| Agency Name: | Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
| Nativename: | Socialdepartementet |
| Formed: | [1] |
| Jurisdiction: | SFS 1996:1515 |
| Headquarters: | Fredsgatan 8, Stockholm |
| Minister1 Name: | Jakob Forssmed |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Head of the Ministry Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health |
| Minister2 Name: | Acko Ankarberg Johansson |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister for Healthcare |
| Minister3 Name: | Anna Tenje |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister for Older People and Social Security |
| Minister4 Name: | Camilla Waltersson Grönvall |
| Minister4 Pfo: | Minister for Social Services |
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Swedish: Socialdepartementet) 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.[2]
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's located on Fredsgatan 8 in Stockholm.
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.[3] 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 a alcohol monopoly, and Apoteket Produktion % Laboratorier AB, operating non-monopolistic entity) and three funds.
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