The Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs ( sv, Ecklesiastikminister) was a member of the

government of Sweden The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden ( sv, Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority. The Government consists of the Prime Ministerappointed and dismissed by the Speaker of the ...

. The minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs was the head of the

Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs The Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs ( sv, Ecklesiastikdepartementet) was a ministry in Sweden established in 1840. The ministry dealt with matters concerning the church, education, science, culture, medical and general health care ...

from 1840 to 1967 which handled matters concerning the church, education, science, culture, medical and general health care as well as

poorhouse A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent or needy. Workhouses In England, Wales and Ireland (but not in Scotland), ‘workhouse’ has been the ...

s. The minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs became the minister for education on 1 January 1968.

History

The

was established in 1840 and Albrecht Elof Ihre became the first minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs. The head of the ministry bore the official title "cabinet minister and the head of the royal ministry of education and ecclesiastical affairs", but in everyday speech was usually called the minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs. In the early 1900s, other officials at the ministry were: one director general for administrative affairs (''expeditionschef''), three deputy directors (''kansliråd'') and director (''byråchef''), six administrative officers (''kanslisekreterare''), a registrar and a number of

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(extra ordinary officials). The

became the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs on 1 January 1968 and thus the position of minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs became the minister for education.

Olof Palme Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until h ...

became the last minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs on 31 December 1967 and the first minister of education on 1 January 1968.

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