Prime Minister of Sweden

The Prime Minister (Swedish: statsminister, literally "Minister of the State") is the head of government in Sweden. The office was created in 1876. Louis Gerhard De Geer, the architect behind the new bicameral Riksdag of 1866 that replaced the centuries-old Riksdag of the Estates, became the first officeholder in 1876.

Prime Minister of Sweden Sveriges statsminister
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Incumbent Ulf Kristersson since 18 October 2022
Style	Madam Prime Minister (informal) Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Government of Sweden European Council
Reports to	Riksdag
Residence	Sager House Harpsund
Seat	Rosenbad, Stockholm, Sweden
Nominator	Riksdag
Appointer	Speaker
Term length	No term limit
Constituting instrument	1974 Instrument of Government
Inaugural holder	Louis Gerhard De Geer
Formation	20 March 1876; 149 years ago (1876-03-20)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	2,112,000 kr annually
Website	Prime Minister's Office

Until 1974, the executive authority in Sweden had been exercised through the King in Council. Constitutional reform provided a new Instrument of Government which de jure established the parliamentary system and created a cabinet government with constitutional powers not derived from the Crown.

The current prime minister is Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party, since 2022.

Living former Prime Ministers

• Living former prime ministers
• 
  Ingvar Carlsson
  born (1934-11-09) 9 November 1934 (age 90)
  served 1986–1991 and 1994–1996
• 
  Carl Bildt
  born (1949-07-15) 15 July 1949 (age 75)
  served 1991–1994
• 
  Göran Persson
  born (1949-01-20) 20 January 1949 (age 76)
  served 1996–2006
• 
  Fredrik Reinfeldt
  born (1965-08-04) 4 August 1965 (age 59)
  served 2006–2014
• 
  Stefan Löfven
  born (1957-07-21) 21 July 1957 (age 67)
  served 2014–2021
• 
  Magdalena Andersson
  born (1967-01-23) 23 January 1967 (age 58)
  served 2021–2022