Minister for Government Coordination (Sweden)

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

Minister for Government Coordination
Sveriges samordningsminister
The Prime Minister's Office
Member ofThe Government
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthServes at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderCarl Lidbom
Formation1975
Final holderIbrahim Baylan
Websitewww.government.se

The minister is responsible for coordinating the government and being the Prime Minister's courier to the other ministries.[1] The last minister for Government Coordination was Ibrahim Baylan, whose term ended on 21 January 2019.

List of officeholders

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Minister for Government Coordination 1975–1976

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Name Term Political Party Other positions Prime Minister Government Coalition
  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

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  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

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  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

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  Pär Nuder 2002–2004 Social Democrats Göran Persson Persson S/SAP


Position abolished between 2004 and 2005

Minister for Government Coordination 2005–2006

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  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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Ibrahim Baylan om sin befordran till samordningsminister". Dagens Opinion (in Swedish). 2016-08-01.