National
King of Sweden
- Swedish: Kung
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Inherited
- Exact method
- Hereditary: the throne passes by the Act of Succession (Successionsordningen) to the eldest child regardless of sex. The King is head of state (Instrument of Government ch. 1 s. 5) with ceremonial and representative functions only; the Instrument of Government of 1974 removed political power.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Carl XVI Gustaf since September 1973
Report Source: kungahuset.se,
checked
Sources
- riksdagen.se · checked Source for office row added by verifier (first load gave none): Sveriges riksdag, The Constitution (Instrument of Government, Act of Succession), read 2026-10-12: monarch, Prime Minister elected by the Riksdag, ministers appointed by the Prime Minister; portfolio titles from Riksdagen open data personlista. For: King of Sweden
- riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag, Instrument of Government (Regeringsformen, SFS 1974:152) as cited, read 2026-10-12: constitutional competences and selection rules. For: King of Sweden in Swedish
- kungahuset.se · checked The Royal Court of Sweden, kungahuset.se, read 2026-10-12: accession 15 September 1973. For: Carl XVI Gustaf, current term