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 2022–2026 Social Democrats Johanna Haraldsson 2026– 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
References The Instrument of Government, in English (as of 2012) (PDF), The Riksdag (2012). Retrieved on 2012-11-13.