Prime Minister of Sweden

Prime Minister of Sweden
Sveriges statsminister
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Incumbent Ulf Kristersson since 18 October 2022
Executive branch of the Swedish Government
Style	Mister Prime Minister (Swedish: Herr Statsminister) (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Member of	Government of Sweden European Council National Security Council
Reports to	Riksdag
Residence	Sager House Harpsund
Seat	Rosenbad, Stockholm, Sweden
Nominator	Riksdag
Appointer	Speaker
Term length	4 years (renewable)
Constituting instrument	1974 Instrument of Government
Formation	20 March 1876; 148 years ago (1876-03-20)
First holder	Louis Gerhard De Geer
Succession	Line of succession
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	2,112,000 kr/US$ 203,076 annually
Website	Prime Minister's Office
Title in Swedish: Herr statsminister

Politics of Sweden
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Monarchy King (list): Carl XVI Gustaf Crown Princess: Victoria Royal family Royal Court Marshal of the Realm: Fredrik Wersäll
Executive Government: Kristersson cabinet Prime Minister (list): Ulf Kristersson Deputy Prime Minister: Ebba Busch Government offices Ministries Government agencies
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The prime minister of Sweden (Swedish: statsminister literally translates as "minister of state") is the head of government of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet (the government) 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.^[1]

As with several other similar offices in Europe, the office of Prime Minister came into existence in the nineteenth century as a result of Sweden's democratisation. Prior to the creation of the office, Sweden had no official head of government separate from the king; the country in periods was an absolute monarchy. However, several figures had formerly attained de facto status as leader of the government. Today, the prime minister holds the most influential political role in Sweden.^[2]

Unlike most prime ministers in parliamentary systems, the prime minister is both de jure and de facto chief executive. This is because the Instrument of Government explicitly vests executive power in the government, of which the prime minister is the leader. The prime minister has two official residences; these are the Sager House and Harpsund.^[3]