Minister for EU Affairs EU-minister |
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Member of | The Government |
Appointer | The Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Ulf Dinkelspiel |
Formation | 1991 |
Final holder | Birgitta Ohlsson |
Abolished | 2014 |
Website | www.sweden.gov.se |
The Minister for European Union Affairs was a cabinet minister who was part of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister was directly under the Prime Minister's Office and was responsible for overall questions about the European Union, such as the strategy for growth and employment, the financial perspective (financial perspectives), the Lisbon Treaty and the anchoring of EU membership.
On 25 May 2016, Ann Linde was appointed Minister for European Union Affairs. She is also Minister for Trade. From 2014 to 2016, the office was abolished.