Minister for Integration | |
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Integrationsminister | |
since 10 September 2024 | |
Appointer | The Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Leif Blomberg |
Formation | 1996 |
Website | www.sweden.gov.se |
The Minister for Integration (Swedish: Integrationsminister) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government since 2021, having previously been so between 1996 and 2014. The cabinet minister was appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
The minister was responsible for issues regarding integration, discrimination, human rights at the national level, Swedish citizenship and minorities. The last Minister for Integration was Erik Ullenhag, who served from 2010 to 2014.
When the Andersson Cabinet took office in November 2021, the minister post was re-established. It was placed at the Ministry of Justice, and combined with Minister of Migration. Since October 2022, the position is placed at the Ministry for Employment and the current minister is Mats Persson of the Liberals.