Government of Sweden

Kingdom of Sweden

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The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Regeringen) is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister, appointed by the Riksdag, and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for its actions to the Riksdag (Parliamentary system). Following the adoption of the 1974 Instrument of Government on January 1 1975, the Swedish Monarch (King Carl XVI Gustaf since September 15 1973) is no longer vested any executive authority at all, and is neither part of the executive branch nor of the legislature.

Head of government

Main article: Prime Minister of Sweden

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
  
• Cabinet: Ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister.
  
• Elections: A prime ministerial candidate is first nominated by the Speaker of the Riksdag and is confirmed as Prime Minister following a vote in the Riksdag. The Speaker signs the instrument of appointment on behalf of the Riksdag.
  
• Election results 2006: Fredrik Reinfeldt (Moderate Party) elected Prime Minister on 5 October 2006 after the victory for Alliance for Sweden in the Swedish general election, 2006. The new government was presented on 6 October 2006. The government was re-elected in 2010.

Government ministries and offices

• Government offices (Swedish: Regeringskansliet)
  • Prime Minister's Office (Swedish: Statsrådsberedningen)
  • Ministry of Justice (Swedish: Justitiedepartementet)
  • Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Swedish: Utrikesdepartementet)
  • Ministry of Defence (Swedish: Försvarsdepartementet)
  • Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Swedish: Socialdepartementet)
  • Ministry of Finance (Swedish: Finansdepartementet)
  • Ministry of Education and Research (Swedish: Utbildningsdepartementet)
  • Ministry for Rural Affairs (Swedish: Jordbruksdepartementet)
  • Ministry of the Environment (Swedish: Miljödepartementet)
  • Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Swedish: Näringsdepartementet)
  • Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality (Swedish: Integrations- och jämställdhetsdepartementet)
  • Ministry of Culture (Swedish: Kulturdepartementet)
  • Ministry of Employment (Swedish: Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet)
• Other offices:
  • Office for Administrative Affairs (Swedish: Förvaltningsavdelningen)
  • Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU (Swedish: EU-representationen, formally Sveriges ständiga representation vid Europeiska unionen)

Present cabinet

Main article: Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt

See also: List of cabinets of Sweden for old governments.

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister, Head of the Prime Minister's Office		Fredrik Reinfeldt	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Deputy Prime Minister		Maud Olofsson	6 October 2006	5 October 2010	Centre Party
		Jan Björklund	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Liberal Party
Minister for EU Affairs		Cecilia Malmström	6 October 2006	22 January 2010	Liberal Party
		Birgitta Ohlsson	2 February 2010	Incumbent	Liberal Party
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice, Head of the Ministry of Justice		Beatrice Ask	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy		Tobias Billström	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs		Carl Bildt	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Minister for Trade		Maria Borelius	6 October 2006	14 October 2006	Moderate Party
		Sten Tolgfors	24 October 2006	6 September 2007	Moderate Party
		Ewa Björling	12 September 2007	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Minister for International Development Cooperation		Gunilla Carlsson	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence, Head of the Ministry of Defence		Mikael Odenberg	6 October 2006	5 September 2007	Moderate Party
		Sten Tolgfors	5 September 2007	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs		Göran Hägglund	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Christian Democrats
Minister for Elderly and Children Welfare		Maria Larsson	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Christian Democrats
Minister for Public Administration and Housing		Stefan Attefall	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Christian Democrats
Minister for Social Security		Cristina Husmark Pehrsson	6 October 2006	5 October 2010	Moderate Party
		Ulf Kristersson	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance, Head of the Ministry of Finance		Anders Borg	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Minister for Financial Markets		Mats Odell	6 October 2006	5 October 2010	Christian Democrats
		Peter Norman	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Ministry of Education and Research
Minister for Education, Head of the Ministry of Education and Research		Lars Leijonborg	6 October 2006	12 September 2007	Liberal Party
		Jan Björklund	12 September 2007	Incumbent	Liberal Party
Minister for Schools		Jan Björklund	6 October 2006	12 September 2007	Liberal Party
Minister for Higher Education and Research		Lars Leijonborg	12 September 2007	17 June 2009	Liberal Party
		Tobias Krantz	17 June 2009	5 October 2010	Liberal Party
Minister for Gender Equality		Nyamko Sabuni	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Liberal Party
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture		Eskil Erlandsson	6 October 2006	Incumbent	Centre Party
Ministry of the Environment
Minister for the Environment, Head of the Ministry of the Environment		Andreas Carlgren	6 October 2006	29 september 2011	Centre Party
		Lena Ek	29 september 2011	Incumbent	Centre Party
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Minister for Enterprise, Head of the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications		Maud Olofsson	6 October 2006	29 september 2011	Centre Party
		Annie Lööf	29 september 2011	Incumbent	Centre Party
Minister of IT and Energy		Anna-Karin Hatt	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Centre Party
Minister for Infrastructure		Åsa Torstensson	6 October 2006	5 October 2010	Centre Party
		Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality
Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, Head of the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality		Nyamko Sabuni	6 October 2006	5 October 2010	Liberal Party
Ministry of Culture
Minister for Culture, Head of the Ministry of Culture		Cecilia Stegö Chilò	6 October 2006	16 October 2006	Moderate Party
		Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth	24 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Ministry of Employment
Minister for Employment, Head of the Ministry of Employment		Sven Otto Littorin	6 October 2006	7 July 2010	Moderate Party
		Tobias Billström	7 July 2010	5 October 2010	Moderate Party
		Hillevi Engström	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Moderate Party
Minister of Integration		Erik Ullenhag	5 October 2010	Incumbent	Liberal Party

See also

• List of Swedish politicians
• Elections in Sweden
• Referendums in Sweden

External links

• The Swedish Government - Official site
• Organization and Ministerial Bios at Official site
• Governmental.se at Official site