Government of Sweden

Government of the Kingdom of Sweden
Overview
Established1975
StateKingdom of Sweden
LeaderPrime Minister (Statsminister)
Appointed byPrime Minister is elected by the Riksdag.
Other ministers (statsråd) are appointed by the Prime Minister.
Main organCabinet
Responsible toRiksdag
HeadquartersRosenbad, Stockholm
Websitewww.government.se

The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority.

The Government consists of the Prime Minister—appointed and dismissed by the Speaker of the Riksdag—and other cabinet ministers (Swedish: Statsråd), appointed and dismissed at the sole discretion of the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for its actions to the Riksdag.[1]

The short-form name Regeringen ("the Government") is used both in the Basic Laws of Sweden and in the vernacular, while the long-form is only used in international treaties.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Treaty between Sweden and Hong Kong" (PDF). Riksdag. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.