Government of Sweden

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The government of Sweden is a constitutional monarchy based on parliamentary democracy. The affairs of the government of Sweden are directed by a cabinet of ministers, which is led by the Prime Minister. The cabinet and the Prime Minister are responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the parliament.

Head of government

Head of Government: Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
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 (Moderate Party) elected Prime Minister on October 5, 2006 after the victory for Alliance for Sweden in the Swedish general election, 2006. The new government was presented on October 6, 2006.

Government ministries and offices

• Government offices (Swedish: Regeringskansliet)^[1]
  • 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 of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (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)

Present cabinet

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

See also

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

References

External links

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