Organisation

The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications has about 360 employees, including some 15 political appointees.

Political Executive

Maud Olofsson is the Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications. There is one other minister at the Ministry: Åsa Torstensson, Minister for Communications.

The State Secretaries rank second to the ministers in directing the day-to-day business of the Ministry. Furthermore, each minister has a political staff including Political Advisers and Press Secretaries. The political staff assist the ministers by preparing political issues, planning and coordination and contacts with the media.

Senior officials

Alongside the state secretaries, the Ministry has three senior officials who are not politically recruited; one Director-General for Administrative Affairs and two Directors-General for Legal Affairs, whose responsibility includes ensuring that government matters are dealt with in a lawful, consistent and uniform manner.

Operational Divisions and Secretariats

The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications has seven operational divisions and a number of secretariats.

The divisions prepare matters before government decisions. One of their tasks is to lay the groundwork for government bills. The divisions also manage contacts with the agencies accountable to the Ministry.

The Legal Secretariat supports the ministry in the preparation of laws and other statutory instruments. The Secretariat ensures that administrative matters are carried out correctly and that the decisions taken are in accordance with the law.

The other secretariats are responsible for support and coordination concerning administration, information, European and international coordination, research and analysis and budget.

The head of a division is non-political and normally bears the title of Director.