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Magdalena Andersson's cabinet | |
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| 56th Cabinet of Sweden | |
| incumbent | |
| Date formed | 9 July 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Head of government | Magdalena Andersson |
| Deputy head of government | Per Bolund (de jure) Morgan Johansson (de facto)[1] |
| No. of ministers | 22 |
| Member party | Social Democrats Green Party |
| Status in legislature | Centre-left coalition minority government with passive support from the Centre Party and Left Party |
| Opposition party | Moderate Party Sweden Democrats Christian Democrats Liberals |
| Opposition leader | Ulf Kristersson |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2018 election |
| Predecessor | Löfven III Cabinet |
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The cabinet of Magdalena Andersson (Swedish: regeringen Andersson) is the present Government of Sweden. It is a coalition, consisting of two parties: the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 9 July 2021, during a formal government meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf.[2] The government is the result of the previous prime minister Stefan Löfven resigning from the chair of the Social Democratic Party in early November 2021.
With only 116 out of 349 seats (33%) in the Riksdag (Swedish parliament), the "red-green" coalition remains as one of the smallest minority governments in Swedish history, and it relies on support from other parties in the Riksdag.
Formation[edit]
On 7 July 2021, the Riksdag voted on Magdalena Andersson as Prime Minister. 116 voted yes, 60 abstained, and 173 opposed. Because of Sweden's "negative parliamentarism", this is understood as an approval as more MPs tolerated the proposal than not (176–173).
The government assumed office on 9 July 2021 after Prime Minister Andersson had first informed the Riksdag of her ministers and then during a formal government meeting, called a ’Konselj’, with HM King Carl XVI Gustaf.[3]
Löfven's upcoming resignation[edit]
On 22 August 2021, Stefan Löfven announced his plans on resigning as party leader for the Social Democrats, and thereafter as Sweden's Prime Minister. According to the constitution, if the Prime Minister resigns, the whole cabinet also needs to resign and becomes automatically dismissed. He is expected to step down during his party's congress in November 2021.[4] If this time plan becomes reality, the Löfven III Cabinet will mark the shortest time in office of any Swedish government since Ola Ullsten's Cabinet, in office from October 1978 to October 1979.
Ministers[edit]
Apart from the abolition of the post Minister for Rural Affairs, the new version of the cabinet was the same as the former Löfven III Cabinet.
The following are the cabinet members:[5]
References[edit]
- ^ The Prime Minister has not appointed a Deputy Prime Minister in accordance with 8 § Chapter 6 of the Instrument of Government. Thus, the de facto Deputy Prime Minister defaults to the longest-serving member of the cabinet, Morgan Johansson. Bolund's title vice statsminister is ceremonial.
- ^ "Stefan Löfven (S) har valts till statsminister". Riksdagen. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ kungahuset.se 9 July, 2021
- ^ "Stefan Löfven avgår i höst". Aftonbladet. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Sveriges nya regering". Regeringen. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
Footnotes[edit]
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Category:2021 establishments in Sweden Category:Coalition governments Category:Politics of Sweden Andersson, Magdalena Andersson