Government of Sweden
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The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. It consists of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Sweden
The Prime Minister is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested...

 and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...

, which is the legislative assembly
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its branch.The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as a number of Latin American countries....

. Following the adoption of the 1974 Instrument of Government
Constitution of Sweden
The Swedish Constitution consists of four fundamental laws :* The 1810 Act of Succession * The 1949 Freedom of the Press Act * The 1974 Instrument of Government * The 1991 Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression...

 on January 1 1975, the Monarch of Sweden, (Carl XVI Gustaf since September 15 1973) no longer has vested executive authority and is part of neither the executive nor the legislature.

Head of government

Head of Government: Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
Fredrik Reinfeldt
John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...



Cabinet: Ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister and announced to the parliament.

Elections: The Prime Minister is first appointed by the Speaker of Parliament and then confirmed by Parliament.

Election results 2006: Fredrik Reinfeldt
Fredrik Reinfeldt
John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...

 (Moderate Party
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...

) elected Prime Minister on 5 October 2006 after the victory for Alliance for Sweden
Alliance for Sweden
The Alliance , formerly Alliance for Sweden , is a political alliance in Sweden. It consists of the four centre-right parties in the Riksdag...

 in the Swedish general election, 2006
Swedish general election, 2006
A general election was held in Sweden on 17 September 2006, to elect members to the Swedish parliament. All 349 seats were up for election: 310 "fixed seats" in 29 constituencies and 39 members at a national level for what are called "adjustment seats", used to ensure that parties have...

. The new government was presented on 6 October 2006.

Government ministries and offices

  • Government offices
    • Prime Minister's Office 
    • Ministry of Justice
      Ministry of Justice (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Justice is a Cabinet level ministry in the Government of Sweden with responsibility for legislation. The ministry is responsible for the Swedish legal system in Constitution and general administrative law, civil law, procedural law and criminal law...

       
    • Ministry for Foreign Affairs
      Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
      The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for Swedish foreign policy.Current ministers:*Carl Bildt Head of Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs.*Ewa Björling as Minister for Foreign Trade...

       
    • Ministry of Defence
      Ministry of Defence (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Defence is a Swedish government ministry responsible for the national defence policy.The Ministry of Defence has existed in its present form since 1920...

       
    • Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
      Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is the ministry in the government of Sweden responsible for policies related to social welfare: financial security, social services, medical and health care, health promotion and the rights of children and disabled people.The Ministry of Health and Social...

       
    • Ministry of Finance
      Ministry of Finance (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Finance is a Swedish government ministry responsible for matters relating to economic policy, the central government budget, taxes, banking, security and insurance, international economic work, central, regional and local government....

       
    • Ministry of Education and Research
      Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Education and Research is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research.Before 1968 the ministry were called the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs....

       
    • Ministry for Rural Affairs 
    • Ministry of the Environment
      Ministry of the Environment (Sweden)
      The Ministry of the Environment is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for environmental issues and construction. The ministry also has the overall responsibility for coordinating the government's work on sustainable development....

       
    • Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
      Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications is a ministry within the government of Sweden. Its areas of responsibility include business development and competition, electronic communications, energy, forestry, information technology , postal communications and cashier service, primary...

       
    • Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality
      Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality is a ministry of the Government Offices of Sweden. Its areas of responsibility include consumer affairs, democracy issues, gender equality, human rights, integration issues, metropolitan affairs, minority issues, non-governmental organizations and...

       
    • Ministry of Culture
      Ministry of Culture (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Culture is a ministry within the government of Sweden responsible for culture policy. The ministry is headed by the Minister for Culture, currently Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth ....

       
    • Ministry of Employment
      Ministry of Employment (Sweden)
      The Ministry of Employment is a ministry in the Swedish government responsible for labour market and working life policy.The ministry offices are located at Jakobsgatan 26 in central Stockholm.- History :...

       
  • Other offices:
    • Office for Administrative Affairs
    • Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU

Present cabinet

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

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