List of cabinets of Sweden
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The Cabinet of Sweden is the chief executive
body of the Kingdom of Sweden
. Each appointment of a Prime Minister by the Parliament of Sweden
is considered to result in a new cabinet, irrespective if the Prime Minister is reappointed or not. However, the cabinet does not automatically resign following a parliamentary election, so an election does not always result in a new cabinet.
Executive (government)
Executive branch of Government is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the idea of the separation of powers.In many countries, the term...
body of the Kingdom 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....
. Each appointment of a Prime Minister by the Parliament of Sweden
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...
is considered to result in a new cabinet, irrespective if the Prime Minister is reappointed or not. However, the cabinet does not automatically resign following a parliamentary election, so an election does not always result in a new cabinet.
- Erik Gustaf Boström (I) (1891–1900)
- Erik Gustaf Boström (II) (1902–1905)
- Karl Staaf (I) (1905–1906)
- Arvid Lindman (I) (1906–1911)
- Karl Staaf (II) (1911–1914)
- Hjalmar Branting (I)First cabinet of Hjalmar BrantingThe first cabinet of Hjalmar Branting was the cabinet of Sweden between March 10, 1920 and October 27, 1920.It was the first social democracy based cabinet and a minority government...
(1920–1920) - Hjalmar Branting (II)Second cabinet of Hjalmar BrantingThe second cabinet of Hjalmar Branting was the cabinet of Sweden between October 13, 1921 and April 19, 1923.In the general election, 1921 the Swedish Social Democratic Party got 36,2% of the votes and Hjalmar Branting got the majority to form a government....
(1921–1923) - Rickard Sandler (1925–1926)
- Arvid Lindman (II) (1928–1930)
- Per Albin Hansson (I) (1932–1936)
- Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (1936–1936)
- Per Albin Hansson (II) (1936–1939)
- Per Albin Hansson (III)Third cabinet of Per Albin HanssonThe third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson was the cabinet of Sweden between 13 December 1939 and 31 July 1945. It consisted of members from the Social Democratic Party, the Farmers' League, the People's Party and the National Organization of the Right....
(1939–1945) - Per Albin Hansson (IV)Fourth cabinet of Per Albin HanssonFourth cabinet of Per Albin Hansson was the cabinet of Sweden between July 31, 1945 and October 6, 1946. It consisted of members of the Social Democratic Party, with party chairman Per Albin Hansson as Prime Minister. The cabinet succeeded the national coalition government , which had ruled during...
(1945–1946) - Tage Erlander (I) (1946–1951)
- Tage Erlander (II) (1951–1957)
- Tage Erlander (III) (1957–1969)
- Olof Palme (I) (1969–1976)
- Thorbjörn Fälldin (I) (1976–1978)
- Ola Ullsten (1978–1979)
- Thorbjörn Fälldin (II) (1979–1981)
- Thorbjörn Fälldin (III) (1981–1982)
- Olof Palme (II) (1982–1986)
- Ingvar Carlsson (I)First cabinet of Ingvar CarlssonThe first cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson was the cabinet of Sweden between March 12, 1986 and February 1990. The cabinet was formed as a direct consequence of the assassination of the incumbent prime minister Olof Palme on February 28, 1986...
(1986–1990) - Ingvar Carlsson (II) (1990–1991)
- Carl BildtCabinet of Carl BildtThe cabinet of Carl Bildt was the cabinet of Sweden from 4 October 1991 to 7 October 1994 with Carl Bildt as the Prime Minister. It was a coalition government between the Moderate Party, the Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats.- Ministers :-External links:*...
(1991–1994) - Ingvar Carlsson (III) (1994–1996)
- Göran PerssonCabinet of Göran PerssonGöran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between March 22, 1996 and October 6, 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister...
(1996–2006) - Fredrik ReinfeldtCabinet of Fredrik ReinfeldtThe cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt is the current cabinet of Sweden. It is a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats...
(2006—)
See also
- Prime Minister of SwedenPrime Minister of SwedenThe 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...
- Government of SwedenGovernment of SwedenThe Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the legislative assembly...
- List of Prime Ministers of Sweden