Ministry of Employment (Sweden)

Ministry of Employment
Agency overview
Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet
Formed	1974 (1974)^[1]
Minister responsible	Ylva Johansson
Website	www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/8281

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The Ministry of Employment (Swedish: Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet) is a ministry in the Swedish government responsible for labour market and working life policy.

The ministry offices are located at Jakobsgatan 26 in central Stockholm.

History

The Ministry of Employment was established in 1974, when the Ministry of the Interior (Swedish: Inrikesdepartementet) was split into two new ministries. The Ministry of Employment assumed responsibility for labour market, labour protection and immigration issues. Housing policies were transferred to a new Ministry of Housing (Swedish: Bostadsdepartementet).

On January 1, 1999 the responsibilities of the Ministry of Employment were transferred to the new Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Swedish: Näringsdepartementet).

On January 1, 2007, the ministry was reinstituted after a decision by the new government that took office on October 6, 2006.

Areas of responsibility

Labour market policy
Working life
Integration
Discrimination issues
Human rights
Swedish Citizenship
National minorities

Organization

The ministry is headed by the Minister for Employment, Ylva Johansson (S). The state secretary, Erik Nilsson, rank second to the minister in directing the day-to-day business of the ministry. Furthermore, each minister has a political staff including political advisors and press secretaries. The political staff assist the ministers by preparing political issues, planning and coordination and contacts with the media.

Other senior officials are the Director-General for Administrative and Legal Affairs and the Administrative Director. Below the executive level, the ministry is divided into divisions, offices and secretariats.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Employment is principal for the following government agencies:

The Equality Ombudsman (Diskrimineringsombudsmannen, DO)
The Council for Employee Representation on Boards of Directors (Nämnden för styrelserepresentationsfrågor)
The Council for the European Social Fund in Sweden, Swedish ESF Council (Rådet för Europeiska Socialfonden i Sverige, Svenska ESF-rådet)
The Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (Institutet för arbetsmarknadspolitisk utvärdering, IFAU)
The Labour Court (Arbetsdomstolen)
The National Advisory Board on Patent Rights and Compensation Settlements for Inventions at Work (Statens nämnd för arbetstagares uppfinningar)
The National Mediation Office (Medlingsinstitutet, MI)
The National Institute for Working Life (Arbetslivsinstitutet)
The Swedish ILO Committee (Svenska ILO-kommittén)
The Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) (Official site)
The Swedish Unemployment Insurance Board (Inspektionen för arbetslöshetsförsäkringen, IAF)
The Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket, AV)

References

↑ "Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)

External links

Ministry of Employment, official website (English)
Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet, official website (Swedish)

Swedish ministries and ministerial offices

Offices

Prime Minister	Prime Minister List Deputy Prime Minister

Heads of Ministries	Justice Foreign Affairs Defence Social Security Finance Education Environment Enterprise Culture Employment

Other cabinet ministers	Climate EU Affairs Trade Home Affairs International Development Cooperation Public Administration Housing and Urban Development Social Security Financial Markets Upper Secondary School and Adult Education and Training Higher Education and Research Energy Infrastructure Rural Affairs Migration Government Coordination Children and Elderly Gender Equality Public Health, Healthcare and Sports IT Nordic Cooperation

Historic ministerial portfolios	Budget Economy Management of the Economy Immigration Communications Municipal Affairs War Naval Affairs Taxes Schools Integration Elderly Care and Public Health Social Affairs Strategy, Future and Nordic Cooperation

Ministries

Present	Prime Minister's Office Justice Foreign Affairs Defence Health and Social Affairs Finance Education and Research Environment and Energy Enterprise and Innovation Culture Employment

Former	Land Defence Naval Affairs Civil Affairs Trade Communications Public Housekeeping Interior Housing Budget Economy Integration and Gender Equality Rural Affairs

Coordinates: 59°19′45.15″N 18°03′50.48″E / 59.3292083°N 18.0640222°E / 59.3292083; 18.0640222

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