Government of Sweden
Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. The affairs of Government are decided by a Cabinet of Ministers, which lead by a Prime Minister. The Cabinet and the Prime Minister are responisble for their actions against the Parliament of Sweden.
As of the Cabinet reshuffle following the Elections in Sweden in 2002 the Cabinet has 22 Ministers including the Prime Minister.
Since the last organizational change in 1998 the Government Offices has, apart from the Prime Minister's Office and an Office for Administrative Affairs, ten Ministries.
The Prime Minister leads the work of the Cabinet and is the official Head of Government. There is also a Deputy Prime Minister. Ten of the Cabinet Ministers are also heads of their respective Ministries.
See also: Politics of Sweden, Privy Council of Sweden
Table of contents
1 Head of Government
2 Cabinet Government
3 Government Offices
4 Government Agencies
5 External Links
Head of Government
Main article: Prime Minister of Sweden
Cabinet Government
Government Offices
List as of January, 2003:
Government Agencies
Ministries in Sweden are relatively small and merely policy making organizations. Government Agencies independently carry out Government Policy, under the authority of a ministry. However ministries are only allowed to influence Agencies by making policy. Ministers are prohibited of interfering with the day to day operation and the outcome of individual cases.
An exception to this are the Legations and Embassies in Foreign countries, which are under the direct authority and integrated with the Ministry for Forreign Affairs.
External Links