Stefan Löfven's cabinet | |
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53rd cabinet of Sweden |
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Incumbent | |
Date formed | 3 October 2014 |
People and organisations | |
Head of government | Stefan Löfven |
Deputy head of government |
Margot Wallström (acting) Isabella Lövin (honorary title) Former: Åsa Romson (honorary title, 2014–2016) |
Head of state | Carl XVI Gustaf |
No. of ministers | 23 |
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal) |
4 |
Member party |
Social Democrats Green Party |
Status in legislature | Coalition minority government |
Opposition party |
Alliance: (Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party, Christian Democrats) Sweden Democrats Left Party |
History | |
Election(s) | 2014 election |
Predecessor | Cabinet of Reinfeldt |
The cabinet of Stefan Löfven is the present Government of Sweden. It is a coalition cabinet consisting of two parties: the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 3 October 2014, following the 2014 general election.
With only 37.9% of the popular votes and roughly 39.5% of the seats in parliament (138 out of 349 seats), it is one of the weakest minority governments in Swedish history and the cabinet will need to seek support from other parties in the Swedish Riksdag; they have ruled out cooperation with the Sweden Democrats. This is the first time that the Green Party is part of a cabinet, and the first time in 57 years that the Social Democrats has formed a coalition cabinet. It is led by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, leader of the Social Democrats. The new cabinet consists of 12 men and 12 women.
The cabinet was installed following a formal government meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf at 12:00 AM on 3 October 2014. Stefan Löfven had previously announced his cabinet ministers at 09:00 AM on the same day.