Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality (Sweden)

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Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality
Integrations- och jämställdhetsdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed2007 (2007)
Dissolved2010
Minister responsible
Websitewww.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/8366

The Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality (

feminist
, not having any group based on gender, race, age, religion or other typical discrimination ground as focus and angle above others in her equality work. In Swedish the role (Jämställdhetsminister) is more exactly translated into called Equality Minister.

The ministry offices were located at Fredsgatan 8 in central Stockholm.

The ministry was dissolved following the 2010 general election with gender equality moving to the Ministry of Education and Research and integration moving to the Ministry of Employment.

History

The ministry was created on January 1, 2007, after a decision by the

new government that took office on October 6, 2006. Previously these its areas of responsibilities were handled by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
respectively.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality was principal for the following government agencies:

Organized under the Ministry of Justice:

  • The
    Board of Supervision of Estate Agents
    (Fastighetsmäklarnämnden, FMN)
  • The
    Market Court
    (Marknadsdomstolen)
  • The
    Swedish Consumer Agency
    (Konsumentverket, KO)
  • The
    National Board for Consumer Complaints
    (Allmänna reklamationsnämnden, ARN)
  • The Travel Guarantee Board (Resegarantinämnden)

Organized under the Ministry of Education:

Defunct agencies:

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