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.

Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent Benjamin Dousa since 10 September 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Member of	The Government
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Formation	4 June 1958
First holder	Ulla Lindström
Salary	1,452,000 SEK (annually)
Website	www.sweden.gov.se

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.	Portrait	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	2 years, 25 days	Moderate	Kristersson, UlfUlf Kristersson (M)
17		Dousa, BenjaminBenjamin Dousa (born 1992)	10 September 2024	Incumbent	63 days	Moderate	Kristersson, UlfUlf Kristersson (M)