Swedish party leaders:

Sweden's government is a parliamentary democracy, currently represented by eight political parties in parliament. 

  • Stefan Löfven, S

  • The governing center-left coalition’s leaders are, for the Social Democrats: Stefan Löfven (since 2012) Present Prime Minister; The Greens: Gustav Fridolin (since 2011) Minister for Education; The Greens: Åsa Romson (since 2011) Minister for Climate and Environment.

  • In response to the Liberal Party’s call to ban religious schools, Education Minister Gustav Fridolin announced that while the government seeks stricter regulations and inspections of religious schools, there will be no ban.

  • and, between the two blocks: The far left (which commonly supports S) The Left Party: Jonas Sjöstedt (since 2012) and the far right; Sweden Democrats: Jimmie Åkesson (since 2005) both parties with only peripheral influence today after the governing parties reached an unprecedented agreement with the four alliance parties at the end of December.

  • Åsa Romson, MP

  • The four parties of the alliance:The Moderates: Anna Kinberg Batra (since Jan. 10, 2015, succeding former Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt), former Group Leader for the moderates in parliament; The Centre Party: Annie Lööf (since 2011), Minister for Enterprise in the former government of the Alliance;The Liberals: Jan Björklund (since 2007), former Minister for Education; The Christian Democrats Göran Hägglund (since 2004), former Minister for Social Affairs.

  • Jonas Sjöstedt, V


  • FI, the Feminist Initiative. Just like the Green party, the Feminist Initiative doesn’t have a leader although Gudrun Schyman, driving force and founder remains at the core of the party. Spokespersons, L-R: Gudrun Schyman, Sissela Nordling Blanco, Stina Svensson. Photo: Susanne Sandström/FI

  • Jimmie Åkesson, SD, who's been on sick leave since October, 2014, was recently allowed an extension until March 31.

  • Curious about Sweden's political system, check Swedish Political Parties 101

  • Anna Kinberg Batra resigned on Aug. 25 from her post as leader of Sweden's centre-right Moderate party.

  • Annie Lööf, leader of the Center party, could be tapped to form a coalition.