The Minister for Culture (formally

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and

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of the Ministry for Culture) is a member and minister of the

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and appointed by the

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. The minister heads the Ministry for Culture and is responsible for

cultural Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

issues and construction. Before 1 December 1991, the cultural issues were handled by the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

. Between 1991 and 2004, and from 2006 it's a separate ministry. In the years between 2004 and 2006, the issues were handled by the

Ministry of Education and Culture A ministry of education and culture is a cabinet position in the governments of several nations. In some nations the ministry of education and the ministry of culture are separate departments; in others, the ministry of education and culture al ...

. The current Minister for Culture is

Parisa Liljestrand Parisa Mollagholi Liljestrand (born 15 March 1983) is a Swedish politician for the Moderate Party. She is the Minister for Culture in the Ulf Kristersson cabinet since 18 October 2022. Family background Liljestrand was born in Iran. When sh ...

, who was appointed on 18 October 2022.

List of ministers for culture

;Status

Deputy ministers

References

External links

Official website
{{Government ministries of Sweden

List of ministers for culture

Deputy ministers

See also

References

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