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{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister for Integration
| insignia = Lilla riksvapnet - Riksarkivet Sverige.png
| insigniasize = 70px
| insigniacaption = 
| native_name = Integrationsminister
| image = Simona Mohamsson 2025 (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = [[Simona Mohamsson]]
| incumbentsince = 28 June 2025
| appointer = [[Prime Minister of Sweden|The Prime Minister]]
| formation = 1996
| inaugural = [[Leif Blomberg]]
| website = [http://government.se/sb/d/13513/a/160938 www.sweden.gov.se]
}}

The '''Minister for Integration''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Integrationsminister'') is a [[cabinet minister]] within the [[Swedish Government]] since 2021, having previously been so between 1996 and 2014. The [[cabinet minister]] was appointed by the [[Prime Minister of Sweden]].

The minister was responsible for issues regarding [[Racial integration|integration]], [[discrimination]], [[Human rights|human rights at the national level]], [[Swedish nationality law|Swedish citizenship]] and [[Minority group|minorities]]. The last Minister for Integration was [[Erik Ullenhag]], who served from 2010 to 2014.

When the [[Andersson Cabinet]] took office in November 2021, the minister post was re-established. It was placed at the [[Ministry of Justice (Sweden)|Ministry of Justice]], and combined with [[Minister for Migration (Sweden)|Minister of Migration]]. Since June 2025, the position is placed at the [[Ministry of Education (Sweden)|Ministry for Education]] and the current minister is [[Simona Mohamsson]] of the [[Liberals (Sweden)|Liberals]].

== List of ministers for integration ==
{{Officeholder table start
| showorder                     = y
| showimage                     = y
| showtermlenght                = y
| officeholder_title            = Minister for Integration
| showaltofficeholder           = y
| alt_officeholder_title        = [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]]
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 1
| officeholder                  = [[Leif Blomberg]]
| officeholder_sort             = Blomberg, Leif
| born_year                     = 1941
| died_year                     = 1998
| term_start                    = 22 March 1996
| term_end                      = 2 March 1998
| timeinoffice                  = {{ayd|1996|3|22|1998|3|2}}
| party                         = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| alt_officeholder              = [[Göran Persson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Persson, Göran
| alt_officeholder_party        = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| died                          = y
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 2
| officeholder                  = [[Lars Engqvist]]
| image                         = Lars Engqvist 1992.jpg
| officeholder_sort             = Engqvist, Lars
| born_year                     = 1945
| term_start                    = 2 March 1998
| term_end                      = October 1998
| timeinoffice                  = {{Age in days|1998-3-2|1998-10-2}}
| party                         = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| alt_officeholder              = [[Göran Persson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Persson, Göran
| alt_officeholder_party        = Swedish Social Democratic Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 3
| officeholder                  = [[Ulrica Messing]]
| officeholder_sort             = Messing, Ulrica
| born_year                     = 1968
| term_start                    = October 1998
| term_end                      = 2000
| timeinoffice                  = {{Age in days|1998-10-01|2000-10-01}}
| party                         = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| alt_officeholder              = [[Göran Persson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Persson, Göran
| alt_officeholder_party        = Swedish Social Democratic Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 4
| officeholder                  = [[Mona Sahlin]]
| image                         = Mona Sahlin-02.jpg
| officeholder_sort             = Sahlin, Mona
| born_year                     = 1957
| term_start                    = 2000
| term_end                      = 21 October 2004
| timeinoffice                  = {{Age in days|2000-10-21|2004-10-21}}
| party                         = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| alt_officeholder              = [[Göran Persson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Persson, Göran
| alt_officeholder_party        = Swedish Social Democratic Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 5
| officeholder                  = [[Jens Orback]]
| officeholder_sort             = Orback, Jens
| born_year                     = 1959
| term_start                    = 21 October 2004
| term_end                      = 5 October 2006
| timeinoffice                  = {{Age in days|2004-10-21|2006-10-5}}
| party                         = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| alt_officeholder              = [[Göran Persson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Persson, Göran
| alt_officeholder_party        = Swedish Social Democratic Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 6
| officeholder                  = [[Nyamko Sabuni]]
| image                         = Nyamko Sabuni.0c194 1236.jpg
| officeholder_sort             = Sabuni, Nyamko
| born_year                     = 1969
| term_start                    = 6 October 2006
| term_end                      = 5 October 2010
| timeinoffice                  = {{Ayd|2006-10-6|2010-10-5}}
| party                         = Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
| alt_officeholder              = [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Reinfeldt, Fredrik
| alt_officeholder_party        = Moderate Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 7
| officeholder                  = [[Erik Ullenhag]]
| image                         = Erik ullenhag 2013.jpg
| officeholder_sort             = Ullenhag, Erik
| born_year                     = 1972
| term_start                    = 6 October 2010
| term_end                      = 3 October 2014
| timeinoffice                  = {{Ayd|2010-10-6|2014-10-3}}
| party                         = Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
| alt_officeholder              = [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Reinfeldt, Fredrik
| alt_officeholder_party        = Moderate Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 8
| officeholder                  = [[Anders Ygeman]]
| image                         = Anders Ygeman i Almedalen.jpg
| officeholder_sort             = Ygeman, Anders
| born_year                     = 1972
| term_start                    = 30 November 2021
| term_end                      = 18 October 2022
| timeinoffice                  = {{Ayd|2021-11-30|2022-10-18}}
| party                         = Swedish Social Democratic Party
| alt_officeholder              = [[Magdalena Andersson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         = Andersson, Magdalena
| alt_officeholder_party        = Swedish Social Democratic Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 9
| officeholder                  = [[Johan Pehrson]]
| image                         = Johan PEHRSON Minister for Employment and Integration, Sweden.jpg
| officeholder_sort             = Pehrson, Johan
| born_year                     = 1968
| term_start                    = 18 October 2022
| term_end                      = 10 September 2024
| timeinoffice                  = {{Age in years and days|2022|10|18|2024|09|10}}
| party                         = Liberals (Sweden)
| alt_officeholder              = [[Ulf Kristersson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         =Kristersson, Ulf
| alt_officeholder_party        = Moderate Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 10
| officeholder                  = [[Mats Persson (politician)|Mats Persson]]
| image                         = Mats Persson 2024.png
| officeholder_sort             = Persson, Mats
| born_year                     = 1980
| term_start                    = 10 September 2024
| term_end                      = 28 June 2025
| timeinoffice                  = {{Age in years and days|2024|09|10|2025|06|28}}
| party                         = Liberals (Sweden)
| alt_officeholder              = [[Ulf Kristersson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         =Kristersson, Ulf
| alt_officeholder_party        = Moderate Party
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order                         = 11
| officeholder                  = [[Simona Mohamsson]]
| image                         = Simona Mohamsson 2025 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder_sort             = Mohamsson, Simona
| born_year                     = 1994
| term_start                    = 28 June 2025
| term_end                      = Incumbent
| timeinoffice                  = {{Ayd|2025-06-28}}
| party                         = Liberals (Sweden)
| alt_officeholder              = [[Ulf Kristersson]]
| alt_officeholder_sort         =Kristersson, Ulf
| alt_officeholder_party        = Moderate Party
}}
|}


== Ministry history ==
The office of Minister for Integration was under several different [[ministry (government department)|ministries]] from its founding in 1996 to its abolishment in 2014. The offie was re-established in 2021.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ministry
! Term  
|-
| [[Ministry of the Interior (Sweden)|Ministry of the Interior]] || 1996–1998
|-
| [[Ministry of Culture (Sweden)|Ministry of Culture]] || 1998–2000
|-
| [[Ministry of Justice (Sweden)|Ministry of Justice]] || 2000–2006 
|-
| [[Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality (Sweden)|Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality]] || 2006–2010    
|-
| [[Ministry of Employment (Sweden)|Ministry of Employment]] || 2010–2014  
|-
| [[Ministry of Justice (Sweden)|Ministry of Justice]] || 2021–2022     
|-
| [[Ministry of Employment (Sweden)|Ministry of Employment]] || 2022–2025
|-
| [[Ministry of Education (Sweden)|Ministry of Education]] || 2025–              
|}

[[Category:Government ministers of Sweden]]

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