Minister for Schools (Sweden)

Minister for Schools
Skolminister
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent Lotta Edholm since 18 October 2022
Ministry of Education and Research
Member of	The Government
Reports to	Minister for Education
Seat	Stockholm, Sweden
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term Serves as long as the incumbent doesn’t have majority support in the Riksdag or support from the Prime Minister
Formation	4 January 1974
First holder	Lena Hjelm-Wallén

The Minister for Schools ^[1] (Swedish : Skolminister) is a cabinet minister in Sweden within the Ministry of Education and Research. The role includes overseeing preschools, primary schools, and upper secondary schools. Lotta Edholm currently serves as Sweden's minister for schools in the Kristersson cabinet.

From 2007, when Jan Björklund (L) was promoted to minister for education, until the formation of the Andersson cabinet in 2021, Sweden had no designated minister for schools. Instead, other titles were used for ministers within the Ministry of Education and Research, including deputy minister for education and minister for upper secondary school and adult education and training (gymnasie- och kunskapslyftsminister).

Unlike the minister for education, the minister for schools does not oversee higher education and research.

List

No.	Portrait	Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Cabinet	Cabinet
1		Hjelm-Wallén, Lena Lena Hjelm-Wallén (born 1943) [2]	Minister for Schools	4 January 1974	8 October 1976	2 years, 278 days		Social Democrats	–	Palme I cabinet
2		Mogård, Britt Britt Mogård (1922–2012) [3]	Minister for Schools	8 October 1976	18 October 1978	2 years, 10 days		Moderate	C–M–L	Fälldin I cabinet
3		Rodhe, Birgit Birgit Rodhe (1915–1998)	Minister for Schools	18 October 1978	12 October 1979	359 days		Liberals	–	Ullsten cabinet
4		Mogård, Britt Britt Mogård (1922–2012) [3]	Minister for Schools	12 October 1979	5 May 1981	1 year, 205 days		Moderate	C–M–L	Fälldin II cabinet
5		Tillander, Ulla Ulla Tillander (1931–1994) [4]	Minister for Schools Minister for Youth	22 May 1981	8 October 1982	1 year, 139 days		Centre	C–L	Fälldin III cabinet
6		Göransson, Bengt Bengt Göransson (1932–2021) [5]	Minister for Culture Minister for Schools	8 October 1982	29 January 1989	6 years, 113 days		Social Democrats	–	Palme II cabinet Carlsson I cabinet
7		Persson, Göran Göran Persson (born 1949) [6]	Minister for Schools	30 January 1989	4 October 1991	2 years, 247 days		Social Democrats	–	Carlsson I cabinet Carlsson II cabinet
8		Ask, Beatrice Beatrice Ask (born 1956) [7]	Minister for Schools	4 October 1991	7 October 1994	3 years, 3 days		Moderate	M–L–C–KD	Carl Bildt cabinet
9		Johansson, Ylva Ylva Johansson (born 1964) [8]	Minister for Schools	7 October 1994	6 October 1998	3 years, 364 days		Social Democrats	–	Carlsson III cabinet
10		Wärnersson, Ingegerd Ingegerd Wärnersson (born 1947) [9]	Minister for Schools	7 October 1998	31 January 2002	3 years, 116 days		Social Democrats	–	Persson cabinet
11		Östros, Thomas Thomas Östros (born 1965)	Minister for Education Minister for School	1 February 2002	21 October 2004	2 years, 263 days		Social Democrats	–	Persson cabinet
12		Baylan, Ibrahim Ibrahim Baylan (born 1972) [10]	Minister for Schools	1 November 2004	6 October 2006	1 year, 339 days		Social Democrats	–	Persson cabinet
13		Björklund, Jan Jan Björklund (born 1962) [11]	Minister for Schools	6 October 2006	11 September 2007	340 days		Liberals	M–C–L–KD	Reinfeldt cabinet
14		Axelsson Kihlblom, Lina Lina Axelsson Kihlblom (born 1970) [12]	Minister for Schools	30 November 2021	18 October 2022	322 days		Social Democrats	–	Andersson cabinet
15		Edholm, Lotta Lotta Edholm (born 1967) [13]	Minister for Schools	18 October 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 165 days		Liberals	M–KD–L	Kristersson cabinet

References

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2. "Lena Hjelm-Wallén (S): Biografi" [Lena Hjelm-Wallén (S): Biography] (in Swedish). Riksdag . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
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8. "Ylva Johansson (S): Biografi" [Ylva Johansson (S): Biography] (in Swedish). Riksdag . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
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