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 2010, Sweden is ruled by a centre-right minority 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
- Anna-Karin Hatt Minister for Information Technology and Energy
- Annie Lööf Minister for Enterprise and Regional Affairs
- Beatrice Ask Minister for Justice
- Birgitta Ohlsson Minister for EU Affairs
- Carl Bildt Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd Minister for Infrastructure
- Erik Ullenhag Minister for Integration
- Eskil Erlandsson Minister for Rural Affairs
- Ewa Björling Minister for Foreign Trade
- Gunilla Carlsson Minister for International Development Cooperation
- Göran Hägglund Minister for Social Affairs
- Hillevi Engström Minister for Employment
- Jan Björklund Minister for Schools
- Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth Minister for Culture
- Lena Ek Minister for the Environment
- Maria Larsson Minister for Elderly Care and Public Health
- Nyamko Sabuni Minister for Integration and Gender Equality
- Peter Norman Minister for Financial Markets
- Stefan Attefall Minister for Public Administration and Housing
- Sten Tolgfors Minister for Defence
- Tobias Billström Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
- Ulf Kristersson Minister for Social Security
