Ministry of Justice (Sweden)

Ministry of Justice
	Justitiedepartementet
Agency overview
Formed	1840[1]
Ministers responsible	Morgan Johansson, ; Head of the Ministry ; Minister for Justice ; Minister for Migration; Mikael Damberg, ; Minister of the Interior;
Website	www.government.se

The Ministry of Justice (Swedish: Justitiedepartementet) is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Sweden which handles matters relating to the justice system, such as legislation concerning the constitution, as well as law enforcement and counter-terrorism procedures. All Swedish law enforcement agencies, as well as the prosecution authorities, the prison and probation service and the National Council for Crime Prevention answer to the Ministry of Justice. In addition to handling constitution-related legislation, the Ministry is responsible for legislation and procedures relating to administrative law, civil law, procedural law and criminal law. The Ministry also deals with matters relating to migration and asylum policy. Internationally, the Ministry of Justice takes part in efforts to co-operate with other nations in order to combat cross-border crime. It is located in the government chancellery Rosenbad in Stockholm.

Organization

The Ministry of Justice is headed by the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson. His deputy, the Deputy Minister for Justice Heléne Fritzon, is responsible for issues regarding migration and asylum policy.

The political executive also includes the state secretaries, the political advisers and the press secretaries.

The Ministry's senior officials also include the Director-General for Administrative Affairs, three Directors-General for Legal Affairs, the Director of Planning, the Director-General for Crisis Management, the Director-General for International Affairs, the Head of Administration, the Head of Human resources and the Head of Communications.

Beatrice Ask was the head from 2006 to 2014. Tobias Billström was the Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy while Nyamko Sabuni led the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality from 2007 until it was dissolved in 2010.

Deputy Minister for Justice

Other ministers at the Ministry of Justice are called Deputy Minister for Justice (Swedish: Biträdande justitieminister).

	Other positions	Term	Party
Carl Axel Petri	Minister for Energy	9 November 1979 – 5 May 1981	Independent	Fälldin II C–FP–M
Reidunn Laurén	Consultant to the Minister for Justice	4 October 1991 – 7 October 1994	Independent	Carl Bildt M–FP–C–KD
Britta Lejon	Minister for Democracy Minister for Administration	7 October 1998 – 21 October 2002	Social Democrats	Persson S
Mona Sahlin	Minister for Integration Minister for Metropolitan Affairs	16 October 2000 – 21 October 2002	Social Democrats
Mona Sahlin	Minister for Democracy Minister for Integration Minister for Gender Equality Minister for Sports	21 October 2002 – 31 October 2004	Social Democrats
Jens Orback	Minister for Democracy Minister for Metropolitan Affairs Minister for Integration Minister for Gender Equality	1 November 2004 – 6 October 2006	Social Democrats
Nyamko Sabuni	Minister for Integration Minister for Gender Equality	6 October 2006 – 31 December 2006	Liberal People's	Reinfeldt M–C–FP–KD
Tobias Billström	Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy	6 October 2006 – 3 October 2014	Moderate	Reinfeldt M–C–FP–KD
Anders Ygeman	Minister for Home Affairs	3 October 2014 – 27 July 2017	Social Democrats	Löfven I S–MP
Heléne Fritzon	Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy	27 July 2017 – 21 January 2019	Social Democrats	Löfven I S–MP

European Union

European Union-related issues are closely related to the work of the Ministry of Justice. 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).[2]

Government agencies

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

Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern)
Commission on Security and Integrity Protection (Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden)
Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority (Brottsoffermyndigheten)
Data Protection Authority (Datainspektionen)
Economic Crime Authority (Ekobrottsmyndigheten)
Migration Agency (Migrationsverket)
Board of Forensic Medicine (Rättsmedicinalverket)
Board of Supervision of Estate Agents (Fastighetsmäklarnämnden)
Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet)
Courts Administration (Domstolsverket)
Police Authority (Polismyndigheten)
Security Service (Säkerhetspolisen)
Prison and Probation Service (Kriminalvården)
Prosecution Authority (Åklagarmyndigheten)
Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen)
Inspectorate of Auditors (Revisorsinspektionen)
Gene Technology Advisory Board (Gentekniknämnden)
Civil Contingencies Agency (Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap)
Legal Aid Authority (Rättshjälpsmyndigheten)
Council on Legislation (Lagrådet)
Accident Investigation Authority (Statens haverikommission)
Traffic Accident Board (Trafikskadenämnden)
Inspectorate for Strategic Products (Inspektionen för strategiska produkter)

References

"Justitiedepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
Ministry of Justice - EU work