The Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality is a ministry

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...

 of the Government Offices of Sweden

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...

. Its areas of responsibility include consumer affairs

Consumer protection

Consumer protection laws designed to ensure fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and may provide additional...

, democracy

Democracy

Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...

 issues, gender equality

Gender equality

Gender equality is the goal of the equality of the genders, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.- Concept :...

, human rights

Human rights

Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...

, integration

Racial integration

Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation . In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely...

 issues, metropolitan

Metropolitan area

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 affairs, minority

Minority group

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 issues, non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization

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s and youth

Youth

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 policy.

The ministry offices are located at Fredsgatan 8 in central Stockholm

Stockholm

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.

The ministry was dissolved following the 2010 general election

Swedish general election, 2010

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 with gender equality moving to the Ministry of Education and Research

Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)

The Ministry of Education and Research is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research.Before 1968 the ministry were called the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs....

 and integration moving to the Ministry of Employment

Ministry of Employment (Sweden)

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.- History :...

.

History

The ministry was created on January 1, 2007, after a decision by the new government

Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt

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 that took office on October 6, 2006. Previously these its areas of responsibilities were handled by the Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice (Sweden)

The Ministry of Justice is a Cabinet level ministry in the Government of Sweden with responsibility for legislation. The ministry is responsible for the Swedish legal system in Constitution and general administrative law, civil law, procedural law and criminal law...

 and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for Swedish foreign policy.Current ministers:*Carl Bildt Head of Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs.*Ewa Björling as Minister for Foreign Trade...

 respectively.

Organization

The ministry is headed by the Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, Nyamko Sabuni

Nyamko Sabuni

Nyamko Ana Sabuni is a politician, currently serving as Minister for Integration and Gender Equality in the Swedish government. She is a member of the Liberal People's Party...

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Liberal People's Party (Sweden)

The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...

). The political executive also includes the state secretary Christer Hallerby, the political advisers and the press secretary.

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 Integration and Gender Equality is principal for the following government agencies

Government agencies in Sweden

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External links

• Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality, official website
• Integrations- och jämställdhetsdepartementet, official website