The
Swedish title for the
Prime Minister of
Sweden, which of course is the
head of government. The Prime Minister is not the
head of state, though, since Sweden is a
constitutional monarchy. The head of state is therefore the
monarch, which
currently is
King Carl XVI Gustaf. The current
heir to the
throne is his
daughter, the
Crown Princess Victoria.
The Statsminister is elected by the parliament, which in turn is of course elected by the people, and the Statsminister then himselfs selects the members of his government.
The current Statsminister is Göran Persson of the Social Democratic Party, who has held the title since he replaced Ingvar Carlsson in 1996.