title: Minister for Democracy (Sweden)
text: # Minister for Democracy (Sweden)
  
  The Minister for Democracy (Swedish: Demokratiministern) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
  
  The minister is responsible for issues regarding democracy.
  
  ## Lists of Ministers for Democracy
  
  | № | Democracy Minister | Position | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Prime Minister |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Britta Lejon (born 1964) | Deputy Minister for Justice and Minister for the Youth and Consumers | 7 October 1998 | 15 October 2002 | 4 years, 8 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson |
  | 2 | Mona Sahlin (born 1957) | Deputy Minister for Justice and Minister for Integration and Gender Equality | 21 October 2002 | 21 October 2004 | 2 years, 0 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson |
  | 3 | Jens Orback (born 1957) | Deputy Minister for Justice and Minister for Integration and Gender Equality | 21 October 2004 | 6 October 2006 | 1 year, 350 days | Social Democrats | Göran Persson |
  | 4 | Nyamko Sabuni (born 1969) | Minister for Integration and Gender Equality | 6 October 2006 | 5 October 2010 | 3 years, 364 days | Liberals | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
  | 5 | Birgitta Ohlsson (born 1975) | Minister for EU Affairs | 5 October 2010 | 3 October 2014 | 3 years, 363 days | Liberals | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
  | 6 | Alice Bah Kuhnke (born 1971) | Minister for Culture | 3 October 2014 | 21 January 2019 | 4 years, 110 days | Green | Stefan Löfven |
  | 7 | Amanda Lind (born 1980) | Minister for Culture | 21 January 2019 | 30 November 2021 | 2 years, 313 days | Green | Stefan Löfven |
  | 8 | Jeanette Gustafsdotter (born 1965) | Minister for Culture | 30 November 2021 | 17 October 2022 | 4 years, 186 days | Social Democrats | Magdalena Andersson |
  | 9 | Paulina Brandberg (born 1983) | Minister for Gender Equlity and Deputy Minister for Employment | 18 October 2022 | Incumbent | 281 days | Liberals | Ulf Kristersson |
  
  ## Ministry history
  
  The office of Minister for Democracy have been under several different ministries since its founding in 1998.
  
  | Ministry | Term |
  | - | - |
  | Ministry of Justice | 1998–2006 |
  | Ministry for Integration and Gender Equality | 2006–2010 |
  | The Prime Minister's Office | 2010–2014 |
  | Ministry of Culture | 2014–2022 |
  | Ministry of Employment | 2022– |
  