List of deputy speakers of the Riksdag

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The speaker of the Riksdag is assisted by three deputy speakers who are also elected by a vote in the chamber.

Traditionally, the second, third and fourth largest parties gets to name one of their members for these offices. There is some disagreement whether the largest party or the leader of the largest party bloc should hold the Speakership. Unlike the Speaker (and cabinet ministers), the deputy speakers are not replaced by an alternate and remain members of the Riksdag with voting rights.

List of deputy speakers

This is a list of deputy speakers of the Riksdag, since it became a unicameral body 1971.

First deputy speaker

Name Term Political Party
  Torsten Bengtson 1971–1979 Centre Party
  Ingegerd Troedsson 1979–1991 Moderate Party
  Stig Alemyr 1991–1994 Social Democrats
  Anders Björck 1994–2003 Moderate Party
  Per Westerberg 2003–2006 Moderate Party
  Jan Björkman 2006–2010 Social Democrats
  Susanne Eberstein 2010–2014 Social Democrats
  Tobias Billström 2014–2017 Moderate Party
  Ewa Thalén Finné 2017–2018 Moderate Party
  Åsa Lindestam 2018–2022 Social Democrats
  Kenneth G. Forslund 2022– Social Democrats

Second deputy speaker

Name Term Political Party
  Cecilia Nettelbrandt 1971–1973 People's Party
  Ivar Virgin 1973–1976 Moderate Party
  Tage Magnusson 1976–1979 Moderate Party
  Thorsten Larsson 1979–1982 Centre Party
  Anders Dahlgren 1982–1985 Centre Party
  Karl Erik Eriksson 1985–1988 People's Party
  Christer Eirefelt 1988–1994 People's Party
  Görel Thurdin 1994–1998 Centre Party
  Eva Zetterberg 1998–2002 Left Party
  Kerstin Heinemann 2002–2006 Liberal People's Party
  Birgitta Sellén 2006–2010 Centre Party
  Ulf Holm 2010–2014 Green Party
  Björn Söder 2014–2018 Sweden Democrats
  Lotta Johnsson Fornarve 2018–2022 Left Party
  Julia Kronlid 2022– Sweden Democrats

Third deputy speaker

Name Term Political Party
  Ivar Virgin 1971–1973 Moderate Party
  Cecilia Nettelbrandt 1973–1976 People's Party
  Karl Erik Eriksson 1976–1985 People's Party
  Anders Dahlgren 1985–1986 Centre Party
  Bertil Fiskesjö 1986–1994 Centre Party
  Christer Eirefelt 1994–1998 People's Party
  Rose-Marie Frebran 1998–2002 Christian Democrats
  Helena Höij 2002–2006 Christian Democrats
  Liselott Hagberg 2006–2012 Liberal People's Party
  Jan Ertsborn 2012–2014 Liberal People's Party
  Esabelle Dingizian 2014–2018 Green Party
  Kerstin Lundgren 2018– Centre Party

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