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government</span></a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/200px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="262" data-file-height="501" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Lesser <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden" title="Coat of arms of Sweden">coat of arms of Sweden</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1975</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Kingdom of Sweden</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Prime Minister</a> (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Statsminister</i></span>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Prime Minister</a> is elected by the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a>.<br />Other ministers (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">statsråd</i></span>) are appointed by the Prime Minister.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main organ</th><td class="infobox-data">Cabinet</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Responsible to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rosenbad" title="Rosenbad">Rosenbad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.government.se/">www<wbr />.government<wbr />.se</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Government of the Kingdom of Sweden</b> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Konungariket Sveriges regering</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">national cabinet</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>, and the country's <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive authority</a>. </p><p>The Government consists of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Prime Minister</a> and their <a href="/wiki/Minister_(government)" title="Minister (government)">cabinet ministers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">statsråd</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Government is <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system">responsible for its actions to the Riksdag</a>. </p><p>The Prime Minister is nominated by the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Riksdag" title="Speaker of the Riksdag">Speaker of the Riksdag</a>, and is elected and discharged by vote of the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Arts._4–7_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Arts._4–7-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cabinet ministers are appointed and dismissed at the discretion of the Prime Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Arts._6,_8_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Arts._6,_8-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Speaker shall discharge cabinet ministers that have lost a vote of confidence in the Riksdag.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._7_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._7-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The short-form name <i><span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">Regeringen</i></span></i> ("the Government") is used both in the <a href="/wiki/Basic_Laws_of_Sweden" title="Basic Laws of Sweden">Basic Laws of Sweden</a> and in the vernacular,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> while the long-form is only used in international treaties.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (January 2025)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Government governs the country and is <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system">responsible for its actions to the Riksdag</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._1_Art._6_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._1_Art._6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Government consists of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Prime Minister</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Minister_(government)" title="Minister (government)">cabinet ministers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">statsråd</i>),<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and operates as a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_collective_responsibility" title="Cabinet collective responsibility">collegial body with collective responsibility</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Prime_Minister">The Prime Minister</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Prime Minister"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Prime Minister is nominated by the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Riksdag" title="Speaker of the Riksdag">Speaker of the Riksdag</a>, following formal consultations with representatives of the partygroups of the Riksdag. Within four days, the Riksdag proceeds to a vote on the proposal. Unless more than half of the members of the Riksdag vote against the proposal, the nominee is approved and the Speaker proceeds to appoint their nominee as Prime Minister. Thus, the Prime Minister may be elected without a majority of the Riksdag voting for them.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6,_Arts._4–6_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6,_Arts._4–6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Prime Minister may appoint a designated Deputy among their ministers, to deputise for them in case of absence. Failing to do so, or in the case of the Deputy being unable to deputise at a given time, the Prime Minister's duties will be assumed by the minister currently in office that has served as minister for the longest period of time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._10_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._10-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Cabinet_Ministers_and_Heads_of_Ministries">The Cabinet Ministers and Heads of Ministries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Cabinet Ministers and Heads of Ministries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Prime Minister appoints their cabinet ministers, organizes the Government Office into ministries (Swedish: <i>departement</i>), and appoints heads of ministries among their cabinet ministers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._6,_Ch._7,_Art._1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._6,_Ch._7,_Art._1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cabinet ministers are dismissed at the discretion of the Prime Minister or, by law, at the request of the minister themself.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._8_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._8-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Riksdag may vote to declare that a minister not longer enjoys the Riksdag's confidence. In such a case, the Speaker discharges said minister.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._7_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._7-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Role_of_the_Head_of_State">Role of the Head of State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Role of the Head of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The constitutional head of state is the ruling <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Sweden" title="Monarchy of Sweden">Swedish Monarch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._1_Art._5_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._1_Art._5-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the adoption of the <a href="/wiki/Basic_Laws_of_Sweden#Instrument_of_Government" title="Basic Laws of Sweden">1974 Instrument of Government</a> on 1 January 1975, the monarch is no longer vested with any <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive powers</a> at all with respect to the governance of the Realm, be it nominal or formal powers. They continue to serve as a strictly ceremonial <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Prime Minister shall keep the Head of State informed regarding the country's affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._5_Art._3_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._5_Art._3-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Head of State chairs the Council of State, which meets at the convening of the Government.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._5_Art._3_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._5_Art._3-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The change of hands of government takes effect at such a Council of State.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._6_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._6-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rosenbad_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Rosenbad_2006.jpg/220px-Rosenbad_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Rosenbad_2006.jpg/330px-Rosenbad_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Rosenbad_2006.jpg/440px-Rosenbad_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rosenbad" title="Rosenbad">Rosenbad</a>, in central <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, has been the seat of the Government since 1981<sup id="cite_ref-The_Swedish_Government_Offices_-_a_historical_perspective_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Swedish_Government_Offices_-_a_historical_perspective-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The present Government is formed according to the laws set out in the <a href="/wiki/Basic_Laws_of_Sweden#Instrument_of_Government" title="Basic Laws of Sweden">1974 Instrument of Government</a>. But it traces its history back to the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a> when the <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_Sweden" title="Privy Council of Sweden">Privy Council of Sweden</a> was formed in the 12th century. It functioned in this capacity until 1789 when <a href="/wiki/Gustav_III" title="Gustav III">King Gustav III</a> had it abolished when the Riksdag passed the <a href="/wiki/Union_and_Security_Act" title="Union and Security Act">Union and Security Act</a>. The old privy council had only had members from the <a href="/wiki/Aristocracy" title="Aristocracy">aristocracy</a>. Gustav III instead instituted <span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rikets_allm%C3%A4nna_%C3%A4rendens_beredning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rikets allmänna ärendens beredning (page does not exist)">Rikets allmänna ärendens beredning</a></i></span>. It functioned as the Government until 1809 when a new <a href="/wiki/Instrument_of_Government_(1809)" title="Instrument of Government (1809)">Instrument of Government</a> was introduced, thus creating the present government's predecessor, the <a href="/wiki/King_in_Council_(Sweden)" title="King in Council (Sweden)">Council of State</a>. It acted as the Government of Sweden until 31 December 1974. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_and_scope">Role and scope</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Role and scope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Sweden" title="Politics of Sweden">Politics of Sweden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Prime Minister of Sweden</a></div> <p>The Government has a stronger constitutional position than the cabinets in the other Scandinavian monarchies. This is because under the <a href="/wiki/Basic_Laws_of_Sweden#Instrument_of_Government" title="Basic Laws of Sweden">Instrument of Government</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">regeringsformen</i>)—one of the Fundamental Laws of the Realm—the Government is both the <i><a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> executive authority in Sweden. In Denmark and Norway, the monarch is at least the nominal chief executive, but is bound by convention to act on the advice of the cabinet. However, Chapter 1, Article 6 of the Instrument of Government explicitly states:<sup id="cite_ref-IG_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IG-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The Government governs the Realm. It is accountable to the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a></p></blockquote> <p>The Instrument of Government sets out the main responsibilities and duties of the Government (including the Prime Minister's and other cabinet ministers') and how it relates to other organs of the State.<sup id="cite_ref-IG_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IG-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Justice_(Sweden)" title="Chancellor of Justice (Sweden)">Chancellor of Justice</a> and other State administrative authorities come under the Government, unless they are authorities under the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a> according to the present Instrument of Government or by virtue of other law.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Instrument of Government, Chapter 12, Article 1.<sup id="cite_ref-IG_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IG-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>Most state administrative authorities (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">statliga förvaltningsmyndigheter</i></span>), as opposed to local authorities (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">kommuner</i></span>), sorts under the Government, including the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Armed_Forces" title="Swedish Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Coast_Guard" title="Swedish Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Customs_Service" title="Swedish Customs Service">Customs Service</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Police_Authority" title="Swedish Police Authority">police</a>. </p><p>While the <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Sweden" title="Judiciary of Sweden">judiciary</a> technically sort under the Government in the fiscal sense, Chapter 11 of the Instrument of Government provides safeguards to ensure its independence.<sup id="cite_ref-IG_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IG-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Swedish_courts_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Swedish_courts-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a unique feature of the Swedish constitutional system, individual cabinet ministers <i>do not bear any</i> <a href="/wiki/Individual_ministerial_responsibility" title="Individual ministerial responsibility">individual ministerial responsibility</a> for the performance of the agencies within their portfolio; as the <a href="/wiki/Director_General#Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Director General">director-generals</a> and other heads of government agencies report directly to the Government as a whole, the ministers also cannot intervene in matters that are to be handled by the specific government agencies, unless otherwise provided for in law; thus the origin of the pejorative, in Swedish political parlance, <i><a href="/wiki/Ministerial_governance" title="Ministerial governance">ministerstyre</a></i> (English: "ministerial rule"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="High_Contracting_Party">High Contracting Party</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: High Contracting Party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croatia-EU_Accession_Treaty_Signature_Page_7.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Croatia-EU_Accession_Treaty_Signature_Page_7.png/220px-Croatia-EU_Accession_Treaty_Signature_Page_7.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Croatia-EU_Accession_Treaty_Signature_Page_7.png/330px-Croatia-EU_Accession_Treaty_Signature_Page_7.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Croatia-EU_Accession_Treaty_Signature_Page_7.png/440px-Croatia-EU_Accession_Treaty_Signature_Page_7.png 2x" data-file-width="1248" data-file-height="1763" /></a><figcaption>Image of the signature blocks with seals of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Accession_2011" title="Treaty of Accession 2011">2011 Croatia EU Accession Treaty</a> for Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Sweden is the only one of the four not with its <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Sweden" title="Monarchy of Sweden">head of state</a> as high contracting party</figcaption></figure> <p>The Government of Sweden is the <a href="/wiki/Treaty#Modern_usage_and_form" title="Treaty">high contracting party</a> when entering <a href="/wiki/Treaty" title="Treaty">treaties</a> with foreign <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">sovereign states</a> and <a href="/wiki/International_organization" title="International organization">international organisations</a> (such as the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>), as per 10:1 of the Instrument of Government.<sup id="cite_ref-IG_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IG-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In most other parliamentary systems (monarchies and republics alike) this formal function is usually vested in the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> but exercised by ministers in such name. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Promulgation">Promulgation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Promulgation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chapter 7, Article 7 prescribes that laws and ordinances are promulgated by the Government (by the Prime Minister or other cabinet minister),<sup id="cite_ref-IG_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IG-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and are subsequently published in the <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Code_of_Statutes" title="Swedish Code of Statutes">Swedish Code of Statutes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Svensk författningssamling</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation_and_dismissal">Formation and dismissal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Formation and dismissal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following a <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sweden" title="Elections in Sweden">general election</a>, <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Riksdag" title="Speaker of the Riksdag">Speaker of the Riksdag</a> begins to hold talks with the leaders of the parties with representation in the <a href="/wiki/Riksdag" title="Riksdag">Riksdag</a>, the Speaker then nominates a candidate for <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Prime Minister</a> (<span title="Swedish-language text"><i lang="sv">statsminister</i></span>). The nomination is then put to a vote in the chamber. Unless an absolute majority of the members (175 members) votes "no", the nomination is confirmed, otherwise it is rejected. The Speaker must then find a new nominee. This means the Riksdag can consent to a Prime Minister without casting any "yes" votes. </p><p>After being elected the Prime Minister appoints the cabinet ministers and announces them to the Riksdag. Prospective ministers do not have to be sitting members of the Riksdag, but if one accepts a nomination, they would surrender their seat to a substitute member. The new Government takes office at a special council held at the <a href="/wiki/Stockholm_Palace" title="Stockholm Palace">Royal Palace</a> before the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Sweden" title="Monarchy of Sweden">monarch</a>, at which the Speaker of the Riksdag formally announces to the monarch that the Riksdag has elected a new Prime Minister and that the Prime Minister has chosen his cabinet ministers. </p><p>The Riksdag can cast a <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">vote of no confidence</a> against any single cabinet minister (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">statsråd</i>), thus forcing a resignation. To succeed a vote of no confidence must be supported by an absolute majority (175 members) or it has failed. </p><p>If a vote of no confidence is cast against the Prime Minister this means the entire government is rejected. A losing government has one week to call for a general election or else the procedure of nominating a new Prime Minister starts anew. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cabinets">Cabinets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Cabinets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Government of Sweden</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i>Sveriges regering</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg/200px-Coat_of_arms_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="262" data-file-height="501" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Lesser_coat_of_arms_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesser coat of arms of Sweden">Lesser coat of arms of Sweden</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Executive_cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive cabinet">Executive cabinet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1975</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constitution instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Instrument_of_Government_(1974)" class="mw-redirect" title="Instrument of Government (1974)">Instrument of Government</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor entities</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_Sweden" title="Privy Council of Sweden">Privy Council</a> <br /><small>(12th century—1789)</small><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rikets_allm%C3%A4nna_%C3%A4rendens_beredning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rikets allmänna ärendens beredning (page does not exist)">Rikets allmänna ärendens beredning</a> <br /><small>(1789–1809)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/King_in_Council_(Sweden)" title="King in Council (Sweden)">Council of State</a> <br /><small>(1809—1974)</small></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Cabinet</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kristersson_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Kristersson Cabinet">Kristersson Cabinet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Prime Minister</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ulf_Kristersson" title="Ulf Kristersson">Ulf Kristersson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_(Sweden)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Prime Minister (Sweden)">Deputy to the Prime Minister</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ebba_Busch" title="Ebba Busch">Ebba Busch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of members</th><td class="infobox-data">24</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Administration</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Working<br />language</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Staff organization</th><td 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href="/wiki/Swedish_Act_of_Succession" title="Swedish Act of Succession">Act of Succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Freedom_of_the_Press_Act" title="Swedish Freedom of the Press Act">Freedom of the Press Act</a></li> <li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression</div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Monarchy</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Sweden" title="Monarchy of Sweden">King</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Swedish_monarchs" title="List of Swedish monarchs">list</a>): <a href="/wiki/Carl_XVI_Gustaf" title="Carl XVI Gustaf">Carl XVI Gustaf</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heirs_to_the_Swedish_throne" title="List of heirs to the 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Kristersson">Ulf Kristersson</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden">Deputy Prime Minister</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ebba_Busch" title="Ebba Busch">Ebba Busch</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#231977"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">Christian Democrats</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_EU_Affairs_(Sweden)" title="Minister for EU Affairs (Sweden)">Minister for EU Affairs</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Nordic_Cooperation_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Sweden)">Minister for Nordic Cooperation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jessika_Roswall" title="Jessika Roswall">Jessika Roswall</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>10 September 2024</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Rosencrantz" title="Jessica Rosencrantz">Jessica Rosencrantz</a></div></td><td>10 September 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Justice (Sweden)">Ministry of Justice</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Justice_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Justice (Sweden)">Minister for Justice</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Gunnar_Str%C3%B6mmer" title="Gunnar Strömmer">Gunnar Strömmer</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Migration_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Migration (Sweden)">Minister for Migration</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Maria_Malmer_Stenergard" title="Maria Malmer Stenergard">Maria Malmer Stenergard</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>10 September 2024</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Johan_Forssell_(politician,_born_1979)" title="Johan Forssell (politician, born 1979)">Johan Forssell</a></div></td><td>10 September 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Sweden)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sweden)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)">Minister for Foreign Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Tobias_Billstr%C3%B6m" title="Tobias Billström">Tobias Billström</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>10 September 2024</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Maria_Malmer_Stenergard" title="Maria Malmer Stenergard">Maria Malmer Stenergard</a></div></td><td>10 September 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Trade_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Foreign Trade (Sweden)">Minister of Foreign Trade</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_International_Development_Cooperation_(Sweden)" title="Minister for International Development Cooperation (Sweden)">International Development Cooperation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Johan_Forssell_(politician,_born_1979)" title="Johan Forssell (politician, born 1979)">Johan Forssell</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>10 September 2024</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Dousa" title="Benjamin Dousa">Benjamin Dousa</a></div></td><td>10 September 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Defence (Sweden)">Ministry of Defence</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Defence (Sweden)">Minister for Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A5l_Jonson" title="Pål Jonson">Pål Jonson</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Sweden)#Ministers_for_Civil_Defence" title="Ministry of Defence (Sweden)">Minister for Civil Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Carl-Oskar_Bohlin" title="Carl-Oskar Bohlin">Carl-Oskar Bohlin</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Social_Affairs_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)">Ministry of Health and Social Affairs</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_and_Social_Affairs_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)">Minister for Social Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jakob_Forssmed" title="Jakob Forssmed">Jakob Forssmed</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#231977"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">Christian Democrats</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_and_Social_Affairs_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)">Minister for Health</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Acko_Ankarberg_Johansson" title="Acko Ankarberg Johansson">Acko Ankarberg Johansson</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#231977"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">Christian Democrats</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Health_and_Social_Affairs_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)">Minister for Social Services</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Camilla_Waltersson_Gr%C3%B6nvall" title="Camilla Waltersson Grönvall">Camilla Waltersson Grönvall</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Social_Security_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Social Security (Sweden)">Minister for Social Security and Pensions</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Anna_Tenje" title="Anna Tenje">Anna Tenje</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Finance (Sweden)">Ministry of Finance</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Finance_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Finance (Sweden)">Minister for Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_Svantesson" title="Elisabeth Svantesson">Elisabeth Svantesson</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Financial_Markets_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Financial Markets (Sweden)">Minister for Financial Markets</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Niklas_Wykman" title="Niklas Wykman">Niklas Wykman</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Civil_Service_Affairs" title="Minister for Civil Service Affairs">Minister for Public Administration</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Erik_Slottner" title="Erik Slottner">Erik Slottner</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#231977"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">Christian Democrats</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_and_Research_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)">Ministry of Education and Research</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Education_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Education (Sweden)">Minister for Education</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mats_Persson_(politician)" title="Mats Persson (politician)">Mats Persson</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>10 September 2024</td><td style="background:#006AB3"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Liberals_(Sweden)" title="Liberals (Sweden)">Liberals</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Johan_Pehrson" title="Johan Pehrson">Johan Pehrson</a></div></td><td>10 September 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#006AB3"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Liberals_(Sweden)" title="Liberals (Sweden)">Liberals</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_and_Research_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)">Minister for Schools</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lotta_Edholm" title="Lotta Edholm">Lotta Edholm</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#006AB3"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Liberals_(Sweden)" title="Liberals (Sweden)">Liberals</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Environment_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of the Environment (Sweden)">Ministry of the Environment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Enterprise_and_Innovation_(Sweden)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (Sweden)">Enterprise and Innovation</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Energy_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Energy (Sweden)">Minister for Energy and Enterprise</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ebba_Busch" title="Ebba Busch">Ebba Busch</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#231977"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">Christian Democrats</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Environment_(Sweden)" title="Minister for the Environment (Sweden)">Minister for the Environment</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Romina_Pourmokhtari" title="Romina Pourmokhtari">Romina Pourmokhtari</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#006AB3"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Liberals_(Sweden)" title="Liberals (Sweden)">Liberals</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Culture (Sweden)">Ministry of Culture</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Culture_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Culture (Sweden)">Minister for Culture</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Parisa_Liljestrand" title="Parisa Liljestrand">Parisa Liljestrand</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#019CDB"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Moderate_Party" title="Moderate Party">Moderate</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Employment_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Employment (Sweden)">Ministry of Employment</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Employment_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Employment (Sweden)">Minister for Employment and for Integration</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Johan_Pehrson" title="Johan Pehrson">Johan Pehrson</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>10 September 2024</td><td style="background:#006AB3"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Liberals_(Sweden)" title="Liberals (Sweden)">Liberals</a></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mats_Persson_(politician)" title="Mats Persson (politician)">Mats Persson</a></div></td><td>10 September 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#006AB3"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Liberals_(Sweden)" title="Liberals (Sweden)">Liberals</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Gender_Equality_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Gender Equality (Sweden)">Minister for Gender Equality</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Paulina_Brandberg" title="Paulina Brandberg">Paulina Brandberg</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#006AB3"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Liberals_(Sweden)" title="Liberals (Sweden)">Liberals</a></td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10" style="font-weight:normal;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Rural_Affairs_(Sweden)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Rural Affairs (Sweden)">Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure</a></b> </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Rural_Affairs_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Rural Affairs (Sweden)">Minister for Rural Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Kullgren" title="Peter Kullgren">Peter Kullgren</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#231977"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">Christian Democrats</a></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Infrastructure_(Sweden)" title="Minister for Infrastructure (Sweden)">Minister for Infrastructure and for Housing</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Andreas_Carlson" title="Andreas Carlson">Andreas Carlson</a></div></td><td>18 October 2022</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#231977"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrats_(Sweden)" title="Christian Democrats (Sweden)">Christian Democrats</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_cabinets">Former cabinets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="Staaff II cabinet (page does not exist)">Staaff II</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hammarskj%C3%B6ld_cabinet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hammarskjöld cabinet (page does not exist)">Hammarskjöld</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swartz_cabinet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swartz cabinet (page does not exist)">Swartz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed%C3%A9n_cabinet" title="Edén cabinet">Edén</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branting_I_cabinet" title="Branting I cabinet">Branting I</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Geer_cabinet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="De Geer cabinet (page does not exist)">De Geer</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Von_Sydow_cabinet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Von Sydow cabinet (page does not exist)">von Sydow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branting_II_cabinet" title="Branting II cabinet">Branting II</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trygger_cabinet&action=edit&redlink=1" 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title="Hansson I cabinet (page does not exist)">Hansson I</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pehrsson-Bramstorp_cabinet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pehrsson-Bramstorp cabinet (page does not exist)">Pehrsson-Bramstorp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hansson_II_cabinet" title="Hansson II cabinet">Hansson II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hansson_III_cabinet" title="Hansson III cabinet">Hansson III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hansson_IV_cabinet" title="Hansson IV cabinet">Hansson IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erlander_I_cabinet" title="Erlander I cabinet">Erlander I</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erlander_II_cabinet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Erlander II cabinet (page does not exist)">Erlander II</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Erlander_III_cabinet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Erlander III cabinet (page does not exist)">Erlander III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palme_I_cabinet" title="Palme I cabinet">Palme I</a></li> <li><a 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cabinet">Löfven I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%B6fven_II_cabinet" title="Löfven II cabinet">Löfven II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%B6fven_III_cabinet" title="Löfven III cabinet">Löfven III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andersson_cabinet" title="Andersson cabinet">Andersson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristersson_cabinet" title="Kristersson cabinet">Kristersson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_Offices">Government Offices</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Government Offices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Government_Offices_of_Sweden" title="Government Offices of Sweden">Government Offices of Sweden</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kanslihuset_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Kanslihuset_2010.jpg/220px-Kanslihuset_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Kanslihuset_2010.jpg/330px-Kanslihuset_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Kanslihuset_2010.jpg/440px-Kanslihuset_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1868" /></a><figcaption>Chancellery House (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Kanslihuset</i>) was the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Government_Offices_of_Sweden" title="Government Offices of Sweden">Government Offices</a> until 1981, and the housed its predecessor, the Royal Chancery, dating back to the days of the <a href="/wiki/Tre_Kronor_(castle)#The_fire" title="Tre Kronor (castle)">Royal Palace fire in 1697</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Centralposthuset_2012a.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Centralposthuset_2012a.JPG/220px-Centralposthuset_2012a.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Centralposthuset_2012a.JPG/330px-Centralposthuset_2012a.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Centralposthuset_2012a.JPG/440px-Centralposthuset_2012a.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4400" data-file-height="3150" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Central_Post_Office_Building_(Stockholm)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Post Office Building (Stockholm)">Central Post Office Building</a>, houses the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Climate_and_Enterprise_(Sweden)" title="Ministry of Climate and Enterprise (Sweden)">Ministry of Climate and Enterprise</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Previously known as the Royal Chancery (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Kunglig Majestäts kansli</i>), the name was changed to the <a href="/wiki/Government_Offices_of_Sweden" title="Government Offices of Sweden">Government Offices</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Regeringskansliet</i>) on 1 January 1975 with the current <a href="/wiki/Basic_Laws_of_Sweden#Instrument_of_Government" title="Basic Laws of Sweden">Instrument of Government</a> entering into effect.<sup id="cite_ref-History_of_the_Government_Offices_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History_of_the_Government_Offices-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Instrument of Government briefly mentions in Chapter 7, Article 1 that there is a staff organization supporting the Government known as the Government Offices. The present organizational charter for the Government Offices is found in the <a href="/wiki/Primary_and_secondary_legislation" title="Primary and secondary legislation">ordinance</a> named <i>Förordning (1996:1515) med instruktion för Regeringskansliet</i>. Since the issuance of that ordinance in 1996, all the ministries are technically entities within the Government Offices (headed by the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Prime Minister</a>), rather than as separate organisations even though they operate as such. Below follows a short summary of the current structure.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_administrative_boards_of_Sweden" title="County administrative boards of Sweden">County administrative boards of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Sweden" title="Economy of Sweden">Economy of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sweden" title="Elections in Sweden">Elections in Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_agencies_in_Sweden" title="Government agencies in Sweden">Government agencies in Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Sweden" title="History of Sweden">History of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Sweden" title="List of prime ministers of Sweden">List of prime ministers of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Swedish_ministries" title="List of Swedish ministries">List of Swedish ministries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Sweden" title="Municipalities of Sweden">Municipalities of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Sweden" title="Politics of Sweden">Politics of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_information_laws_by_country#Sweden" title="Freedom of information laws by country">Principle of Public Access</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_Sweden" title="Referendums in Sweden">Referendums in Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Court_of_Sweden" title="Royal Court of Sweden">Royal Court of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_secretary_(Sweden)" title="State secretary (Sweden)">State secretary (Sweden)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_government_enterprises_of_Sweden" title="List of government enterprises of Sweden">List of government enterprises of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statens_offentliga_utredningar" title="Statens offentliga utredningar">Statens offentliga utredningar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Code_of_Statutes" title="Swedish Code of Statutes">Swedish Code of Statutes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travaux_pr%C3%A9paratoires" title="Travaux préparatoires">Travaux préparatoires</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._1_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEInstrument_of_Government1974Ch._6_Art._1_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFInstrument_of_Government1974">Instrument of Government 1974</a>, Ch. 6 Art. 1.<span class="error harv-error" style="display: none; 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 January</span> 2025</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Instrument+of+Government+%281974%3A152%29+up+to+and+including+changes+in+2022&rft.pub=Sveriges+Riksdag&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.riksdagen.se%2Fglobalassets%2F05.-sa-fungerar-riksdagen%2Fdemokrati%2Fthe-instrument-of-government-2023-eng.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernment+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_of_Sweden&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not a separate minister post</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <dl><dt>Bibliography</dt></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="Larsson_&_Bäck" class="citation book cs1">Larsson, Torbjörn; Bäck, Henry (2008). <i>Governing and Governance in Sweden</i>. Lund: <a href="/wiki/Studentlitteratur" title="Studentlitteratur">Studentlitteratur</a> AB. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-91-44-03682-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-91-44-03682-3"><bdi>978-91-44-03682-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Governing+and+Governance+in+Sweden&rft.place=Lund&rft.pub=Studentlitteratur+AB&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-91-44-03682-3&rft.aulast=Larsson&rft.aufirst=Torbj%C3%B6rn&rft.au=B%C3%A4ck%2C+Henry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernment+of+Sweden" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="Petersson" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Petersson, Olof (2010). <i>Den offentliga makten</i> (in Swedish). 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