| Councilor of State and Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |
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| Statsråd och chef för Socialdepartmentet | |
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| Ministry of Health and Social Affairs | |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Bernhard Eriksson |
| Formation | 1 July 1920 |
| Website | www.government.se |
The Councilor of State and Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs Swedish: Statsråd och chef för Socialdepartementet), commonly known as the Minister for Public Health and Social Security is the head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in the Government of Sweden.
All heads of the ministry have been Ministers for Health and Social Affairs, except the years 2014–2017 when the Minister for Social Security, Annika Strandhäll, was head of the ministry.