The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs () is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to social welfare: social security, social services, medical and health care, public health and the rights of children, the elderly and disabled people.

The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, Jakob Forssmed of the Christian Democrats.

History The ministry was established on 1 July 1920 when the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs was split into two ministries, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Communications.

It is located at Fredsgatan 8 in Stockholm.

Government agencies and other bodies The largest agency under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (sorted by operating costs) is the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, with annual costs over 15% of GDP and 16,000 employees. This agency is in charge of financial aspects of family policy and social security in the event of illness and disability.

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is principal for 20 government agencies, two state-owned companies (Systembolaget AB, operating an alcohol monopoly, and Apoteket Produktion % Laboratorier AB, operating non-monopolistic entity) and three funds.

Agencies Source:

Government funds Source: Inheritance Fund () General Practitioners Foundation () WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring Fund

State-owned companies Source: Apotek Produktion & Laboratorier (APL) Systembolaget AB, state-owned chain of liquor stores, the only retailer allowed to sell alcoholic beverages in Sweden (see alcohol monopoly)

Policy areas Source: Burial and cremation services Care for older people Children's rights Civil society and sports Disabilities Faith communities Family care Medical care Pensions system Public health Social insurance Social services Youth policy

Cabinet ministers Ministers with responsibility as Head of the Ministry

Ministers for Social Security

Ministers with the title of Health Care

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Ministers with the title of Social Services

See also Health care in Sweden

Footnotes

References

External links Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, official website