| Prime Minister of Sweden | |
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| Sveriges statsminister | |
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| Executive branch of the Swedish Government | |
| Style | Mister Prime Minister (Swedish: Herr Statsminister) (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Riksdag |
| Residence | Sager House Harpsund |
| Seat | Rosenbad, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nominator | Riksdag |
| Appointer | Speaker |
| Term length | 4 years (renewable) |
| Constituting instrument | 1974 Instrument of Government |
| Formation | 20 March 1876 |
| First holder | Louis Gerhard De Geer |
| Succession | Line of succession |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Salary | 2,112,000 kr/US$ 203,076 annually |
| Website | Prime Minister's Office |
| Title in Swedish: Herr statsminister | |
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The prime minister of Sweden (Swedish: statsminister literally translates as "minister of state") is the head of government of the Kingdom of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet (the government) exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Sweden and are subject to the Parliament of Sweden. The prime minister is nominated by the speaker of the Riksdag and is elected by the chamber by simple majority, using negative parliamentarianism. The Riksdag holds elections every four years, in the even year between leap years.[1]
As with several other similar offices in Europe, the office of Prime Minister came into existence in the nineteenth century as a result of Sweden's democratisation. Prior to the creation of the office, Sweden had no official head of government separate from the king; the country in periods was an absolute monarchy. However, several figures had formerly attained de facto status as leader of the government. Today, the prime minister holds the most influential political role in Sweden.[2]
Unlike most prime ministers in parliamentary systems, the prime minister is both de jure and de facto chief executive. This is because the Instrument of Government explicitly vests executive power in the government, of which the prime minister is the leader. The prime minister has two official residences; these are the Sager House and Harpsund.[3]
- ^ "Start". www.riksdagen.se. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (24 November 2014). "Prime Minister's Office". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Burcher, Priscilla (27 August 2018), Sager House, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden, retrieved 10 November 2023