Government of Löfven I
The Löfven I government was the government of the Kingdom of Sweden from October 3, 2014 to September 25, 2018 . She then continued to work as a provisional interim government until January 21, 2019 . It consisted of Social Democrats (S) and Greens (MP). In the Reichstag election on September 14, 2014 , the left-wing parties won more seats in the Reichstag than the four bourgeois parties in the Reinfeldt government .
Since the increased right-wing populist Sverigedemokraterna are not seen as capable of forming alliances and, thanks to their good results, none of the three political camps (left, bourgeois, right-wing populists) had a majority, on the one hand the two-party government from a subset of the left-wing camp was numerically one of the weakest minority governments in Sweden and, far more importantly, a minority government that could not achieve a majority even through tolerance within its camp and therefore had to govern under unusually difficult conditions and strive for parliamentary cooperation with both the Left Party and the bourgeois opposition.
The Social Democrats formed a coalition with the Greens for the first time after decades as the dominant party in Sweden's political landscape (most recently in 2002); the last time they had a coalition partner in government from 1951 to 1957. In addition to the Prime Minister, 7 ministries were headed by a Social Democrat and 3 by a Green; at the beginning of the government, the cabinet consisted of 18 Social Democratic and 6 Green Ministers. Of 24 posts, 12 were female, and four cabinet members were born outside the country's borders; the youngest minister was 27 years old when he took office, the oldest member 68. The Green Party spokeswoman Åsa Romson (or Isabella Lövin from 2016) received the title of Vice Prime Minister, but was not formally appointed as his deputy by Prime Minister Löfven. Should he have been prevented from performing official business, the Basic Law ( Regeringsformen ) therefore provided for the longest serving member of the government to head the cabinet if necessary, which was the Social Democrat Margot Wallström during the entire period in office .
After the government's draft budget failed on December 3, 2014, Löfven initially announced that new elections would be scheduled for March 22, 2015. On December 27, shortly before the deadline for the new election, the government and the bourgeois camp agreed to change certain parliamentary procedures so that stable governance is also possible for a minority government. A new election was therefore waived. The truce was terminated by the bourgeois camp on October 9, 2015, without, however, wanting to overthrow the government.
After the Reichstag election on September 9, 2018, Stefan Löfven was withdrawn by the Reichstag on September 25, 2018, whereupon he headed a transitional government. After several applicants for the office of Prime Minister had failed and Löfven was finally re-elected on January 18, 2019, he was able to appoint a new government .
Cabinet List
| Office | minister | Taking office | Term expires | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Chancellery | |||||
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Vice Prime Minister (unofficial, slang title) | Åsa Romson | 3rd October 2014 | May 25, 2016 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Isabella Lövin | May 25, 2016 | January 21, 2019 | Miljöpartiet | ||
| Minister for Strategic Development, Future Issues and Nordic Cooperation (dissolved in 2016 and distributed to other ministries) |
Kristina Persson | 3rd October 2014 | May 25, 2016 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for Government Coordination and Energy | Ibrahim Baylan | May 25, 2016 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Ministry of Justice | |||||
| Minister for Justice, Migration and Asylum Policy | Morgan Johansson | 3rd October 2014 | July 27, 2017 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for Justice and Home Affairs | Morgan Johansson | July 27, 2017 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Interior minister | Not so Ygeman | 3rd October 2014 | July 27, 2017 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy, Deputy Minister of Justice |
Helene Fritzon | July 27, 2017 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Foreign Ministry | |||||
| Foreign Minister Deputy Prime Minister (protocol based on seniority) |
Margot Wallström | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for International Development Cooperation | Isabella Lövin | 3rd October 2014 | May 25, 2016 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate | Isabella Lövin | May 25, 2016 | January 21, 2019 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Minister for EU Affairs and Trade | Ann Linde | May 25, 2016 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Ministry of Defense | |||||
| Minister of Defense | Peter Hultqvist | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Ministry of Social Affairs | |||||
| Minister for Social Security | Annika Strandhäll | 3rd October 2014 | July 27, 2017 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for Social Affairs | Annika Strandhäll | July 27, 2017 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for Health, Care and Sport | Gabriel Wikström | 3rd October 2014 | July 27, 2017 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for Children, Seniors and Equality | Åsa Regnér | 3rd October 2014 | March 7, 2018 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Lena Hallengren | March 8, 2018 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | ||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||
| Minister of Finance | Magdalena Andersson | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister of Finance and Consumer Protection, Deputy Minister of Finance |
Per Bolund | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Minister for Public Administration (municipalities and regions) | Ardalan Shekarabi | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Ministry of Education | |||||
| Minister of Education | Gustav Fridolin | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Minister for High School Education and Training | Aida Hadzialić | 3rd October 2014 | 15th August 2016 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Helene Hellmark Knutsson (acting) | 15th August 2016 | 13th September 2016 | Socialdemokraterna | ||
| Anna Ekström | 13th September 2016 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | ||
| Minister for Higher Education and Research | Helene Hellmark Knutsson | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Ministry of Environment and Energy | |||||
| Minister for Climate and Environment | Åsa Romson | 3rd October 2014 | May 25, 2016 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Minister for the Environment | Karolina Skog | May 25, 2016 | January 21, 2019 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Minister of Energy | Ibrahim Baylan | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Ministry of Economy | |||||
| Minister for Economy and Innovation | Mikael Damberg | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Digitization | Mehmet Kaplan | 3rd October 2014 | April 18, 2016 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Per Bolund (provisional) | April 18, 2016 | May 25, 2016 | Miljöpartiet | ||
| Minister for Housing and Digitization | Peter Eriksson | May 25, 2016 | January 21, 2019 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Minister for Infrastructure | Anna Johansson | 3rd October 2014 | July 27, 2017 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Tomas Eneroth | July 27, 2017 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | ||
| Minister for Rural Areas | Sven-Erik Bay | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Ministry of Culture | |||||
| Minister for Culture | Alice Bah Kuhnke | 3rd October 2014 | January 21, 2019 | Miljöpartiet | |
| Ministry of Labor | |||||
| Minister for Labor Market Issues | Ylva Johansson | 3rd October 2014 | May 25, 2016 | Socialdemokraterna | |
| Minister for Labor Market Issues and Inclusion (of Refugees) | Ylva Johansson | May 25, 2016 | January 21, 2019 | Socialdemokraterna | |
See also
Web links
- Official website of the Swedish government (Swedish, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Prime Minister Tage Erlander formed a coalition with the Center Party in 1951 ; After the Reichstag elections in 1952 and 1956 , they continued the coalition.
- ↑ Därför får inte Romson ersätta Löfven Svenska Dagbladet, July 18, 2015.
- ↑ faz.net December 6, 2014: The Swedish Elephant , also published in FASZ on December 7, 2014, p. 16
- ↑ Sweden's Prime Minister announces new election. In: Focus. December 3, 2014, accessed on January 24, 2017 : “Sweden's red-green minority government has failed. Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced a new election on Wednesday after the budget draft by the Social Democrats and Greens had failed in parliament. "
- ↑ No new elections in March (Sweden). In: SVT. December 27, 2014, accessed December 27, 2014 .
- ↑ Decemberöverenskommelsen: Detta har hänt SVT, October 9, 2015.
- ↑ Current Members of the Government , accessed on February 18, 2016.