Ministry of Employment (Sweden)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Employment is a ministry
in the Swedish government
responsible for labour market
and working life policy.
The ministry offices are located at Jakobsgatan 26 in central Stockholm
.
, labour protection and immigration
issues. Housing policies were transferred to a new Ministry of Housing .
On January 1, 1999 the issues of the Ministry of Employment were transferred to the new Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
.
On January 1, 2007, the ministry was reinstituted after a decision by the new government
that took office on October 6, 2006.
The ministry is headed by the Minister for Employment, Hillevi Engström
(m
). The state secretary, Eva Uddén Sonnegård, rank second to the minister in directing the day-to-day business of the ministry. Furthermore, each minister has a political staff including political advisors and press secretaries. The political staff assist the ministers by preparing political issues, planning and coordination and contacts with the media.
Other senior officials are the Director-General for Administrative and Legal Affairs and the Administrative Director. Below the executive level, the ministry is divided into divisions, offices and secretariats.
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Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
in the Swedish government
Government of Sweden
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden is the supreme executive authority of Sweden. It consists of the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Government is responsible for their actions to the Riksdag, which is the legislative assembly...
responsible for labour market
Labour economics
Labor economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the market for labor. Labor markets function through the interaction of workers and employers...
and working life policy.
The ministry offices are located at Jakobsgatan 26 in central Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
.
History
The Ministry of Employment was established in 1974, when the Ministry of the Interior was split in to two new ministries. The Ministry of Employment assumed responsibility for labour marketLabour economics
Labor economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the market for labor. Labor markets function through the interaction of workers and employers...
, labour protection and immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
issues. Housing policies were transferred to a new Ministry of Housing .
On January 1, 1999 the issues of the Ministry of Employment were transferred to the new Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Sweden)
The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications is a ministry within the government of Sweden. Its areas of responsibility include business development and competition, electronic communications, energy, forestry, information technology , postal communications and cashier service, primary...
.
On January 1, 2007, the ministry was reinstituted after a decision by the new government
Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt
The cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt is the current cabinet of Sweden. It is a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats...
that took office on October 6, 2006.
Organization
The Ministry of Employment has about 90 employees, including 6 political appointees.The ministry is headed by the Minister for Employment, Hillevi Engström
Hillevi Engström
Hillevi Maria Engström, née Pettersson is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002...
(m
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
). The state secretary, Eva Uddén Sonnegård, rank second to the minister in directing the day-to-day business of the ministry. Furthermore, each minister has a political staff including political advisors and press secretaries. The political staff assist the ministers by preparing political issues, planning and coordination and contacts with the media.
Other senior officials are the Director-General for Administrative and Legal Affairs and the Administrative Director. Below the executive level, the ministry is divided into divisions, offices and secretariats.
Government agencies
The Ministry of Employment is principal for the following government agenciesGovernment agencies in Sweden
The Government agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions but not by direct...
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External links
- Ministry of Employment, official website
- Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet, official website