List of spouses of Swedish prime ministers

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Spouse of the
prime minister of Sweden
Statsministerns gemål
Incumbent
Birgitta Ed
since 18 October 2022
Residence Sager House
Term length While married to the incumbent Prime Minister.
Inaugural holderCaroline Wachtmeister

This is a list of spouses of the prime minister of Sweden .

Contents

The spouse of the prime minister of Sweden is not an official office, although she or he plays a spouse role during official visits.

The current prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, is married to Birgitta Ed since 1991.

United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway (1876–1905)

NameRelation to Prime Minister Duration
Caroline Wachtmeister (1826–1910)wife of Louis Gerhard De Geer 1876–1880
Amalia De la Gardie (1821–1883)wife of Arvid Posse 1880–1883
Charlotta Melartwife of Carl Johan Thyselius 1883–1884
Frida Dahlbergwife of Robert Themptander 1884–1888
Lucile Rosalie Dufvawife of Gillis Bildt 1888–1889
Ulrika Gyldenstolpewife of Gustaf Åkerhielm 1889–1891
Carolina Boströmwife of Erik Gustaf Boström 1891–1900
Matilda von Otterwife of Fredrik von Otter 1900–1902
Carolina Boströmwife of Erik Gustaf Boström 1902–1905
Henrika Charlotta Torénwife of Johan Ramstedt 1905
Anna Elfbrinkwife of Christian Lundeberg 1905

Kingdom of Sweden (1905–present)

Spouses marked in bold represents the Prime Minister's spouse while in office.

Prime MinisterIn officeSpouse
(born–dead)
Marriage yearsChildren
Karl Staaff 1905–1906
Arvid Lindman 1906–1911
1928–1930
Annie Almström
(1867–1927)
1888–1927Rolf Lindman
Eva Lindman
Karin Lindman
Karl Staaff 1911–1914
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld 1914–1917 Agnes Almqvist
(1866–1940)
1890–1940Bo Hammarskjöld
Åke Hammarskjöld
Sten Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld
Carl Swartz 1917Dagmar Lundström
(1867–1932)
1886–1926 Erik Swartz
Brita Swartz
Olof Swartz
Nils Edén 1917–1920Marja Wallmark
(1878–1959)
1904–1945Lars Edén
Brita Edén
Per Olof Edén
Hjalmar Branting 1920
1921–1923
1924–1925
Anna Jäderin
(1855–1950)
1884–1925 Georg Branting
Sonja Branting
Gerhard Louis De Geer 1920–1921Magdalena Sörensen
(1861–1925)
1883–1925 Arvid De Geer
Elisabet Magdalena De Geer
Magnus De Geer
Louise Adrienne De Geer
Anna De Geer
Oscar von Sydow 1921 Mary Wijk
(1884–1957)
1911–1936 Erik von Sydow
Kristian von Sydow
Marie von Sydow
Ernst Trygger 1923–1924Signe Söderström
(1867–1934)
1891–1934Ulla Trygger
Carl Trygger
Nils Christian Trygger
Rickard Sandler 1925–1926 Maria Lindberg
(1877–1971)
1909–1964Björn Sandler
Åke Sandler
Germund Sandler
Carl Gustaf Ekman 1926–1928
1930–1932
Laura Widlund
(1879–1970)
1900–1945Gertrud Ekman
Ingrid Ekman
Torsten Ekman
Ragnar Ekman
Felix Hamrin  1932Elisabeth Pennycook1900–1937 Ruth Hamrin
Jessie Hamrin
Mac Hamrin
Per Albin Hansson 1932–1936
1936–1946†
Sigrid Vestdahl
(1886–1973)
1906–1918
(cohabitation)
1926–1946†
(cohabitation)
Anna Lisa Vestdahl-Hansson
Per Gunnar Vestdahl-Hansson
Elisabeth Fryckberg
(1889–1969)
1918–1926 Elsa Brita Hansson
Karin Hansson
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp 1936Sigrid Nilsson
(1881–1951)
1908–1951Inga Bramstorp
Folke Bramstorp
Rut Bramstorp
John Bramstorp
Tage Erlander 1946–1969 Aina Andersson
(1902–1990)
1930–1985 Sven Erlander
Bo Erlander
Olof Palme 1969–1976
1982–1986†
Jelena Rennerova
(1927– )
1949–1952
Lisbeth Beck-Friis
(1931–2018)
1956–1986† Joakim Palme
Mårten Palme
Mattias Palme
Thorbjörn Fälldin 1976–1978
1979–1982
Solveig Öberg
(1935– )
1956–2016Eva Fälldin
Nicklas Fälldin
Pontus Fälldin
Ola Ullsten 1978–1979Evi Esko
(1931–1992)
1961–1981Katarina Ullsten
Maria Ullsten
Louise Beaudoin
(1954– )
1989–2018Nicolas Beaudoin Ullsten
Christian Beaudoin Ullsten
Ingvar Carlsson 1986–1991
1994–1996
Ingrid Melander
(1934– )
1957–Ingela Carlsson
Pia Carlsson
Carl Bildt 1991–1994Kerstin Zetterberg
(1947– )
1974–1975
Mia Bohman
(1953– )
1984–1997Gunnel Bildt
Nils Bildt
Anna Maria Corazza
(1963– )
1998–Gustaf Bildt
Göran Persson 1996–2006Gunnel Claesson
(1947–)
1978–1994Anna Persson
Linnea Persson
Annika Andersson
(1951– )
1995–2003
Anitra Steen
(1949– )
2003–
Fredrik Reinfeldt 2006–2014 Filippa Reinfeldt
(1967– )
1992–2013Gustaf Reinfeldt
Erik Reinfeldt
Ebba Reinfeldt
Roberta Alenius
(1978– )
2015–2022
(cohabitation)
Alessia Alenius
Stefan Löfvén 2014–2021 Ulla Arvidsson
(1951– )
2003–
Magdalena Andersson 2021–2022 Richard Friberg
(1967– )
1997–Björn Friberg
Saga Friberg
Ulf Kristersson 2022– Birgitta Ed
(1968– )
1991–Siri Ed Kristersson
Ellen Ed Kristersson
Signe Ed Kristersson

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