Minister for Information Technology (Sweden)

Minister for Information Technology
IT-minister

Incumbent
Peter Eriksson

since 25 May 2016
Member of The Government
Appointer The Prime Minister
Inaugural holder Ines Uusmann
Formation 1994
Website

The Minister for Information Technology (Swedish: IT-minister) is a cabinet minister within the Government of Sweden and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.

The minister is responsible for issues regarding Information technology, electronic communication, digitalization and internet safety.[1] The Minister for Information Technology is Peter Eriksson, appointed on 25 May 2016.

List of Ministers for Information Technology

Name Term Position Political Party Prime Minister
 Ines Uusmann 1994–1998 Minister for Communications Social Democrats Ingvar Carlsson
  Göran Persson
  Björn Rosengren 1998–2002 Minister for Enterprise Social Democrats
  Ulrika Messing 2002–2006 Minister for Infrastructure Social Democrats
  Åsa Torstensson 2006–2010 Minister for Infrastructure Centre Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Anna-Karin Hatt 2010–2014 Minister for Energy Centre
  Mehmet Kaplan 2014–2016 Minister for Housing and Urban Development Green Stefan Löfven
  Per Bolund (acting) 2016 Minister for Financial Markets Green
  Peter Eriksson 2016– Minister for Digitalization, Housing and Urban Development Green

References

  1. Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (25 September 2014). "It-politik". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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