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Government
Sweden's government is a limited constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Executive authority is vested in the cabinet which consists of a prime minister and 19 ministers who run the government departments. The present Social Democratic government, led by Prime Minister Goran Persson, came to power in 1994 after losing power briefly in 1991. King Carl XVI Gustaf (Bernadotte) ascended to the throne on September 15, 1973. His authority is formal, symbolic, and representational.
The unicameral Riksdag has 349 members, popularly elected every 4 years and is in session generally from September through mid-June.
| Office | Holder |
|---|---|
| King | Carl XVI Gustaf, |
| Prime Minister | Persson, Goran |
| Dep. Prime Min. | Winberg, Margareta |
| Min. for Agriculture, Food, & Fisheries | Nykvist, Ann-Christin |
| Min. for Children & Families | Andnor, Berit |
| Min. for Culture | Ulvskog, Marita |
| Min. for Defense | Bjorklund, Leni |
| Min. for Democracy & Minority Integration Issues | Sahlin, Mona |
| Min. for Education & Science | Ostros, Thomas |
| Min. for Environment | Sommestad, Lena |
| Min. for Finance | Ringholm, Bosse |
| Min. for Foreign Affairs | Lindh, Anna |
| Min. for Gender Equality Affairs | Winberg, Margareta |
| Min. for Health & Social Affairs | Engqvist, Lars |
| Min. for Industry, Employment, & Communications | Pagrotsky, Leif |
| Min. for Infrastructure | Messing, Ulrica |
| Min. for Justice | Bodstrom, Thomas |
| Min. for Housing Finance, Local Government Finances, & County Administrative Boards | Lovden, Lars-Erik |
| Min. for Development Cooperation, Migration, Asylum Policy, & Cooperation With Central & Eastern Europe | Carlsson, Jan |
| Min. for Policy Coordination | Nuder, Par |
| Min. for Public Health & Social Services (drug issues) | Johansson, Morgan |
| Min. for Working Life (labor issues) | Karlsson, Hans |
| Dep. Min. for Education & Science | Hallengren, Lena |
| Dep. Min. for Finance | Lund, Gunnar |
| Gov. of Swedish Central Bank | Heikensten, Lars |
| Ambassador to the US | Eliasson, Jan |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Schori, Pierre |