Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)

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Drottninggatan 7, 111 51 Stockholm, Sweden

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N59° 19' 43.97" E18° 3' 55.54"   (59.328880555556, 18.065427777778) Start navigation »

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The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Swedish: Socialdepartementet) is the ministry in the government of Sweden responsible for policies related to social welfare: financial security, social services, medical and health care, health promotion and the rights of children and disabled people.
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs employs approximately 200 members of staff. About 20 of these are political appointees and 180 non-politically appointed officials. The ministry is headed by the "Minister for Social Affairs", Annika Strandhäll (S). The other minister who serve at the Ministry is the Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality Lena Hallengren (S).
The ministry offices are located at Fredsgatan 8 in central Stockholm.

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