Areas of responsibility

Below you can see the remits of ministries divided into 18 subject areas. More information is available under the relevant heading about areas of responsibility, and the ministries and ministers responsible. You can also click on A-Z in the left-hand menu for an alphabetical list of the areas of responsibility.

• Agriculture, forestry, fisheries

  Areas of responsibility: animal welfare, animal health and protection against infectious diseases, fisheries, higher education and research in the field of agricultural sciences, hunting and game management, rural and environmental issues in agriculture, food, reindeer husbandry and forestry.

• Asylum, migration and integration

  Areas of responsibility: integration and diversity, citizenship, migration, asylum and metropolitan policy.

• Central, regional and local government

  Areas of responsibility: municipalities and county councils, county administrative boards, housing and public administration.

• Communications, infrastructure and IT

  Areas of responsibility: transport and infrastructure and the information society

• Culture, the media, leisure activities

  Areas of responsibility: culture, the media, non-governmental organisations, sport issues and youth policy.

• Defence, emergency management and safety

  Areas of responsibility: defence policy, national accident prevention and preparedness, and also preparedness for severe peacetime emergencies.

• Democracy, gender equality and human rights

  Areas of responsibility: Democracy issues, gender equality, human rights, minorities, the principle of public access to official documents and Sami issues.

• Education and research

  Areas of responsibility: preschools and schools, upper secondary schools, universities and colleges, research and also adult education.

• Embassies, consulates and consular affairs

  Areas of responsibility: embassies and consulates, assistance to Swedes abroad.

• Employment

  Areas of responsibility: working life, labour market.

• Environment, energy and climate

  Areas of responsibility: environmental quality objectives, waters and seas, nature conservation and biological diversity, chemicals policy, ecocycle policy and environment and health.

• EU

  All the ministries are involved in EU issues. Here you will find more information about the Governments EU policy, the enlargement and EMU and the euro.

• Foreign policy and international cooperation

  Areas of responsibility: trade and investment promotion, promotion of Sweden abroad, countries and regions, international development cooperation and foreign and security policy.

• Health care, health, social issues/insurance

  Areas of responsibility: children, economic family policy, financial security in the event of illness and disability, financial security in old age, public health, disability, health and medical care, including dental care, social services and care of the elderly.

• Housing and construction

  Areas of responsibility: housing, sustainable planning, construction.

• Industry, trade, regional growth

  Areas of responsibility: business development, competition, energy, trade policy, consumer issues, regional development policy, tourism, primary industries and mining and minerals policy.

• Legislation and justice

  Areas of responsibility: legislation, the justice system, criminal matters, international judicial cooperation and justice and home affairs in the EU.

• National economy and budget

  Areas of responsibility: national budget, growth, economic policy, fiscal policy, banking, securities and insurances, state-owned companies, international economic cooperation and budget expenditure areas.

• Sustainable Development

  All the ministries are involved in sustainable development efforts. Here you can read more about the Governments policy for sustainable development, coordination in the Government Offices, current conferences, etc.