Minister for Education (Sweden)

Minister for Education
Statsråd och chef för utbildningsdepartmentet
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent Mats Persson since 18 October 2022
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 Minister for Education (Swedish: utbildningsminister) is the education minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry of Education and Research.

The current minister for education is Mats Persson of the Liberals.