Ministry of Justice (Sweden)

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Ministry of Justice
Justitiedepartementet
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Agency overview
Formed16 May 1840 (16 May 1840) [1]
Jurisdiction SFS 1996:1515
Headquarters Herkulesgatan 17, Stockholm
Ministers responsible
Website www.government.se

The Ministry of Justice (Swedish : Justitiedepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to combating terrorism, democracy and human rights, family law, the judicial system, migration and asylum and the Constitution of Sweden.

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The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Justice, Gunnar Strömmer of the Moderate Party. [2]

History

The ministry was established on 16 May 1840 through the 1840 Departmental reform. Throughout its history, the Ministry of Justice was headed by the Prime Minister of Justice from 1840 to 1876 and since then by the Minister for Justice.[ citation needed ]

The ministry have also had a range of other cabinet ministers within the ministry. Maria Malmer Stenergard, [3] Minister for Migration, is the only other cabinet minister besides the head of the ministry since October 2022.

It's located on Herkulesgatan 17 in Stockholm.

Government agencies [4]

The Ministry of Justice is principal for 18 government agencies.

Policy areas [5]

The ministry is also closely involved in European Union-related issues. Four areas in particular stand out; judicial and domestic issues (police and judicial cooperation in penal law, judicial cooperation in civil law), internal market issues (e.g. patents, copyright and company law), openness (public access to official documents), and discrimination (equal treatment). [6]

Cabinet ministers

Ministers for Justice

Ministers for Migration (2006– )

Ministers for Home Affairs (2014–2022)

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References

  1. "Justitiedepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010.(subscription required)
  2. "Gunnar Strömmer". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. "Maria Malmer Stenergard". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. "Government agencies". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. "Ministry of Justice". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. Ministry of Justice – EU work

See also