Minister for Education (Sweden)


The Minister for Education is the education minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry of Education and Research.
The current Minister for Education is Anna Ekström of the Social Democrats.

History

As a result of the ministry reform in 1840, the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs was instituted. The head of the ministry was the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs, with the responsibility of culture, the Church of Sweden, research and education. In 1968, the Ministry of Esslesiastical Affairs changed its name to the Ministry of Education and Research. The head of the Ministry of Education and Research is the Minister for Education.

List of officeholders

Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (1840—1967)