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List of government ministries of Sweden

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This is a list of Swedish government ministries.

Current ministries

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Ministry Formed Employees
(2024)[1]		 Total budget
in SEK
(2025)[2]		 Head
Title Titleholder
Climate and Enterprise
(Klimat- och näringsdepartementet)		 1 January 2023 346 466 million Minister for Business and Industry
Minister for the Environment		 Ebba Busch
Romina Pourmokhtari
Culture
(Kulturdepartementet)		 1 December 1991 105 133 million Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand
Defence
(Försvarsdepartementet)		 1 July 1920 245 357 million Minister for Defence Pål Jonson
Education and Research
(Utbildningsdepartementet)		 1 January 1968[a] 217 264 million Minister for Education
Minister for Upper Secondary School, Higher Education and Research		 Simona Mohamsson
Lotta Edholm
Employment
(Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet)		 1 January 1974 170 213 million Minister for Employment Johan Britz
Finance
(Finansdepartementet)		 16 May 1840 554 694 million Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson
Foreign Affairs
(Utrikesdepartementet)		 16 May 1840 1,284 3.342 billion Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard
Health and Social Affairs
(Socialdepartementet)		 1 July 1920 333 426 million Minister for Health and Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed
Justice
(Justitiedepartementet)		 16 May 1840 387 492 million Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer
Rural Affairs and Infrastructure
(Landsbygds- och infrastrukturdepartementet)		 1 January 2023[b] 299 383 million Minister for Rural Affairs
Minister for Infrastructure and Housing		 Peter Kullgren
Andreas Carlson
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  1. [a]
    The ministry was established on 16 May 1840 as the Ministry of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs and changed its name to the Ministry of Education on 1 January 1968.
  2. [b]
    The ministry has its origins in the Ministry for Rural Affairs (2011–2014) and the Ministry of Infrastructure (2019–2022).

Former ministries

More information Ministry, Formed ...
Ministry Formed Removed from Cabinet Superseded and/or tasks taken over by Last Cabinet-level head
Title Titleholder
Agriculture
(Jordbruksdepartementet)		 31 March 1900 31 December 2010 Ministry for Rural Affairs Minister of Agriculture Eskil Erlandsson
Budget
(Budgetdepartementet)		 25 November 1976 31 December 1982 Ministry of Finance Minister for the Budget Kjell-Olof Feldt
Civil Service Affairs
(Civildepartementet)		 16 May 1840
1 July 1950
1 January 1983		 1 July 1920
31 December 1973
1 July 1996		 Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Local Government
Ministry of the Interior		 Minister for Civil Service Affairs Carl Svensson [sv]
Hans Gustafsson
Jörgen Andersson [sv]
Commerce and Industry
(Handelsdepartementet)		 1 July 1920 31 December 1982 Ministry for Foreign Affairs Minister of Commerce and Industry Lennart Bodström
Communications
(Kommunikationsdepartementet)		 1 July 1920 31 December 1998 Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation Minister of Communications Björn Rosengren
Economics
(Ekonomidepartementet)		 25 November 1976 31 December 1982 Ministry of Finance Minister of Economics Kjell-Olof Feldt
Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs
(Ecklesiastikdepartementet)		 16 May 1840 31 December 1967 Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs Minister of Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Olof Palme
Environment[a]
(Miljödepartementet)		 1 January 1987 31 December 2022 Ministry of Climate and Enterprise Minister for the Environment Annika Strandhäll
Housing
(Bostadsdepartementet)		 1 January 1974 30 November 1991 Six different ministries[3] Minister for Housing Birgit Friggebo
Infrastructure
(Infrastrukturdepartementet)		 1 April 2019 31 December 2022 Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure Minister for Infrastructure Tomas Eneroth
Integration and Gender Equality
(Integrations- och jämställdhetsdepartementet)		 1 January 2007 31 December 2010 Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Employment Minister for Integration and Gender Equality Nyamko Sabuni
Ministry of the Interior
(Inrikesdepartementet)		 1 July 1947
1 July 1996		 31 December 1973
31 December 1998		 Ministry of Employment and the Ministry of Housing
Several different ministries		 Minister of the Interior Ingemund Bengtsson
Lars-Erik Lövdén[b]
Land Defence
(Lantförsvarsdepartementet)		 16 May 1840 30 June 1920 Ministry of Defence Minister of War Per Albin Hansson
Local Government
(Kommundepartementet)		 1 January 1974 31 December 1982 Ministry for Civil Service Affairs Minister for Physical Planning and Local Government Bo Holmberg
Naval Affairs
(Sjöförsvarsdepartementet)		 16 May 1840 30 June 1920 Ministry of Defence Minister for Naval Affairs Bernhard Eriksson
Rural Affairs
(Landsbygdsdepartementet)		 1 January 2011 31 December 2014 Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation Minister for Rural Affairs Eskil Erlandsson
Supply
(Folkhushållningsdepartementet)		 15 October 1939 30 June 1950 Several different ministries Minister of Supply John Ericsson [sv]
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  1. [a]
    Has operated under different names:
    • Ministry of the Environment and Energy (Miljö- och energidepartementet) (1987–1990, and 2015–2019)
    • Ministry of the Environment (Miljödepartementet) (1990–1991, 1995–2004, 2007–2015, and 2019–2022)
    • Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Miljö- och naturresursdepartementet) (1991–1994)
    • Ministry of the Environment and Community Development (Miljö- och samhällsbyggnadsdepartementet) (2005–2006)
  2. [b]
    Acting between 16 November 1998 to 31 December 1998.

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