Ministry of Justice (Sweden)

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.

Ministry of Justice

Justitiedepartementet
Lesser Coat of Arms
Agency overview
Formed	16 May 1840 (1840-05-16)[1]
Jurisdiction	SFS 1996:1515
Headquarters	Herkulesgatan 17, Stockholm
Ministers responsible	Gunnar Strömmer, Head of the Ministry Minister for Justice Johan Forssell, Minister for Migration
Website	www.government.se

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

History

The ministry was established on 16 May 1840 through the 1840 Departmental reform. Throughout its history, the Ministry of Justice was headed by the Prime Minister of Justice from 1840 to 1876 and since then by the Minister for Justice.^{[citation needed]}

The ministry have also had a range of other cabinet ministers within the ministry. Johan Forsell, Minister for Migration, is the only other cabinet minister besides the head of the ministry since September 2024.

It's located on Herkulesgatan 17 in Stockholm.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Justice is principal for 18 government agencies:^[3]

• Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern)
• Commission on Security and Integrity Protection (Säkerhets- och integritetsskyddsnämnden)
• Crime Victim Authority (Brottsoffermyndigheten)
• Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten)
• Economic Crime Authority (Ekobrottsmyndigheten)
• Migration Agency (Migrationsverket)
• Board of Forensic Medicine (Rättsmedicinalverket)
• Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet)
• Courts Administration (Domstolsverket)
• Police Authority (Polismyndigheten)
• Security Service (Säkerhetspolisen)
• Prison and Probation Service (Kriminalvården)
• Prosecution Authority (Åklagarmyndigheten)
• Inspectorate of Auditors (Revisorsinspektionen)
• Gene Technology Advisory Board (Gentekniknämnden)
• Legal Aid Authority (Rättshjälpsmyndigheten)
• Judges Proposals Board (Domarnämnden)
• Council on Legislation (Lagrådet)

Policy areas

Source:^[4]

• Combating terrorism
• Democracy and human rights
• Family law
• Judicial system
• Migration and asylum
• The constitution of Sweden and personal privacy

The ministry is also closely involved in European Union-related issues. 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).^[5]

Cabinet ministers

Ministers for Justice

For a full list of ministers for justice, see Minister for Justice (Sweden).

Ministers for Migration (2006– )

For a full list of ministers for migration at the Ministry of Justice since 2006, see Minister for Migration (Sweden).

Ministers for Home Affairs (2014–2022)

For a full list of ministers for home affairs at the Ministry of Justice from 2014 to 2022, see Minister of the Interior (Sweden).