| Post: | Minister for Education |
| Native Name: | Statsråd och chef för utbildningsdepartmentet |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Sweden.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Lesser coat of arms of Sweden |
| Incumbent: | Johan Pehrson |
| Incumbentsince: | 10 September 2024 |
| Department: | Ministry of Education and Research |
| Member Of: | The Government |
| Seat: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Appointer: | The Prime Minister |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Termlength Qualified: | Serves as long as the incumbent doesn’t have majority support in the Riksdag or support from the Prime Minister |
| Precursor: | Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs |
| Formation: | 1 January 1968 (as Minister for Education) 6 June 1974 (as Councilor of State and Head of the Ministry of Education and Research) |
| First: | Olof Palme |
| Website: | http://www.government.se/government-policy/education-and-research/ |
The Minister for Education (sv|utbildningsminister) is the education minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry of Education and Research.
The current minister for education is Johan Pehrson of the Liberals.
As a result of the ministry reform in 1840, the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs was instituted. The head of the ministry was the minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs, with the responsibility of culture, the Church of Sweden, research and education. In 1968, the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs changed its name to the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (sv|Utbildningsdepartmentet), today called the Ministry of Education and Research. The head of the Ministry of Education and Research is the minister for education.