The chancellor of justice ( ; JK) is a
Swedish government agency (with the agency head holding the same title as the agency name) charged with representing the
Government of Sweden
The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden () is the Cabinet (government), national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's Executive (government), executive authority.
The Government consists of the Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister and their ...
in various legal matters as the government's ombudsman. The office was originally created through a decree issued by
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
Charles XII in 1713.
The Chancellor is appointed by the Government and serves at its pleasure, though without belonging to the
spoils system; the longest term in office this far having been 22 years. The current Chancellor of Justice is
Thomas Bull, who entered office on March 1 2025.
List
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Anders Leijonstedt (1714–1718)
''Chancellor of Justice:''
See also
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Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency
The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency () is a Sweden, Swedish Government agencies in Sweden, government agency under the Ministry of Finance (Sweden), Ministry of Finance. Established in 1539 by King Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav V ...
References
External links
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Government agencies of Sweden
National law enforcement agencies of Sweden
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