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The '''deputy prime minister of Sweden''' is the deputy [[head of government]] of [[Sweden]].
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The [[Basic Laws of Sweden|Swedish constitution]] allows the [[Prime Minister of Sweden|prime minister]] to appoint one of the [[minister (government)|minister]]s in the cabinet as [[deputy prime minister]], sometimes unofficially known as ''vice statsminister''), in case the prime minister for some reason is prevented from performing his or her duties. If a deputy prime minister has not been appointed, the minister in the cabinet who has served the longest time (and if there are several with equal experience the one who is oldest) takes over as [[head of government]]
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A deputy prime minister can only serve as prime minister in a temporary function, as the resignation of a prime minister automatically includes the entire Cabinet, and the [[Basic Laws of Sweden|Instrument of Government]] requires the [[Speaker of the Riksdag]] to dismiss the Cabinet in the case of the death of the prime minister.
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Employment.png Sweden/Deputy Prime Minister 
(Deputy Prime Minister)
Start1 January 1975
BossSweden/Prime Minister
Websitehttp://www.sweden.gov.se
Deputy head of government of Sweden, in case the prime minister for some reason is prevented from performing his or her duties

The deputy prime minister of Sweden is the deputy head of government of Sweden.

The Swedish constitution allows the prime minister to appoint one of the ministers in the cabinet as deputy prime minister, sometimes unofficially known as vice statsminister), in case the prime minister for some reason is prevented from performing his or her duties. If a deputy prime minister has not been appointed, the minister in the cabinet who has served the longest time (and if there are several with equal experience the one who is oldest) takes over as head of government

A deputy prime minister can only serve as prime minister in a temporary function, as the resignation of a prime minister automatically includes the entire Cabinet, and the Instrument of Government requires the Speaker of the Riksdag to dismiss the Cabinet in the case of the death of the prime minister.


 

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Ola Ullsten1 August 19808 October 1982
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