Who is swedens current leader

Amanda Lind Minister for Culture and Democracy, with responsibility for sport. Peter Hultqvist Minister for Defence. Eva Nordmark Minister for Employment. Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation The ministry is responsible for matters relating to state-owned enterprises, enterprise and industrial policy, rural affairs and regional growth. Ministry of Finance The Ministry of Finance works with issues concerning economic policies, taxes, central government administration, financial markets and consumer policy.

Magdalena Andersson Minister for Finance. Lena Micko Minister for Public Administration. A country in which we close gaps and fulfil the promises of freedom we have made to our children, where we invest together in people and the environment, in knowledge and competitiveness, in security in the present and hope for the future.

The Prime Minister has today requested to be relieved of office. The Prime Minister and the other ministers were therefore dismissed by the Speaker of the Riksdag.

They retain their positions until a new government takes office. The Government is thus a caretaker government. The programme focused on four main themes: Holocaust remembrance; Holocaust education; Antisemitism on social media platforms; and Combating antisemitism and other forms of racism in all spheres of life.

The ruling social democrat party elected her as its leader in place of Stefan Lofven. Lofven is current prime minister of the country. But he wants to step down before national elections. The polls are due in September Lofven's His minority coalition with the Green Party has struggled to survive since coming to power in and Andersson would need backing from the Greens as well as the Left and Centre parties to also succeed Lofven as leader of the country.

Lofven, a former welder and union negotiator, has headed a minority coalition with the Greens since and said earlier this year that he would step down ahead of the next general election, due in September Installing the first woman as prime minister sounds almost anachronistic in a country that has long championed gender equality. All other Nordic countries — Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland — have seen women lead their governments.

It remains unclear if Andersson has enough support to pass a confirmation vote in parliament, which could happen next week.