Ministry of Justice (Sweden)

Ministry of Justice
Justitiedepartementet
Agency overview
Formed16 May 1840 (16 May 1840)[1]
JurisdictionSFS 1996:1515
HeadquartersHerkulesgatan 17, Stockholm
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.government.se

The Ministry of Justice (Swedish: Justitiedepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to combating terrorism, democracy and human rights, family law, the judicial system, migration and asylum and the Constitution of Sweden.

The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Justice, Gunnar Strömmer of the Moderate Party.[2]

  1. ^ "Justitiedepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Gunnar Strömmer". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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