PRIME MINISTER OF SWEDEN

The 'Prime Minister' (, literally "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. The current Prime Minister of Sweden is Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderate Party.

Contents

Under the Constitution of 1809

Constitutional Reform of 1973

The Sager House

Officeholders (1809-Present)

Prime Ministers for Justice (1809-1876)

Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1809-1876)

List of Prime Ministers of Sweden (1876-Present)

Notes

See also

Under the Constitution of 1809

Since the Constitution of 1809 there had actually been the two titles of Minister of State for Justice or ''justitiestatsminister'' and Minister of State 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 Minister of State for Justice became Minister of State (Prime Minister), while the Minister of State 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.

Constitutional Reform of 1973

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 system and created a Cabinet Government.
Whenever a Prime Minister resigns, dies, or is forced from office by the Riksdag, the Speaker of the Riksdag asks him (or his deputy) to keep the government as a caretaker government until a successor has been elected. The speaker then holds consultations with the party leaders and appoints a Prime Minister-designate, who is submitted for approval to the Riksdag. If the Prime Minister-designate is approved he or she chooses which and how many members (ministers) are to be included in his or her government.^[1]
With the exception of the Prime Minister, ministers of the government do not need the approval of the Riksdag but can be forced to resign by a vote of no confidence. If the Prime Minister is forced by a vote of no confidence to resign the entire cabinet falls and the process of electing a Prime minister starts over. The Prime minister can dissolve the parliament even after receiving a vote of no confidence except the first three months after an election.

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.

Officeholders (1809-Present)

Prime Ministers for Justice (1809-1876) ★ Carl Axel Trolle-Wachtmeister (1809-1810) ★ Fredrik Gyllenborg (1810-1829) ★ Mathias Rosenblad (1829-1840) ★ Arvid Posse (1840) ★ Carl Törnebladh (1840-1843) ★ Lars Herman Gyllenhaal (1843-1844) ★ Johan Nordenfalk (1844-1846) ★ Arvid Posse (1846-1848) ★ Gustaf Sparre (1848-1856) ★ Claës Efraim Günther (1856-1858) ★ Louis De Geer (1858-1870) ★ Axel Adlercreutz (1870-1874) ★ Edvard Carleson (1874-1875) ★ Louis De Geer (1875-1876)

Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1809-1876) ★ Lars von Engeström (1809-1824) ★ Gustaf af Wetterstedt (1824-1837) ★ ★ Count Adolf Göran Mörner (acting 1837-1838) ★ Gustaf Nils Algernon Stierneld (1838-1842) ★ Albrecht Ihre (1842-1848) ★ Gustaf Nils Algernon Stierneld (1848-1856) ★ Elias Lagerheim (1856-1858) ★ Ludvig Manderström (1858-1868) ★ Carl Wachtmeister (1868-1871) ★ Baltzar von Platen (1871-1872) ★ Oscar Magnus Fredrik Björnstjerna (1872-1876)

List of Prime Ministers of Sweden (1876-Present)

#	Prime Minister		Took office	Left office	Party	Cabinet(s)
1	De Geer, Louis 1 Louis De Geer (1818-1896)		1876-03-2020 March 1876	1880-04-1919 April 1880	0Independent liberal	De Geer (1818-1896)
2	Posse, ArvidArvid Posse		1880-04-1919 April 1880	1883-06-1613 June 1883	Lantmanna Party	Posse
3	Thyselius, Carl JohanCarl Johan Thyselius		1883-06-1313 June 1883	1884-05-1616 May 1884	0Independent conservative	Thyselius
4	Themptander, RobertRobert Themptander		1884-05-1616 May 1884	1888-02-066 February 1888	0Independent liberal	Themptander
5	Bildt, GillisGillis Bildt		1888-02-066 February 1888	1889-10-1212 October 1889	0Independent conservative	G. Bildt
6	Åkerhielm, GustafGustaf Åkerhielm		1889-10-1212 October 1889	1891-07-1010 July 1891	Protectionist Majority Party	Åkerhielm
7	Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström		1891-07-1010 July 1891	1900-09-1212 September 1900	Lantmanna Party	Boström I
8	Otter, Fredrik vonFredrik von Otter		1900-09-1212 September 1900	1902-07-055 July 1902	0Independent conservative	von Otter
9	Boström, Erik GustafErik Gustaf Boström ''(2nd term)''		1902-07-055 July 1902	1905-04-1313 April 1905	Lantmanna Party	Boström II
10	Ramstedt, JohanJohan Ramstedt		1905-04-1313 April 1905	1905-08-022 August 1905	0Independent	Ramstedt
11	Lundeberg, ChristianChristian Lundeberg		1905-08-022 August 1905	1905-11-077 November 1905	Protectionist Majority Party	Lundeberg
12	Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff		1905-11-077 November 1905	1906-05-2929 May 1906	Liberal Coalition Party	Staaff I
13	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman		1906-05-2929 May 1906	1911-10-077 October 1911	Moderate Party	Lindman I
14	Staaff, KarlKarl Staaff ''(2nd term)''		1911-10-077 October 1911	1914-02-1717 February 1914	Liberal Coalition Party	Staaff II
15	Hammarskjöld, HjalmarHjalmar Hammarskjöld		1914-02-1717 February 1914	1917-03-3030 March 1917	0Independent conservative	Hammarskjöld
16	Swartz, CarlCarl Swartz		1917-03-3030 March 1917	1917-10-1919 October 1917	National Party	Swartz
17	Edén, NilsNils Edén		1917-10-1919 October 1917	1920-03-1010 March 1920	Liberal Coalition Party	Edén
18	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting		1920-03-1010 March 1920	1920-10-2727 October 1920	Social Democratic Party	Branting I
19	De Geer, Louis 2Louis De Geer (1854-1935)		1920-10-2727 October 1920	1921-02-2323 February 1921	0Independent liberal	De Geer (1854-1935)
20	Sydow, Oscar vonOscar von Sydow		1921-02-2323 February 1921	1921-10-1313 October 1921	0Independent conservative	von Sydow
21	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting ''(2nd term)''		1921-10-1313 October 1921	1923-04-1919 April 1923	Social Democratic Party	Branting II
22	Trygger, ErnstErnst Trygger		1923-04-1919 April 1923	1924-10-1818 October 1924	National Party	Trygger
23	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting ''(3rd term)''		1924-10-1818 October 1924	1925-01-2424 January 1925	Social Democratic Party	Branting III
24	Sandler, RickardRickard Sandler		1925-01-2424 January 1925	1926-06-077 June 1926	Social Democratic Party	Sandler
25	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman		1926-06-077 June 1926	1928-10-022 October 1928	Freeminded People's Party	Ekman I
26	Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman ''(2nd term)''		1928-10-022 October 1928	1930-06-077 June 1930	Moderate Party	Lindman II
27	Ekman, Carl GustafCarl Gustaf Ekman ''(2nd term)''		1930-06-077 June 1930	1932-08-066 August 1932	Freeminded People's Party	Ekman II
28	Hamrin, FelixFelix Hamrin		1932-08-066 August 1932	1932-09-2424 September 1932	Freeminded People's Party	Hamrin
29	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson		1932-09-2424 September 1932	1936-06-1919 June 1936	Social Democratic Party	Hansson I
30	Pehrsson-Bramstorp, AxelAxel Pehrsson-Bramstorp		1936-06-1919 June 1936	1936-09-2828 September 1936	Centre Party	Pehrsson-Bramstorp
31	Hansson, Per AlbinPer Albin Hansson ''(2nd term)''		1936-09-2828 September 1936	1946-10-066 October 1946[2]	Social Democratic Party	Hansson II, Hansson III, Hansson IV
31.5	Undén, ÖstenÖsten Undén (acting)		1946-10-066 October 1946	1946-10-1111 October 1946	Social Democratic Party	Undén
32	Erlander, TageTage Erlander		1946-10-1111 October 1946	1969-10-1414 October 1969	Social Democratic Party	Erlander I, Erlander II, Erlander III
33	Palme, OlofOlof Palme		1969-10-1414 October 1969	1976-10-088 October 1976	Social Democratic Party	Palme I
34	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin		1976-10-088 October 1976	1978-10-1818 October 1978	Centre Party	Fälldin I
35	Ullsten, OlaOla Ullsten		1978-10-1818 October 1978	1979-10-1212 October 1979	Liberal People's Party	Ullsten
36	Fälldin, ThorbjörnThorbjörn Fälldin ''(2nd term)''		1979-10-1212 October 1979	1982-10-088 October 1982	Centre Party	Fälldin II, Fälldin III
37	Palme, OlofOlof Palme ''(2nd term)'' ''(The only Prime Minister of Sweden who has been murdered)''		1982-10-088 October 1982	1986-03-011 March 1986[3]	Social Democratic Party	Palme II
38	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson		1986-03-011 March 1986[4]	1991-10-044 October 1991	Social Democratic Party	Carlsson I, Carlsson II
39	Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt		1991-10-044 October 1991	1994-10-077 October 1994	Moderate Party	C. Bildt
40	Carlsson, IngvarIngvar Carlsson ''(2nd term)''		1994-10-077 October 1994	1996-03-2222 March 1996	Social Democratic Party	Carlsson III
41	Persson, GöranGöran Persson		1996-03-2222 March 1996	2006-10-066 October 2006	Social Democratic Party	Persson
42	Reinfeldt, FredrikFredrik Reinfeldt		2006-10-066 October 2006	Incumbent	Moderate Party	Reinfeldt

Notes

1. ''"How a Government is formed"'', Government Offices of Sweden web site
2. Died in office of natural causes.
3. Assassinated.
4. Acting Prime Minister from 1986-03-01 to 1986-03-12.

See also

★ Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

★ Swedish governmental line of succession

★ Elections in Sweden

★ Living Prime Ministers of Sweden

★ List of cabinets of Sweden

★ List of Swedish politicians

★ List of Swedish monarchs