The Minister of the Interior ( sv, Inrikesminister) was a
cabinet minister within the
Swedish government and appointed by the
Prime Minister of Sweden
The prime minister ( sv, statsminister ; literally translating to "Minister of State") is the head of government of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet (the government) exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Sweden and are su ...
. From 1947 to 1974 and from 1996 to 1998, the minister headed the
Ministry of the Interior
An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs.
Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministr ...
.
It was reintroduced as a
minister without portfolio post under name of Minister for Home Affairs in 2014. Its tasks includes issues regarding the
Swedish Police Authority and combating terrorism.
List of officeholders
Footnotes
References
Government ministers of Sweden
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{{Government ministries of Sweden