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The 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. Following the adoption of the 1974 Instrument of Government 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.

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Head of government

Main article: Prime Minister of Sweden

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 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.

Government ministries and offices

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

References

  1. ^ Government of Sweden

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