The Riksdag is the parliament and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971,the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members,elected proportionally and serving,since 1994,fixed four-year terms. The 2022 Swedish general election is the most recent general election.
The prime ministerof Sweden is the head of government of the Kingdom of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Sweden and are subject to the Parliament of Sweden. The prime minister is nominated by the speaker of the Riksdag and is elected by the chamber by simple majority,using negative parliamentarianism. The Riksdag holds elections every four years,in the even year between leap years.
Carl Johan Henrik Forssell is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 10 September 2024,having served as Minister for Foreign Trade and International Development Cooperation prior to that. and has been Member of the Riksdag since the 2010 general election,representing Stockholm Municipality. He was chairman of the Moderate Youth League,the youth wing of the Moderate Party,from 2004 to 2006.
Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Sweden since 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party (M) since October 2017 and a member of parliament (MP) for Södermanland County since 2014 and for Stockholm County from 1991 to 2000. He previously served as Minister for Social Security from 2010 to 2014 and as Chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 1988 to 1992.
Rigmor Stenmark is a Swedish Centre Party politician,member of the Riksdag 1994–2006. She was elected to the Riksdag from Uppsala County constituency and had a seat of 71. During her time in the Riksdag,Stenmark was a member in residential Committee 1995 - 2006 and during different periods alternate member of the Defense Committee,the Agriculture Committee,the Committee on Justice,Legal Affairs Committee and Social Committee.
Mats Einarsson is a Swedish Left Party politician,member of the Riksdag 1998–2006.
Helena Hillar Rosenqvist is a Swedish Green Party politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1998 until 2006. In the Riksdag,she was a member of the housing committee 1998–2006. She was also deputy in the justice committee,the culture committee,the social affairs committee and the traffic committee.
Winnie Ester "Magdalena" Andersson is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2003 until 2012,representing Jönköping County,and later governor of Västerbotten County from November 2012 to March 2020.
Per Olof Andreas Norlén is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party who has served as Speaker of the Riksdag since September 2018. He has been a member of parliament (MP) for Östergötland County since October 2006. Norlén has previously been a member of the Committee on the Constitution,2014–2018 as chair of the committee.
Jessica Emilia Marie Rosencrantz is a Swedish politician and a Member of Parliament since 2010. She is the chair of the Parliament's EU Committee and deputy group leader in the Parliament for the Moderates,as well as a member of the Parliamentary Board. Since September 2024 she has been Minister for European Union Affairs and Nordic Cooperation in the Kristersson cabinet.
The Committee on European Union Affairs is a governmental body in the Swedish Riksdag,where the Riksdag and the Swedish Government consult matters and issues about the European Union (EU). In the EU Committee,Sweden's negotiating position is determined prior to a meeting between the European Council and the Council of the European Union.
Jessica Wetterling is a Swedish politician from the Left Party,who has been a member of the Riksdag from Västra Götaland County West since 2018.
Hans Johnny Skalin is a Swedish politician who was a member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party between 2010 and 2022.
Jennie Linda Marie Åfeldt is a Swedish politician who has served in the Riksdag since 2014 as a member of the Sweden Democrats.
Staffan Eklöf is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats.
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven tendered his resignation on 10 November 2021,leaving his government in place as a caretaker cabinet until a new Prime Minister is elected by the Riksdag. Government formation talks commenced the following day with Magdalena Andersson,the newly-elected head of the Social Democratic party offering to lead a government. She was formally nominated to form a government by the Speaker of the Riksdag,Andreas Norlén later the same day. It was the third government formation process since the 2018 general election,the first taking a record 144 days before the formation of Löfven's second cabinet. The process took place just ten months ahead of the 2022 general election.
Anna Maria Alexandra Anstrell is a Swedish politician from the Moderate Party. Since 2018,she has been member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County.
The Kristersson cabinet is the 57th government of Sweden and is formed by Ulf Kristersson,leader of the Moderate Party. It is a coalition government consisting of three parties:the Moderate Party,the Christian Democrats,and the Liberals. The cabinet works closely with the Sweden Democrats,in accordance with the TidöAgreement backed by a majority in the Riksdag.
Carl-Oskar Simon Bohlin is a Swedish politician who has served as Minister for Civil Defence in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 2022. He is a member of the Moderate Party.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson carried out the first cabinet reshuffle of his premiership on 10 September 2024,announcing it during his Declaration of Government speech at the Opening of the Riksdag. The cause for the reshuffle was that Minister for European Union Affairs and Nordic Cooperation Jessika Roswall had earlier in the year,following the 2024 European Parliament election,been nominated by the government to become Sweden's European commissioner for the 2024–2029 term,forcing her to leave her ministerial role. Later,on 4 September,Foreign Minister Tobias Billström announced his surprise resignation,creating another hole to fill in Kristersson's cabinet.
