Government of Sweden
Highest executive authority in Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority.
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Government of the Kingdom of Sweden | |
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Established | 1975 |
State | Kingdom of Sweden |
Leader | Prime Minister (Statsminister) |
Appointed by | Prime Minister is elected by the Riksdag. Other ministers (statsråd) are appointed by the Prime Minister. |
Main organ | Cabinet |
Responsible to | Riksdag |
Headquarters | Rosenbad, Stockholm |
Website | www |
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The Government consists of the Prime Minister—appointed and dismissed by the Speaker of the Riksdag—and other cabinet ministers (Swedish: Statsråd), appointed and dismissed at the sole discretion of the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for its actions to the Riksdag.[1]
The short-form name Regeringen ("the Government") is used both in the Basic Laws of Sweden and in the vernacular, while the long-form is only used in international treaties.[2]