Prime Minister of Sweden

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The Prime Minister or statsminister (minister of state) is the head of Government in Sweden. Before 1876, when the office of Prime Minister was instituted, Sweden did not have a formal head of Government. The architect behind the new Riksdag of 1866, Louis De Geer became the first Prime Minister, but ironically it had been the absence of his informal leadership in the Government that had brought about the reform.

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Under the Constitution of 1809

Since the Constitution of 1809 there had actually been the two titles of Prime Minister for Justice or justitiestatsminister and Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs or utrikesstatsminister, but their roles had merely been that of a head for respective Ministry. At the introduction of the new office in 1876, the Prime Minister for Justice became Prime Minister, while the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs was nominally demoted to Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Minister for Foreign Affairs did however continue to be styled as Excellency, an honour shared only with the Prime Minister.

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Constitutional Reform

Until 1973 the Government authority had been exercised through the Privy Council when constitutional reform provided a new Instrument of Government which formally established the parliamentary principles and created a Cabinet Government.

Following a general election, the Speaker of the Riksdag holds consultations with the party leaders and appoints a Prime Minister-designate, who then submits a list of ministers for approval to the Parliament. If the list is approved they form a Cabinet Government under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Single ministers can be forced to resign by a vote of no confidence by Parliament, but if the Prime Minister is forced to resign the entire cabinet falls and the process starts over.

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The Sager House

In 1991 the Sager House was acquired, and since 1995 it has served as residence for the Prime Minister. The Sager House is located adjacent to Rosenbad, the Government chancellery, straight across the water from Helgeandsholmen with the Riksdag building, and beyond that lies the Royal Palace.

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Prime Ministers for Justice

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Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs

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Prime Ministers

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Name Took office Left office Party
Louis Gerhard De Geer 20 March 1876 19 April 1880 Independent liberal
Arvid Posse 19 April 1880 13 June 1883 Lantmanna Party
Carl Johan Thyselius 13 June 1883 16 May 1884 Independent conservative
Robert Themptander 16 May 1884 6 February 1888 Independent liberal
Gillis Bildt 6 February 1888 12 October 1889 Independent conservative
Gustaf Åkerhielm 12 October 1889 10 July 1891 Protectionist Majority Party
Erik Gustaf Boström 10 July 1891 12 September 1900 Lantmanna Party
Fredrik von Otter 12 September 1900 5 July 1902 Independent
Erik Gustaf Boström 5 July 1902 13 April 1905 Lantmanna Party
Johan Ramstedt 13 April 1905 2 August 1905 Independent
Christian Lundeberg 2 August 1905 7 November 1905 Protectionist Majority Party
Karl Staaff 7 November 1905 29 May 1906 Liberal Coalition Party
Arvid Lindman 29 May 1906 7 October 1911 General Electoral Union
Karl Staaff 7 October 1911 17 February 1914 Liberal Coalition Party
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld 17 February 1914 30 March 1917 Independent conservative
Carl Swartz 30 March 1917 19 October 1917 National Party
Nils Edén 19 October 1917 10 March 1920 Liberal Coalition Party
Hjalmar Branting 10 March 1920 27 October 1920 Social Democratic
Gerhard Louis De Geer 27 October 1920 23 February 1921 Independent liberal
Oscar von Sydow 23 February 1921 13 October 1921 Independent
Hjalmar Branting 13 October 1921 19 April 1923 Social Democratic
Ernst Trygger 19 April 1923 18 October 1924 National Party
Hjalmar Branting 18 October 1924 24 January 1925 Social Democratic
Rickard Sandler 24 January 1925 7 June 1926 Social Democratic
Carl Gustaf Ekman 7 June 1926 2 October 1928 Freeminded People's Party
Arvid Lindman 2 October 1928 7 June 1930 General Electoral Union
Carl Gustaf Ekman 7 June 1930 6 August 1932 Freeminded People's Party
Felix Hamrin 6 August 1932 24 September 1932 Freeminded People's Party
Per Albin Hansson 24 September 1932 19 June 1936 Social Democratic
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp 19 June 1936 28 September 1936 Farmers' League
Per Albin Hansson 28 September 1936 6 October 1946 Social Democratic
Tage Erlander 11 October 1946 14 October 1969 Social Democratic
Olof Palme 14 October 1969 8 October 1976 Social Democratic
Thorbjörn Fälldin 8 October 1976 18 October 1978 Centre Party
Ola Ullsten 18 October 1978 12 October 1979 People's Party
Thorbjörn Fälldin 12 October 1979 8 October 1982 Centre Party
Olof Palme 8 October 1982 28 February 1986 Social Democratic
Ingvar Carlsson 1 March 1986 4 October 1991 Social Democratic
Carl Bildt 4 October 1991 7 October 1994 Moderate Party
Ingvar Carlsson 7 October 1994 22 March 1996 Social Democratic
Göran Persson 22 March 1996 Incumbent Social Democratic
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Conservative 		Social Democratic Liberal Centre/Agrarian Independent
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See also

id:Perdana Menteri Swedia it:Elenco dei Primi Ministri Svedesi pl:Premierzy Szwecji sv:Lista över Sveriges statsministrar zh:瑞典首相列表

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