Organisation of the Ministry of Culture
Approximately 85 people work at the Ministry of Culture. The great majority are non-political officials who remain working at the Ministry even in the event of a change of government or minister. Heading the Ministry is Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, the Minister for Culture.
Political Leadership
Working directly under the Minister, the State Secretary leads the work of the Ministry. The Ministry also has political advisers and press secretaries, who belong to the political staff of their minister. The press secretaries are responsible for contacts with journalists. Unlike other officials in the Government Offices, ministers and political appointees leave their posts when there is a change of government.
Senior Officials
Alongside the State Secretary, the Ministry of Culture has one senior official who is not politically recruited: the Director-General for Administrative and Legal Affairs.
The responsibilities of the Director-General for Administrative and Legal Affairs include drafting legislative proposals for primary legislation and other regulations and ensuring that they are lawful, consistent and uniform. In addition, the Director-General for Administrative and Legal Affairs ensures that Government business is processed correctly.
Divisions
The divisions in the Ministry handle day-to-day work on the Ministrys various policy issues. The divisions process business prior to Government decisions. One of their most important tasks is to produce material to support government bills in their sphere of responsibility. Divisions also handle contacts with the agencies accountable to the ministry.
