Prime Minister of Sweden
| Prime Minister of Sweden
Sveriges statsminister | |
|---|---|
 Lesser coat of arms of Sweden | |
 State flag | |
| Style | Excellency was used up to the 1970s in Sweden; but is still used in diplomatic writing[1] |
| Member of | The Government European Council |
| Reports to | The Riksdag |
| Residence | Sager House |
| Seat | Rosenbad, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nominator | The Speaker of the Riksdag following consultations with the party leaders in the Riksdag |
| Appointer | The Speaker of the Riksdag following a vote in the Riksdag |
| Term length | No term limit serves as long as the incumbent has majority support in the Riksdag |
| Constituting instrument | 1974 Instrument of Government |
| Inaugural holder | Louis Gerhard De Geer |
| Formation | 20 March 1876 |
| Deputy | Deputy to the Prime Minister |
| Salary | annual: 1,920,000 SEK[2] €207,478 / $229,968 / £147,239 (1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016) |
| Website | http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2058 |
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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.
The current Prime Minister of Sweden is Stefan Löfven, leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.[3]
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.
Living former Prime Ministers[change | change source]
- Living former Prime Ministers
Ingvar Carlsson
born 9 November 1934
served 1986–1991 and 1994–1996
Carl Bildt
born 15 July 1949
served 1991–1994
Göran Persson
born 20 January 1949
served 1996–2006
Fredrik Reinfeldt
born 4 August 1965
served 2006–2014
References[change | change source]
- ↑ UN Protocol and Liaison Service Archived 16 November 2012 at WebCite
- ↑ "Statsrådsarvoden och ersättningar (Swedish)". Regeringen.se.
- ↑ Swedish parliament confirms Social Democrats' Lofven as new PM. Reuters, October 2, 2014
Other websites[change | change source]
- Prime Minister's Office, official website
