The minister for sports ( sv, idrottsminister) is the
sports minister A minister of sport (or sports minister) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with sports.
Minister of Sport may refer to:
* Ministry of Tourism and Sports (Argentina)
* Minister for Sport (Australia)
* Minist ...
of
Sweden and responsible for issues regarding sports.
The position of Minister for Sports has usually been held by a minister as a part of a wider ministerial portfolio, and it has sorted under different ministries throughout the years.
The current minister for sports is
Jakob Forssmed
Jakob Forssmed (born 28 December 1974) is a Swedish politician for the Christian democracy, Christian Democratic party. Since 18 October 2022, he is the Minister for Social Affairs (Sweden), Minister for Social Affairs in the Kristersson Cabinet, ...
of the
Christian Democrats
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Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social ...
. He concurrently serves as the
minister for social affairs.
Spokesperson for the government's sports policy
In the end of the 1970s, at the appointment of the
Ullsten Cabinet.
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
Ola Ullsten
Stig Kjell Olof "Ola" Ullsten (23 June 1931 – 28 May 2018) was a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1978 to 1979 and leader of the Liberal People's Party from 1978 to 1983. He also served as Deputy Prime ...
appointed
Rune Ångström as spokesperson for the government's sport policy. The position existed between 1978 and 1979.
List of ministers for sports
Ministry history
The office of Minister for Sports has been under several different
ministries since its founding in 1988.
References
{{Government ministries of Sweden
Government ministers of Sweden