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

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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

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Other offices:
- Office for Administrative Affairs (Template:Lang-sv)
- Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU (Template:Lang-sv)

Present cabinet

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

Portfolio	Minister	Political party	Took office
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister, Head of the Prime Minister's Office	Fredrik Reinfeldt	Moderate Party	October 6 2006
Deputy Prime Minister	Maud Olofsson	Centre Party	October 6 2006
Minister for EU Affairs	Cecilia Malmström	Liberal People's Party	October 6 2006
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice, Head of the Ministry of Justice	Beatrice Ask	Moderate Party	October 6 2006
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy	Tobias Billström	Moderate Party	October 6 2006
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs	Carl Bildt	Moderate Party	October 6 2006
Minister for Foreign Trade	Ewa Björling	Moderate Party	September 12 2007
Minister for International Development Cooperation	Gunilla Carlsson	Moderate Party	October 6 2006
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence, Head of the Ministry of Defence	Sten Tolgfors	Moderate Party	September 5 2007
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Head of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs	Göran Hägglund	Christian Democrats	October 6 2006
Minister for Elderly Care and Public Health	Maria Larsson	Christian Democrats	October 6 2006
Minister for Social Security	Cristina Husmark Pehrsson	Moderate Party	October 6 2006
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance, Head of the Ministry of Finance	Anders Borg	Moderate Party	October 6 2006
Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets	Mats Odell	Christian Democrats	October 6 2006
Ministry of Education and Research
Minister for Education, Minister for Schools, Head of the Ministry of Education and Research	Jan Björklund	Liberal People's Party	September 7 2007
Minister for Higher Education and Research	Tobias Krantz	Liberal People's Party	June 17 2009
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries	Eskil Erlandsson	Centre Party	October 6 2006
Ministry of the Environment
Minister for the Environment, Head of the Ministry of the Environment	Andreas Carlgren	Centre Party	October 6 2006
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications	Maud Olofsson	Centre Party	October 6 2006
Minister for Communications	Åsa Torstensson	Centre Party	October 6 2006
Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality
Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, Head of the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality	Nyamko Sabuni	Liberal People's Party	October 6 2006
Ministry of Culture
Minister for Culture, Head of the Ministry of Culture	Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth	Moderate Party	October 24 2006
Ministry of Employment
Minister for Employment, Head of the Ministry of Employment	Sven Otto Littorin	Moderate Party	October 6 2006