The Prime Minister and members of the Swedish Government
Every four years, the Swedish people go to the polls to elect their representatives in the Riksdag. The Riksdag appoints a Prime Minister who is given the task of forming a Government.
Following elections in 2006, Sweden is ruled by a centre-right majority government with representatives from four parties; the Moderate Party, the Centre Party, the Christian Democrats and the Liberal Party. Members of the Government are as follows:
- Fredrik Reinfeldt Prime Minister
- Anders Borg Minister for Finance
- Andreas Carlgren Minister for the Environment
- Beatrice Ask Minister for Justice
- Carl Bildt Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Cecilia Malmström Minister for EU Affairs
- Cristina Husmark Pehrsson Minister for Social Security
- Eskil Erlandsson Minister for Agriculture
- Ewa Björling Minister for Foreign Trade
- Gunilla Carlsson Minister for International Development Cooperation
- Göran Hägglund Minister for Social Affairs
- Jan Björklund Minister for Schools
- Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth Minister for Culture
- Maria Larsson Minister for Elderly Care and Public Health
- Mats Odell Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets
- Maud Olofsson Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Deputy Prime Minister
- Nyamko Sabuni Minister for Integration and Gender Equality
- Sten Tolgfors Minister for Defence
- Sven Otto Littorin Minister for Employment
- Tobias Billström Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
- Tobias Krantz Minister for Higher Education and Research
- Åsa Torstensson Minister for Communications
