Prime Minister of Sweden

Prime Minister of Sweden
*Sveriges statsminister*
Prime Minister of Sweden ; Sveriges statsminister
	Coat of arms of Sweden
	Flag of Sweden
	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; 146 years ago
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	2,112,000 kr annually
Website	Prime Minister's Office

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.

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[change | change source]

Living former prime ministers
Ingvar Carlsson
born (1934-11-09) 9 November 1934 (age 88)
served 1986–1991 and 1994–1996
Carl Bildt
born (1949-07-15) 15 July 1949 (age 73)
served 1991–1994
Göran Persson
born (1949-01-20) 20 January 1949 (age 73)
served 1996–2006
Fredrik Reinfeldt
born (1965-08-04) 4 August 1965 (age 57)
served 2006–2014
Stefan Löfven
born (1957-07-21) 21 July 1957 (age 65)
served 2014–2021
Magdalena Andersson
born (1967-01-23) 23 January 1967 (age 55)
served 2021–2022