU Affairs Göran Persson Persson S/SAP
Position abolished between 2006 and 2016

Minister for Government Coordination 2016–2019

  Ibrahim Baylan 2016–2019 Social Democrats Minister for Energy Stefan Löfven Löfven I S/SAP MP

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