Government of Scanonia
| Government of the Kingdom of Scanonia | |
|---|---|
| Konungariket Skåniens regering | |
 Lesser coat of arms of Scanonia | |
| Overview | |
| Established | 1970 |
| State |  Scanonia |
| Leader | Prime Minister (Statsminister) |
| Appointed by | Prime Minister appointed by the Riksdag, other members appointed by the Prime Minister |
| Main organ | Cabinet (Statsråd) |
| Responsible to | Riksdag |
| Website | www.regeringen.sk |
The Government of the Kingdom of Scanonia (Scanonian: Konungariket Skåniens regering), known under its short name in the Basic Laws of Scanonia and in vernacular as Regeringen ("the Government") , is the national cabinet and executive authority of Scanonia.
History
Organisation
The Government of Scanonia operates as a collegial body with collective ministerial responsibility to the Scanonian Riksdag. It consists of the head of the government, the Prime Minister, appointed by the Speaker of the Riksdag following a vote of absolute majority of members, and cabinet ministers, appointed and dismissed by the sole discretion of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister and its ministers form a Cabinet (Statsråd), which is responsible for its actions to the Riksdag.
After the 1970 constitutional reforms and amendments to the Instrument of the Government, a constitutional document of Scanonia, the Scanonian monarch has lost all nominal executive powers, whilst upholding solely ceremonial title, whilst providing the Government with sole executive powers.
Role and scope
Main responsibilities and duties of the Government are set in the Instrument of the Government (Scanonian: Regeringsformen), one of the Fundamental Laws of Scanonia. After the constitutional crisis and tensions with the Fyngarian Socialist Republic, new Instrument of the Government was issued in 1970, which reformed the political system in Scanonia. Sole executive powers were vested in the Government, while the Scanonian monarch retained ceremonial title. The Instrument of the Government also brought all state administrative authorities under the Government, creating an unique feature of the Scanonian constitutional system; Cabinet ministers do not bear individual ministerial responsibility, nor they can personally interfere with the day to day operations of the governmental agencies subordinate of their ministerial departments, rather, governmental agencies report directly to the Government as a collective body, which in turn report to the Riksdag.
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's Office | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Matthias Bergqvist | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for State Administration | Helena Albertsson | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry for Home Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister for Home Affairs Deputy Prime Minister | Ragnar Arvidsson | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs Deputy Prime Minister | Hjalmar Holmberg | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Lorecian Cooperation | Helene Samuelsson | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Green | |||||
| Minister for International Development | Alexandra Kron | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of National Defence | |||||||||
| Minister for National Defence | Valter Elmersson | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Public Health | |||||||||
| Minister for Public Health | Tomas Holmström | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Green | |||||
| Minister for Social Security | Vera Nykvist | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Minister for Finance | Viktoria Björkman | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Taxes and Tariffs | Ardalan Shekarabi | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Education and Science | |||||||||
| Minister for Education | Thorsten Olsson | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Higher Education, Science and Research | Waldemar Einarsson | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Green | |||||
| Ministry of the Environmental Protection | |||||||||
| Minister for the Environmental Protection | Frans Nyström | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Green | |||||
| Ministry of Business and Innovation | |||||||||
| Minister for Business and Innovation | Adam Ljungstrand | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Culture | |||||||||
| Minister for Culture | Herbert Claesson | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister for Employment and Social Affairs | Markus Falk | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Minister for Social Equality Minister for Immigration and Integration | Karita Holmström | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure | |||||||||
| Minister for Energy and Infrastructure | Adam Blomgren | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Green | |||||
| Minister for Renewable Energy Minister for Digital Development | Adrian Bergfalk | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
| Ministry of Industry and Natural Resources | |||||||||
| Minister for Industry and Natural Resources | Orvar Bengtsdotter | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Green | |||||
| Minister for Forestry Minister for Agriculture | Kenneth Öman | 24 April 2018 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | |||||
Formation and dismissal
Following the general elections, Speaker of the Riksdag holds talks with leaders of the parliamentary groups with representation in the Riksdag. After the talks, the Speaker proposes a candidate for Prime Minister to the Riksdag chamber for confirmation voting. An absolute majority of the votes (150 seats) is required in order to confirm the nomination, otherwise the Speaker has 3 days to propose a new candidate. When the Prime Minister's nomination is confirmed, he appoints cabinet ministers and presents them to the Riksdag during his exposé in a special council held in front of the Monarch in the Kristianstad palace.
The Riksdag may initiate vote of no confidence against any cabinet minister individually. If vote of no confidence is cast against a Prime Minister, the entire government is rejected and new general elections are called for within a month.