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Ministry of Justice (Sweden)

Government ministry of Sweden

Summary

Government ministry of Sweden

Field	Value
agency_name	Ministry of Justice
nativename	Justitiedepartementet
logo	Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
logo_width	100px
logo_caption	Lesser Coat of Arms
formed
jurisdiction	SFS 1996:1515
headquarters	Herkulesgatan 17, Stockholm
minister1_name	Gunnar Strömmer
minister1_pfo
**Head of the Ministry
Minister for Justice**
minister2_name	Johan Forssell
minister2_pfo
Minister for Migration
website

Head of the Ministry Minister for Justice Minister for Migration The Ministry of Justice () is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to combating terrorism, democracy and human rights, family law, the judicial system, migration and asylum and the Constitution of Sweden.

The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Justice, Gunnar Strömmer of the Moderate Party.

History

The ministry was established on 16 May 1840 through the 1840 Departmental reform. Throughout its history, the Ministry of Justice was headed by the Prime Minister of Justice from 1840 to 1876 and since then by the Minister for Justice.

The ministry have also had a range of other cabinet ministers within the ministry. Johan Forsell, Minister for Migration, is the only other cabinet minister besides the head of the ministry since September 2024.

It's located on Herkulesgatan 17 in Stockholm.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Justice is principal for 18 government agencies:

Policy areas

Source:

Combating terrorism
Democracy and human rights
Family law
Judicial system
Migration and asylum
The constitution of Sweden and personal privacy

The ministry is also closely involved in European Union-related issues. Four areas in particular stand out; judicial and domestic issues (police and judicial cooperation in penal law, judicial cooperation in civil law), internal market issues (e.g. patents, copyright and company law), openness (public access to official documents), and discrimination (equal treatment).

Cabinet ministers

Ministers for ''Justice''

Ministers for ''Migration'' (2006– )

Ministers for ''Home Affairs'' (2014–2022)

References

"Justitiedepartementet".
(2023-05-05). "Gunnar Strömmer". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet.
(2021-10-11). "Government agencies". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet.
(2023-07-07). "Ministry of Justice". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet.
[http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/584/a/15826 Ministry of Justice – EU work]

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