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 and their cabinet ministers (Swedish: Statsråd).[1] The Government is responsible for its actions to the Riksdag.

The Prime Minister is nominated by the Speaker of the Riksdag, and is elected and discharged by vote of the Riksdag.[2] The cabinet ministers are appointed and dismissed at the discretion of the Prime Minister.[3] The Speaker shall discharge cabinet ministers that have lost a vote of confidence in the Riksdag.[4]

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.[5]

  1. ^ Instrument of Government 1974, Ch. 6 Art. 1.
  2. ^ Instrument of Government 1974, Ch. 6 Arts. 4–7.
  3. ^ Instrument of Government 1974, Ch. 6 Arts. 6, 8.
  4. ^ Instrument of Government 1974, Ch. 6 Art. 7.
  5. ^ "Treaty between Sweden and Hong Kong" (PDF). Riksdag. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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