Government and ministries

The Government governs the nation. It is assisted by the Government Offices, an integral authority comprising the Prime Minister's Office, the ministries and the Office of Administrative Affairs.

• Fredrik Reinfeldt

  Prime Minister

• Anders Borg

  Minister for Finance

• Anna-Karin Hatt

  Minister for Information Technology and Energy

• Annie Lööf

  Minister for Enterprise

• Beatrice Ask

  Minister for Justice

• Birgitta Ohlsson

  Minister for EU Affairs

• Carl Bildt

  Minister for Foreign Affairs

• Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd

  Minister for Infrastructure

• Erik Ullenhag

  Minister for Integration

• Eskil Erlandsson

  Minister for Rural Affairs

• Ewa Björling

  Minister for Trade

• Gunilla Carlsson

  Minister for International Development Cooperation

• Prime Minister's Office

  The Prime Minister's Office directs and coordinates the work of the Government Offices. It is furthermore responsible for coordination of Sweden's EU policy, coordinates sustainable development work in the Government Offices and is responsible for constitutional policy and election issues.

• Ministry of Culture

  The Ministry of Culture is responsible for culture, the media and sports.

• Ministry of Defence

  The Ministry of Defence aims to fulfil the objectives set by the Government and Riksdag for defence policy, for national accident prevention and preparedness, and for preparedness for severe peacetime emergencies.

• Ministry of Education and Research

  The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for matters relating to schools, universities and colleges, research, gender equality issues and youth policy.

• Ministry of Employment

  The Ministry of Employment is responsible for labour market policy, working life policy and integration policy.

• Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications

  The area of responsibility of the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications comprises issues of crucial importance for growth - for people, companies and regions. The Ministry deals, for example, with matters relating to the business sector, energy, IT, communications and infrastructure, and regional development.

• Ministry of the Environment

  The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for environment issues. The ministry also has the overall responsibility for coordinating the Government's work on sustainable development.

• Ministry of Finance

  The Ministry of Finance is responsible for matters relating to economic policy, the central government budget, taxes, banking, security and insurance, international economic work, state owned companies.

• Göran Hägglund

  Minister for Health and Social Affairs

• Hillevi Engström

  Minister for Employment

• Jan Björklund

  Minister for Education and Research, Deputy Prime Minister

• Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth

  Minister for Culture

• Lena Ek

  Minister for the Environment

• Maria Larsson

  Minister for Children and the Elderly

• Nyamko Sabuni

  Minister for Gender Equality

• Peter Norman

  Minister for Financial Markets

• Stefan Attefall

  Minister for Public Administration and Housing

• Sten Tolgfors

  Minister for Defence

• Tobias Billström

  Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy

• Ulf Kristersson

  Minister for Social Security

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs

  The task of the foreign service is to assist in realising the Government's overall goals in matters of foreign policy. The Ministry is also responsible for coordinating Sweden's foreign policy in the Government Offices.

• Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

  The areas of responsibility of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs relate to social welfare, financial security, social services, medical and health care, health promotion and the rights of children and disabled people, housing, public procurement, central, regional and local government and religious communities.

• Ministry of Justice

  The Ministry of Justice is responsible for matters relating to the police authorities, judiciary system, prisons service, migration and asylum.

• Ministry for Rural Affairs

  The Ministry for Rural Affairs has a wide range of responsibilities, including matters relating to agriculture, forestry, fisheries, reindeer husbandry, Sami affairs, animal welfare, food and hunting and game management.

• Office for Administrative Affairs

  The Office for Administrative Affairs acts as a joint resource for the Government Offices and is responsible for administrative matters of a cross-ministerial nature.

• Permanent Representation of Sweden to the European Union

  The Permanent Representation of Sweden to the European Union is the extended arm of the Government Offices in Brussels. Staff of the Permanent Representation are recruited from all 'ministries and are engaged in pursuing Sweden's standpoints on EU policies.

• About the Government Offices

  The Government Offices form a single, integrated public authority comprising the Prime Minister's Office, the government ministries and the Office for Administrative Affairs.