Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
| Socialdepartementet | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1920[1] |
| Employees | about 200 |
| Ministers responsible | |
| Website | www |
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The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Swedish: Socialdepartementet) is the ministry in the government of Sweden responsible for policies related to social welfare: financial security, social services, medical and health care, health promotion and the rights of children and disabled people.
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs employs approximately 200 members of staff. About 20 of these are political appointees and 180 non-politically appointed officials. The ministry is headed by the Minister for Social Security, Annika Strandhäll (S). Two more ministers serve at the Ministry: the Minister for Public Health, Healthcare and Sports Gabriel Wikström (S) and the Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality Åsa Regnér (S).
The ministry offices are located at Fredsgatan 8 in central Stockholm.
Government agencies and other bodies
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is principal for 17 government agencies, two state-owned companies (one, Systembolaget, operating a monopoly, and another one, Apoteket, operating as a government-owned, non-monopolistic entity) and two institutes.
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Policy areas
- Health care, health, social issues/insurance
- Housing and construction
- Religious communities
- State administration and public procurement
References
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- Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, official website (English)
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