Committee on Health and Welfare
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(Parliamentary) Committee on Health and Welfare[1] (Swedish: socialutskottet) (SoU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee's main areas of responsibility concern the wellbeing of children and teenagers, care for the elderly and disabled, measures against addiction, and other social services issues. It also debates on policies regarding alcohol, and health care along with social matters in general.
The committee's Speaker is Christian Carlsson from the Christian Democratic Party, and the vice-Speaker is Fredrik Lundh Sammeli from the Social Democratic Party.
List of speakers for the committee
[edit]| Name | Period | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Göran Karlsson | - | Social Democratic Party | |
| Ingemar Eliasson | 1982–1985 | People's Party | |
| Daniel Tarschys | 1985–1991 | People's Party | |
| Bo Holmberg | 1991–1994 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Sten Svensson | 1994–1998 | Moderate Party | |
| Ingrid Burman | 1998–2006 | Left Party | |
| Kenneth Johansson | 2006–2012 | Centre Party | |
| Anders W. Jonsson | 2012–2014 | Centre Party | |
| Emma Henriksson | 2014–2018 | Christian Democrats | |
| Acko Ankarberg Johansson[2] | 2018–2022 | Christian Democrats | |
| Christian Carlsson | 2022– | Christian Democrats | |
List of vice-speakers for the committee
[edit]| Name | Period | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sten Svensson | 1991-1994 | Moderate Party | |
| Bo Holmberg | 1994–1996 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Ingrid Andersson | 1996–1998 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Chris Heister | 1998–2002 | Moderate Party | |
| Chatrine Pålsson Ahlgren | 2002–2006 | Christian Democrats | |
| Mona Sahlin | 2006–2007 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Ylva Johansson | 2007–2010 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Lena Hallengren | 2010–2014 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Veronica Palm | 2014–2015 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Anna-Lena Sörenson | 2015–2018 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Kristina Nilsson[3] | 2018–2022 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Fredrik Lundh Sammeli | 2022– | Social Democratic Party | |
References
[edit]- ^ Utrikes namnbok. [Elektronisk resurs] : svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU- och EG-organ, EU-titlar och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (in Swedish) (9th, rev. ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2013. p. 30. SELIBR 14986186.
- ^ Trots sjukdomen - KD-politiker får toppost Archive 2018-09-28
- ^ Pressmeddelande: Nyvalda gruppledare och talespersoner från Socialdemokraterna Archive 2018-09-28
External links
[edit]- Riksdag - Socialutskottet (Health and Welfare Committee)