The Minister for Gender Equality (

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: ''Jämställdhetsministern'') is a

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within the

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and appointed by the

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. The minister is responsible for issues regarding

gender equality Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d ...

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and policies for the civil society. The current Minister for Gender Equality is Paulina Brandberg, appointed on 18 October 2022.

List of Ministers for Gender Equality

Ministry history

The office of Minister for Gender Equality have been under several different

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since its founding in 1954.

List of Ministers for Gender Equality

Ministry history

See also