Minister for Education (Sweden)
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The Minister for Education (Swedish: utbildningsminister) is the education minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry of Education and Research.
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Minister for Education | |
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Statsråd och chef för utbildningsdepartmentet | |
Ministry of Education and Research | |
Member of | The Government |
Seat | Stockholm, Sweden |
Appointer | The Prime Minister |
Term length | No fixed term Serves as long as the incumbent doesn’t have majority support in the Riksdag or support from the Prime Minister |
Precursor | Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs |
Formation | 1 January 1968 (as Minister for Education) 6 June 1974 (as Councilor of State and Head of the Ministry of Education and Research) |
First holder | Olof Palme |
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The current minister for education is Mats Persson of the Liberals.