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Government of Sweden
- Swedish: Regeringen
Governs Sweden
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Source: riksdagen.se, checkedGovernment of Sweden in plain words
- What it can't do
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After the 13 September 2026 election Ulf Kristersson asked to be relieved on 17 September. His ministers stay in office as a caretaker government until the Riksdag elects a new Prime Minister. No Prime Minister vote has been held yet.
Who sits on it
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Prime Minister
Elected by the Riksdag
- Ulf Kristersson Prime Minister M · since October 2022
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Minister for Upper Secondary School, Higher Education and Research
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Lotta Edholm L · since September 2025
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Minister for Finance
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Elisabeth Svantesson Minister for Finance M · since September 2024
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Minister for Social Services
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Camilla Waltersson Grönvall Minister for Social Services M · since September 2025
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Minister for Defence
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Pål Jonson Minister for Defence M · since September 2025
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Minister for Social Affairs
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Jakob Forssmed Minister for Social Affairs KD · since September 2025
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Minister for Gender Equality
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Nina Larsson Minister for Gender Equality L · since September 2025
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Minister for Elderly Care and Social Security
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Anna Tenje M · since September 2025
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Minister for Migration
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Johan Forssell Minister for Migration M · since September 2025
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Minister for EU Affairs
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Jessica Rosencrantz Minister for EU Affairs M · since September 2025
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Minister for Civil Defence
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Carl-Oskar Bohlin Minister for Civil Defence M · since September 2025
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Minister for Infrastructure and Housing
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Andreas Carlson KD · since September 2025
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Minister for Public Administration
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Erik Slottner KD · since September 2025
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Minister for Financial Markets
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Niklas Wykman Minister for Financial Markets M · since September 2025
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Minister for Foreign Affairs
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Maria Malmer Stenergard Minister for Foreign Affairs M · since September 2025
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Minister for Energy and Business
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Ebba Busch KD · since January 2023
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Minister for Rural Affairs
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Peter Kullgren Minister for Rural Affairs KD · since September 2025
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Minister for Climate and the Environment
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Romina Pourmokhtari L · since September 2025
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Minister for Culture
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Parisa Liljestrand Minister for Culture M · since September 2025
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Minister for Justice
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Gunnar Strömmer Minister for Justice M · since September 2025
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Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Benjamin Dousa M · since September 2025
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Minister for Education and Integration
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Simona Mohamsson L · since September 2025
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Minister for Employment
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Johan Britz Minister for Employment L · since June 2026
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Minister for Health Care
Appointed by the Prime Minister
- Elisabet Lann Minister for Health Care KD · since September 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Ulf Kristersson as Prime Minister
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en.wikipedia.org · checked - Lotta Edholm as Minister for Upper Secondary School, Higher Education and Research
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Elisabeth Svantesson as Minister for Finance
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Camilla Waltersson Grönvall as Minister for Social Services
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Pål Jonson as Minister for Defence
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Jakob Forssmed as Minister for Social Affairs
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Nina Larsson as Minister for Gender Equality
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Anna Tenje as Minister for Elderly Care and Social Security
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Johan Forssell as Minister for Migration
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Jessica Rosencrantz as Minister for EU Affairs
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Carl-Oskar Bohlin as Minister for Civil Defence
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Andreas Carlson as Minister for Infrastructure and Housing
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Erik Slottner as Minister for Public Administration
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Niklas Wykman as Minister for Financial Markets
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Maria Malmer Stenergard as Minister for Foreign Affairs
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Ebba Busch as Minister for Energy and Business
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Peter Kullgren as Minister for Rural Affairs
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Romina Pourmokhtari as Minister for Climate and the Environment
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Parisa Liljestrand as Minister for Culture
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Gunnar Strömmer as Minister for Justice
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Benjamin Dousa as Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Simona Mohamsson as Minister for Education and Integration
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Johan Britz as Minister for Employment
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data.riksdagen.se · checked - Elisabet Lann as Minister for Health Care
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What it can do
- Governing the realm
The Government governs the realm and is responsible to the Riksdag (Instrument of Government ch. 1 s. 6).
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Sources for what it can do
- Governing the realm riksdagen.se · checked
Sources
- riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag / Government Offices of Sweden, body names and websites, read 2026-10-12. For: Government of Sweden
- en.wikipedia.org · checked explainer text, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
- riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag, Swedish names of state bodies, read 2026-10-12. For: Government of Sweden in Swedish
- riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag, Instrument of Government (Regeringsformen, SFS 1974:152) as cited, read 2026-10-12: constitutional competences and selection rules. For: Governing the realm
- data.riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag, Riksdagen open data personlista (JSON), fetched 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-12: members, party, constituency, mandate dates, Speaker, deputy speakers and ministers. For: Ulf Kristersson as Prime Minister, Lotta Edholm as Minister for Upper Secondary School, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Svantesson as Minister for Finance, Camilla Waltersson Grönvall as Minister for Social Services, Pål Jonson as Minister for Defence and 19 more
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2026 Swedish government formation, last edited 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-12: Kristersson resignation request 17 Sept 2026, caretaker status, no PM vote yet. Fallback: Wikipedia, because regeringen.se/riksdagen.se do not state caretaker status; cross-checked against riksdagen.se/sv/aktuellt (Speaker elected 28 Sept, Kristersson still statsminister 12 Oct). For: Ulf Kristersson as Prime Minister, Lotta Edholm as Minister for Upper Secondary School, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Svantesson as Minister for Finance, Camilla Waltersson Grönvall as Minister for Social Services, Pål Jonson as Minister for Defence and 19 more
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