Ministry of Local Government (Sweden)
The Ministry of Local Government was a ministry in Sweden established in 1974. The ministry was responsible for the county administrative boards, the municipalities, the tax charge offices, the local enforcement offices, etc., and later also questions regarding the Church of Sweden and other religious communities. The ministry was headed by the minister for physical planning and local government. The ministry ceased in 1982 and the Ministry for Civil Service Affairs took over its tasks.
History
The Ministry of Local Government was created in 1974 and was a continuation of the Ministry for Civil Service Affairs that had existed since 1969. The ministry was responsible for the county administrative boards, the municipalities, the tax charge offices, the local enforcement offices, etc. And later also questions regarding the Church of Sweden and other religious communities. The head of the ministry was the minister for physical planning and local government. During the ministry's first year in 1974, the following officials sorted under the minister: one state secretary, one director general for administrative affairs and director general for legal affairs as well as a number of other officials for different fields; one senior administrative officer for Länsstyrelserna m. m., one deputy director for Personalärenden, one deputy director for Planerings- och budgetsekretariat and one deputy director for Kommunerna. Other officials included desk officer, information officer, senior registry clerk, officials with special assignments and a secretary to the cabinet minister.In 1982, there was one state secretary, one director general for administrative affairs, one director general for legal affairs and a head of the legal secretariat and a number of officials for different fields; one director in each of the Länsstyrelserna I : Budget m. m. and the Länsstyrelserna II: Planering, personal m. m. , five desk officers; one director and five desk officers in the Förhållandet stat—kommun, administrativ indelning ; one director and four desk officers in the Kommunal demokrati, folkrörelserna m. m. ; one director, one adviser and three desk officers in the Kyrkan ; one head and two advisers in the Räddningstjänst m. m. ; one head and four advisers in the Rättssekretariatet ; one director and three desk officers in the Planerings- och budgetsekretariatet /Kommunernas och landstingskommunernas ekonomi ; as well as four other officials.
The Ministry of Local Government ceased on 31 December 1982. On 1 January 1983, the Ministry for Civil Service Affairs took its place. Almost all duties were moved to the newly established Ministry for Civil Service Affairs from the Ministry of Local Government plus wages, staff and rationalization from the Ministry of the Budget.