# Minister for International Development Cooperation (Sweden)

The Minister for International Development Cooperation is the cabinet minister in the Swedish Government responsible for foreign aid and global development. The cabinet minister is, like the rest of the Swedish Government, nominated and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden who in turn is appointed by the Swedish Riksdag. The cabinet minister belongs to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
The position was established in 1954 and the first officeholder was Ulla Lindström. Lindström is also the person who has served in this capacity during the longest time, 12 years. The current cabinet minister to hold the office is Benjamin Dousa, appointed on 10 September 2024.

## List of ministers

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Prime Minister |
| 1 | Lindström, UllaUlla Lindström (1909–1999) | 4 June 1954 | 31 December 1966 | 12 years, 210 days | Social Democrats | Erlander, TageTage Erlander (S/SAP) |
| 2 | Sigurdsen, GertrudGertrud Sigurdsen (1923–2015) | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | 2 years, 340 days | Social Democrats | Palme, OlofOlof Palme (S/SAP) |
| 3 | Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten (1931–2018) | 8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | 2 years, 10 days | Liberals | Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin (C) |
| 4 | Hjelm-Wallén, LenaLena Hjelm-Wallén (born 1943) | 17 October 1985 | 4 October 1991 | 5 years, 352 days | Social Democrats | Palme, OlofOlof Palme (S/SAP) (1985 – 1986) Ingvar Carlsson (S/SAP) (1986 – 1991) |
| 5 | Svensson, AlfAlf Svensson (born 1938) | 4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | 3 years, 3 days | Christian Democrats | Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt (M) |
| 6 | Schori, PierrePierre Schori (born 1938) | 7 October 1994 | 11 June 1999 | 4 years, 247 days | Social Democrats | Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson (S/SAP) (1994 – 1966) Göran Persson (S/SAP) (1996 – 1999) |
| 7 | Klingvall, Maj-IngerMaj-Inger Klingvall (born 1946) | 14 September 1999 | 16 November 2001 | 2 years, 63 days | Social Democrats | Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP) |
| 8 | Karlsson, Jan O.Jan O. Karlsson (1939–2016) | 7 January 2002 | 9 October 2003 | 1 year, 275 days | Social Democrats | Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP) |
| 9 | Jämtin, CarinCarin Jämtin (born 1964) | 10 October 2003 | 6 October 2006 | 2 years, 361 days | Social Democrats | Persson, GöranGöran Persson (S/SAP) |
| 10 | Carlsson, GunillaGunilla Carlsson (born 1963) | 6 October 2006 | 17 September 2013 | 6 years, 346 days | Moderate | Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M) |
| 11 | Engström, HilleviHillevi Engström (born 1963) | 17 September 2013 | 3 October 2014 | 1 year, 16 days | Moderate | Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt (M) |
| 12 | Lövin, IsabellaIsabella Lövin (born 1963) | 3 October 2014 | 21 January 2019 | 4 years, 110 days | Green | Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S/SAP) |
| 13 | Eriksson, PeterPeter Eriksson (born 1958) | 21 January 2019 | 17 December 2020 | 1 year, 331 days | Green | Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S/SAP) |
| — | Lövin, IsabellaIsabella Lövin (acting) (born 1963) | 17 December 2020 | 5 February 2021 | 50 days | Green | Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S/SAP) |
| 14 | Olsson Fridh, PerPer Olsson Fridh (born 1981) | 5 February 2021 | 30 November 2021 | 298 days | Green | Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven (S/SAP) |
| 15 | Ernkrans, MatildaMatilda Ernkrans (born 1973) | 30 November 2021 | 18 October 2022 | 322 days | Social Democrats | Andersson, MagdalenaMagdalena Andersson (S/SAP) |
| 16 | Forssell, JohanJohan Forssell (born 1973) | 18 October 2022 | 10 September 2024 | 1 year, 355 days | Moderate | Kristersson, UlfUlf Kristersson (M) |
| 17 | Dousa, BenjaminBenjamin Dousa (born 1992) | 10 September 2024 | Incumbent | 27 days | Moderate | Kristersson, UlfUlf Kristersson (M) |
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