Prior to the creation of the office of prime minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government distinct from its head of state, the monarch, who traditionally held all executive authority. Louis De Geer, the architect of the bicameral Riksdag of 1866, which replaced the centuries-old Riksdag of the Estates, became Sweden's first prime minister in 1876. , the prime minister of Sweden is Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party. The list below contains statistics about the tenures of each of the prime ministers of Sweden since 1876.
List of prime ministers Before 1876, when the office of prime minister was created, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from the monarch. The most-senior member of the Privy Council during the period of absolute rule was the lord high chancellor, whose role was similar to that of a head of government. That was most evident during the so-called Age of Liberty, from 1718 to 1772, when the monarch's powers were greatly reduced and the president of the Privy Council became the dominant political figure in Sweden.
Colour key / Independent and non-partisan / Moderate Party and predecessors / Liberals and predecessors / Social Democrats / Centre Party
N°Name(Lifespan) Portrait Term of office Party(Alliance)Mandate/ Election CabinetParties Monarch(Reign)Took officeLeft officeTime in office 1 Louis Gerhard De Geer(1818–1896) 20 March 187619 April 1880 Independent1875 L. G. De Geer Oscar II(1872–1907)1878 2 Arvid Posse(1820–1901) 19 April 188013 June 1883 Lantmanna Party— Posse1881 3 Carl Johan Thyselius(1811–1891) 13 June 188316 May 1884 Independent— Thyselius4 Robert Themptander(1844–1897) 16 May 18846 February 1888 Independent1884 Themptander18871887 5 Gillis Bildt(1820–1894) 6 February 188812 October 1889 Independent— G. Bildt 6 Gustaf Åkerhielm(1833–1900) 12 October 188910 July 1891 Protectionist Party— Åkerhielm1890 7 Erik Gustaf Boström(1842–1907) 10 July 189112 September 1900 — Boström I189318961899 8 Fredrik von Otter(1833–1910) 12 September 19005 July 1902 Independent— von Otter (7) Erik Gustaf Boström(1842–1907) 5 July 190213 April 1905 Lantmanna Party— Boström II1902 9 Johan Ramstedt(1852–1935) 13 April 19052 August 1905 Independent— Ramstedt 10 Christian Lundeberg(1842–1911) 2 August 19057 November 1905 Protectionist Party(General Electoral League)— LundebergAvF–LS 11 Karl Staaff(1860–1915) 7 November 190529 May 1906 Liberal Coalition Party1905 Staaff ILS12 Arvid Lindman(1862–1936) 29 May 19067 October 1911 Lantmanna Party(General Electoral League)— Lindman IAvF1908 Gustaf V(1907–1950) (11) Karl Staaff(1860–1915) 7 October 191117 February 1914 Liberal Coalition Party1911 Staaff IILS13 Hjalmar Hammarskjöld(1862–1953) 17 February 191430 March 1917 Independent— Hammarskjöld19141914 14 Carl Swartz(1858–1926) 30 March 191719 October 1917 National Party(General Electoral League)— SwartzAvF 15 Nils Edén(1871–1945) 19 October 191710 March 1920 Liberal Coalition Party1917 EdénLS–S 16 Hjalmar Branting(1860–1925) 10 March 192027 October 1920 Social Democrats— Branting IS 17 Gerhard Louis De Geer(1854–1935) 27 October 192023 February 1921 Independent1920 G. L. De Geer 18 Oscar von Sydow(1873–1936) 23 February 192113 October 1921 — von Sydow (16) Hjalmar Branting(1860–1925) 13 October 192119 April 1923 Social Democrats1921 Branting IIS 19 Ernst Trygger(1857–1943) 19 April 192318 October 1924 National Party(General Electoral League)— TryggerAvF (16) Hjalmar Branting(1860–1925) 18 October 192424 January 1925 Social Democrats1924 Branting IIIS 20 Rickard Sandler(1884–1964) 24 January 19257 June 1926 — SandlerS 21 Carl Gustaf Ekman(1872–1945) 7 June 19262 October 1928 Freeminded People's Party— Ekman IFF–L (12) Arvid Lindman(1862–1936) 2 October 19287 June 1930 Lantmanna Party(General Electoral League)1928 Lindman IIAvF (21) Carl Gustaf Ekman(1872–1945) 7 June 19306 August 1932 Freeminded People's Party— Ekman IIFF 22 Felix Hamrin(1875–1937) 6 August 193224 September 1932 — HamrinFF 23 Per Albin Hansson(1885–1946) 24 September 193219 June 1936 Social Democrats1932 Hansson IS 24 Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp(1883–1954) 19 June 193628 September 1936 Farmers' League— Pehrsson-BramstorpBf(23) Per Albin Hansson(1885–1946) 28 September 19366 October 1946 Social Democrats1936 Hansson IIS–Bf— Hansson IIIS–Bf–H–F19401944— Hansson IVS —Östen Undén(1886–1974)Acting Prime Minister 6 October 194611 October 19465 days—25 Tage Erlander(1901–1985) 11 October 194614 October 1969 — Erlander IS1948Gustaf VI Adolf(1950–1973)—Erlander IIS–Bf19521956— Erlander IIIS195819601964196826 Olof Palme(1927–1986) 14 October 19698 October 1976 — Palme IS19701973Carl XVI Gustaf(1973–) 27 Thorbjörn Fälldin(1926–2016) 8 October 197618 October 1978 Centre Party1976 Fälldin IC–M–F 28 Ola Ullsten(1931–2018) 18 October 197812 October 1979 People's Party— UllstenF(27) Thorbjörn Fälldin(1926–2016) 12 October 19798 October 1982 Centre Party1979 Fälldin IIC–M–F Fälldin IIIC–F (26) Olof Palme(1927–1986) 8 October 198228 February 1986† Social Democrats1982 Palme IIS1985 29 Ingvar Carlsson(b. 1934) 28 February 198612 March 198612 days— 12 March 19864 October 1991 —Carlsson IS1988— Carlsson IIS 30 Carl Bildt(b. 1949) 4 October 19917 October 1994 Moderate Party1991 C. BildtM–C–FP–KD (29) Ingvar Carlsson(b. 1934) 7 October 199422 March 1996 Social Democrats1994 Carlsson IIIS 31 Göran Persson(b. 1949) 22 March 19966 October 2006 — PerssonS19982002 32 Fredrik Reinfeldt(b. 1965) 6 October 20063 October 2014 Moderate Party(Alliance for Sweden)2006 ReinfeldtM–C–FP–KD2010 33 Stefan Löfven(b. 1957) 3 October 201430 November 2021 Social Democrats2014Löfven IS–MP2018— Löfven IIS–MP— Löfven IIIS–MP 34 Magdalena Andersson(b. 1967) 30 November 202118 October 2022 — AnderssonS 35 Ulf Kristersson(b. 1963) 18 October 2022 Incumbent Moderate Party2022 KristerssonM–KD–L
Timeline
See also Prime Minister of Sweden Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Swedish governmental line of succession Elections in Sweden List of cabinets of Sweden List of Swedish politicians List of spouses of prime ministers of Sweden
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