List of prime ministers of Sweden

Current Prime Minister Stefan Löfven was appointed on 3 October 2014

The Prime Minister (Swedish: statsminister, literally "Minister of the State") is the head of government in Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested. Louis De Geer, the architect behind the new bicameral Riksdag of 1866 that replaced the centuries-old Riksdag of the Estates, became the first officeholder in 1876. The current Prime Minister of Sweden is Stefan Löfven, leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. Below is the list and statistics of Prime Ministers of Sweden since the creation of the office in 1876. The list does not include acting prime ministers, the only example to date is Östen Undén who served as acting prime minister from 6 to 11 October 1946.

List of Prime Ministers

List of Prime Ministers under the United Kingdom of Norway and Sweden (1876–1905)

Name (Birth–Death)		Portrait	Term		Political Party	Cabinet(s)	Monarch (Reign)
			Took office	Left office
	Louis Gerhard De Geer (1818–1896)		20 March 1876	19 April 1880	Independent	L.G. De Geer II	Oscar II (1872–1907)
	Arvid Posse (1820–1901)		19 April 1880	13 June 1883	Lantmanna Party	Posse
	Carl Johan Thyselius (1811–1891)		June 13, 1883	May 16, 1884	Independent	Thyselius
	Robert Themptander (1844–1897)		16 May 1884	6 February 1888	Independent	Themptander
	Gillis Bildt (1820–1894)		6 February 1888	12 October 1889	Independent	G. Bildt
	Åkerhielm, GustafGustaf Åkerhielm (1833–1900)		12 October 1889	10 July 1891	Protectionist Majority Party	Åkerhielm
	Erik Gustaf Boström (1842–1907)		10 July 1891	12 September 1900	Lantmanna Party	Boström I
	Fredrik von Otter (1833–1910)		12 September 1900	5 July 1902	Independent	von Otter
	Erik Gustaf Boström (2nd term) (1842–1907)		5 July 1902	13 April 1905	Lantmanna Party	Boström II
	Johan Ramstedt (1852–1935)		13 April 1905	2 August 1905	0Independent	Ramstedt
	Christian Lundeberg (1842–1911)		2 August 1905	7 November 1905	Protectionist Majority Party	Lundeberg

Prime Ministers under the Kingdom of Sweden (1905–present)

Name (Birth–Death)		Portrait	Term			Political Party	Election(s)	Cabinet(s)	Monarch (Reign)
			Took office	Left office	Duration
	Karl Staaff (1860–1915)		7 November 1905	29 May 1906		Liberal Coalition Party	1905	Staaff I LS	Oscar II (1872–1907)
	Arvid Lindman (1862–1936)		29 May 1906	7 October 1911		General Electoral League	1908	Lindman I AvF
	Karl Staaff (1860–1915)		7 October 1911	17 February 1914		Liberal Coalition Party	1911	Staaff II LS	Gustaf V (1907–1950)
	Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862–1953)		17 February 1914	30 March 1917		Independent	March 1914 September 1914	Hammarskjöld
	Carl Swartz (1858–1926)		30 March 1917	19 October 1917		National Party	1908	Swartz N
	Nils Edén (1871–1945)		19 October 1917	10 March 1920		Liberal Coalition Party	1917	Edén LS-S
	Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925)		10 March 1920	27 October 1920		Social Democrats	—	Branting I S
	Gerhard Louis De Geer (1854–1935)		27 October 1920	23 February 1921		Independent	1920	G.L. De Geer
	Oscar von Sydow (1873–1936)		23 February 1921	13 October 1921		Independent	—	von Sydow
	Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925)		13 October 1921	19 April 1923		Social Democrats	1921	Branting II S
	Ernst Trygger (1857–1943)		19 April 1923	18 October 1924		National Party	—	Trygger N
	Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925)		18 October 1924	24 January 1925		Social Democrats	1924	Branting III S
	Rickard Sandler (1884–1964)		24 January 1925	7 June 1926		Social Democrats	—	Sandler S
	Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945)		7 June 1926	2 October 1928		Freeminded People's Party	—	Ekman I FF-L
	Arvid Lindman (1862–1936)		2 October 1928	7 June 1930		General Electoral League	1928	Lindman II AvF
	Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945)		7 June 1930	6 August 1932		Freeminded People's Party	—	Ekman II FF
	Felix Hamrin (1875–1937)		6 August 1932	24 September 1932		Freeminded People's Party	—	Hamrin FF
	Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)		24 September 1932	19 June 1936		Social Democrats	1932	Hansson I S
	Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (1883–1954)		19 June 1936	28 September 1936		Farmers' League	—	Pehrsson-Bramstorp Bf
	Per Albin Hansson (1885–1946)		28 September 1936	13 December 1939		Social Democrats	1936	Hansson II S–Bf
			13 December 1939	31 July 1945			1940 1944	Hansson III S–Bf–AvF–FP
			31 July 1945	6 October 1946			—	Hansson IV S
	Tage Erlander (1901–1985)		11 October 1946	1 October 1951		Social Democrats	1948	Erlander I S
			1 October 1951	31 October 1957			1952 1956	Erlander II S–Bf	Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973)
			31 October 1957	14 October 1969			1958 1960 1964 1968	Erlander III S
	Olof Palme (1927–1986)		14 October 1969	8 October 1976		Social Democrats	1970 1973	Palme I S
	Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926–)		8 October 1976	18 October 1978		Centre Party	1976	Fälldin I C–M–FP	Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–)
	Ola Ullsten (1931–)		18 October 1978	12 October 1979		People's Party	—	Ullsten FP
	Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926–)		12 October 1979	22 May 1981		Centre Party	1979	Fälldin II C–M–FP
			22 May 1981	8 October 1982			—	Fälldin III C–FP
	Olof Palme (1927–1986)		8 October 1982	28 February 1986		Social Democrats	1982 1985	Palme II S
	Ingvar Carlsson (1934–)		1 March 1986	27 February 1990		Social Democrats	1988	Carlsson I S
			27 February 1990	4 October 1991			—	Carlsson II S
	Carl Bildt (1949–)	80px	4 October 1991	7 October 1994		Moderate Party	1991	C. Bildt M–C–FP–KD
	Ingvar Carlsson (1934–)		7 October 1994	22 March 1996		Social Democrats	1994	Carlsson III S
	Göran Persson (1949–)		22 March 1996	6 October 2006		Social Democrats	1998 2002	Persson S
	Fredrik Reinfeldt (1965–)		6 October 2006	3 October 2014		Moderate Party (Alliance for Sweden)	2006 2010	Reinfeldt M–C–FP–KD
	Stefan Löfven (1957–)		3 October 2014	Incumbent		Social Democrats	2014	Löfven S–MP

Statistics

#	Prime Minister	Date of birth	Age at ascension (first term)	Time in office (total)	Age at retirement (last term)	Date of death	Longevity
1	De Geer, Louis 1Louis De Geer, Sr.	18 July 1818(J18 uly 1818)	7004210652500000000♠57 years, 246 days	7003149100000000000♠4 years,  30 days	7004225562500000000♠61 years, 276 days	24 September 1896
2	Posse, ArvidArvid Posse	15 February 1820(15 February 1820)	7004219790000000000♠60 years,  64 days	7003115375000000000♠3 years,  58 days	7004231317500000000♠63 years, 121 days	24 April 1901
3	Thyselius, Carl JohanCarl Johan Thyselius	8 June 1811(8 June 1811)	7004263030000000000♠72 years,   5 days	7001370000000000000♠37 days	7004266400000000000♠72 years, 342 days	11 January 1891
4	Themptander, RobertRobert Themptander	14 February 1844(14 February 1844)	7004147020000000000♠40 years,  92 days	7003136175000000000♠3 years, 266 days	7004160627500000000♠43 years, 357 days	30 January 1897
5	Bildt, GillisGillis Bildt	16 October 1820(16 October 1820)	7004245847500000000♠67 years, 113 days	7002613250000000000♠1 year, 248 days	7004251980000000000♠68 years, 361 days	22 October 1894
6	Åkerhielm, GustafGustaf Åkerhielm	24 July 1833(24 July 1833)	7004205340000000000♠56 years,  80 days	7002636250000000000♠1 year, 271 days	7004211702500000000♠57 years, 351 days	2 April 1900
7	Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström	11 February 1842(11 February 1842)	7004180462500000000♠49 years, 149 days	7003436375000000000♠11 years, 346 days	7004230717500000000♠63 years,  61 days	21 February 1907
8	Otter, Fredrik vonFredrik von Otter	11 April 1833(11 April 1833)	7004246257500000000♠67 years, 154 days	7002661250000000000♠1 year , 296 days	7004252872500000000♠69 years,  85 days	9 March 1910
9	Ramstedt, JohanJohan Ramstedt	7 November 1852(7 November 1852)	7004191500000000000♠52 years, 157 days	7002111000000000000♠111 days	7004192610000000000♠52 years, 268 days	15 March 1935
10	Lundeberg, ChristianChristian Lundeberg	14 July 1842(14 July 1842)	7004230297500000000♠63 years, 19 days	7001970000000000000♠97 days	7004231267500000000♠63 years, 116 days	10 November 1911
11	Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff	21 January 1860(21 January 1860)	7004167262500000000♠45 years, 290 days	7003106650000000000♠2 years, 336 days	7004197505000000000♠54 years,  27 days	4 October 1915
12	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman	19 September 1862(19 September 1862)	7004159577500000000♠43 years, 252 days	7003257075000000000♠7 years,  14 days	7004179152500000000♠49 years,  18 days	9 December 1936
13	Hammarskjöld, HjalmarHjalmar Hammarskjöld	4 February 1862(4 February 1862)	7004190060000000000♠52 years,  13 days	7003113675000000000♠3 years,  41 days	7004201427500000000♠55 years,  54 days	12 October 1953
14	Swartz, CarlCarl Swartz	5 June 1858(5 June 1858)	7004214825000000000♠58 years, 298 days	7002203000000000000♠203 days	7004216857500000000♠59 years, 136 days	6 November 1926
15	Edén, NilsNils Edén	25 August 1871(August 1871)	7004168565000000000♠46 years,  55 days	7002873500000000000♠2 years, 143 days	7004177300000000000♠48 years, 198 days	16 June 1945
16	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting	23 November 1860(23 November 1860)	7004216577500000000♠59 years, 108 days	7002882500000000000♠2 years, 152 days	7004234380000000000♠64 years,  62 days	24 February 1925
17	De Geer, Louis 2Louis De Geer, Jr.	27 November 1854(27 November 1854)	7004240762500000000♠65 years, 335 days	7002119000000000000♠119 days	7004241945000000000♠66 years,  88 days	25 February 1935
18	Sydow, Oscar vonOscar von Sydow	12 July 1873(12 July 1873)	7004173927500000000♠47 years, 226 days	7002232000000000000♠232 days	7004176250000000000♠48 years,  93 days	19 August 1936
19	Trygger, ErnstErnst Trygger	27 October 1857(27 October 1857)	7004239152500000000♠65 years, 174 days	7002547250000000000♠1 year, 182 days	7004244635000000000♠66 years, 357 days	23 September 1943
20	Sandler, RickardRickard Sandler	29 January 1884(29 January 1884)	7004149710000000000♠40 years, 361 days	7002499250000000000♠1 year, 134 days	7004154695000000000♠42 years, 129 days	12 November 1964
21	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman	6 October 1872(October 1872)	7004196022500000000♠53 years, 244 days	7003163800000000000♠4 years, 177 days	7004218547500000000♠59 years, 305 days	15 June 1945
22	Hamrin, FelixFelix Hamrin	14 January 1875(14 January 1875)	7004210242500000000♠57 years, 205 days	7001490000000000000♠49 days	7004210732500000000♠57 years, 254 days	27 November 1937
23	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson	28 October 1885(28 October 1885)	7004171335000000000♠46 years, 332 days	7003466000000000000♠12 years, 277 days	7004222580000000000♠60 years, 343 days	6 October 1946
24	Pehrsson-Bramstorp, AxelAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp	19 August 1883(19 August 1883)	7004192980000000000♠52 years, 305 days	7002101000000000000♠101 days	7004193982500000000♠53 years,  40 days	19 February 1954
25	Erlander, TageTage Erlander	13 June 1901(13 June 1901)	7004165562500000000♠45 years, 120 days	7003840375000000000♠23 years,  3 days	7004249600000000000♠68 years, 123 days	21 June 1985
26	Palme, OlofOlof Palme	30 January 1927(30 January 1927)	7004155975000000000♠42 years, 257 days	7003379150000000000♠10 years, 139 days	7004215797500000000♠59 years,  30 days	28 February 1986
27	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin	24 April 1926(24 April 1926)	7004184295000000000♠50 years, 167 days	7003183625000000000♠5 years,  10 days	7004206210000000000♠56 years, 167 days	Living
28	Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten	23 June 1931(23 June 1931)	7004172837500000000♠47 years, 117 days	7002359000000000000♠359 days	7004176430000000000♠48 years, 111 days	Living
29	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson	9 November 1934(9 November 1934)	7004187397500000000♠51 years, 112 days	7003257575000000000♠7 years,  19 days	7004224142500000000♠61 years, 134 days	Living
30	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt	15 July 1949(15 July 1949)	7004154315000000000♠42 years,  91 days	7003109875000000000♠3 years,   3 days	7004165302500000000♠45 years,  94 days	Living
31	Persson, GöranGöran Persson	20 January 1949(20 January 1949)	7004172287500000000♠47 years,  62 days	7003385050000000000♠10 years, 198 days	7004210782500000000♠57 years, 259 days	Living
32	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt	4 August 1965(4 August 1965)	7004150382500000000♠41 years,  63 days	7003291875000000000♠7 years, 362 days	7004179572500000000♠49 years,  60 days	Living
33	Löfven, StefanStefan Löfven	21 July 1957(21 July 1957)	7004208922500000000♠57 years,  73 days	7002566250000000000♠	Incumbent	Living

Records

• The earliest born prime minister was the third one to enter office, Carl Johan Thyselius, born on 8 June 1811. The latest born is Fredrik Reinfeldt, born on 4 August 1965.
• The first prime minister to die (who also happens to be the first one born) was the third one to enter office (Carl Johan Thyselius), who died on 11 January 1891. The latest one to die was Olof Palme, who died on February 28, 1986.
• The oldest prime minister has been Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, who died at an age of 91 years, 250 days. Of those still living, Thorbjörn Fälldin is the oldest, at an age of . He made it into the "top 5 list" by surpassing Johan Ramstedt on 31 August 2008. He would have to live until 2 January 2018 to surpass Hjalmar Hammarskjöld and become the oldest Swedish prime minister ever (living until 1 January 2018, he would tie with Hammarskjöld).
• The youngest prime minister at his death has been Robert Themptander, who died at an age of 52 years, 351 days.
• The oldest prime minister to enter office was Carl Johan Thyselius, who entered office at an age of 72 years, 5 days. The youngest one was his closest successor Robert Themptander, who entered office at 40 years, 92 days.
• The record for longest period in office is held by Tage Erlander at 23 years, 3 days. The shortest period in office is held by Östen Undén (5 days), but as he was only acting, the shortest ordinary period was Felix Hamrin's, lasting for 49 days.
• The longest time span between two terms of the same minister was between Arvid Lindman's, at 16 years, 361 days between the end of his first term (7 October 1911) and the beginning of his second term (2 October 1928). The shortest time span between two terms of the same minister was 101 days, which was the time of Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp's term between the end of Per Albin Hansson's first (19 June 1936) and the beginning of his second (September 28, 1936).
• Two of the prime ministers (Per Albin Hansson and Olof Palme) have died in office and Palme is the only one who has been assassinated. Thus, those two have not had any life after office (not counting their interim periods between their respective terms). When it comes to those who have, Hjalmar Branting had the shortest time, dying only 31 days after his resignation (he resigned because of health issues and died from Myocarditis and Gallstone). The prime minister living the longest time after resignation was Rickard Sandler, who died 38 years, 159 days after his resignation. This record will be surpassed by Ola Ullsten if he is still alive on 1 March 2018 (Ullsten would then be almost 87 years old).
• The largest number of former and present prime minister living at the same time is 11, which has happened once. This period lasted from 24 September 1932 (the ascension of Per Albin Hansson) to 25 February 1935 (the death of Louis De Geer, Jr.) (2 years, 154 days). During that time, Per Albin Hansson was the present and former still living prime ministers were Johan Ramstedt, Arvid Lindman, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, Nils Edén, Louis De Geer, Jr., Oscar von Sydow, Ernst Trygger, Rickard Sandler, Carl Gustaf Ekman, and Felix Hamrin.

See also

• Prime Minister of Sweden
• Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
• Swedish governmental line of succession
• Elections in Sweden
• Living Prime Ministers of Sweden
• List of cabinets of Sweden
• List of Swedish politicians
• List of Spouses of the Prime Ministers of Sweden