The Minister for Finance ( sv, Finansminister) of
Sweden
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, officially Cabinet Minister and Head of the Ministry of Finance ( sv, statsråd och chef för finansdepartementet), is a member of the
Government of Sweden
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden ( sv, Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority.
The Government consists of the Prime Ministerappointed and dismissed by the Speaker of the ...
and is the head of the
Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
Lists of current ministries of finance
Named "Ministry"
* Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Finance and Ec ...
.
It is often considered to be the most influential political office in Sweden, following the
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
.
List of officeholders
;Status
See also
*
Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (historical antecedent)
Footnotes
References
External links
www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2062
{{Government ministries of Sweden
Lists of political office-holders in Sweden
1840 establishments in Sweden
Government agencies established in 1840