Ardalan Shekarabi

Central government services throughout the country, equal access to quality welfare regardless of where you live, and strong consumer protection. Listen to Minister for Public Administration Ardalan Shekarabi talk about his priorities for this electoral period.

Here are the contact details for the ministers’ press secretaries.

The Government today appointed 31 state secretaries at the Government Offices. Former state secretaries have been dismissed from their positions. Most of the state secretaries have previously held corresponding positions at the Government Offices.

The Government can now present Sweden’s action plan for the 2030 Agenda. Through the action plan, the Government intends to reinforce efforts to implement the Agenda and make it clear how government agencies and other actors in society can contribute.

The Government today adopted the Bill ‘A re-regulated gambling market’. The proposal will mean introducing a new gambling act and a licence system.

The Government decided today to refer the proposal, ‘A re-regulated gambling market’, the Council on Legislation. A new gambling act and a new gambling tax act have been proposed. The new regulations will be designed as a licence system. It is proposed that the regulations enter into force on 1 January 2019.

New York, 18 July 2017 Check against delivery.

Speech by Minister for Public Administration Ardalan Shekarabi about Sweden’s contributions to Disaster Risk Prevention and Mitigation, Mexico, 13 February, 2017. Checked against delivery.

Antalya, 27 May 2016. Check against delivery.

Today, Minister for Public Administration Ardalan Shekarabi, Minister for International Development Cooperation Isabella Lövin and Minister for Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation Kristina Persson presents the delegation that has been instructed by the Government to support and stimulate Sweden’s implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda and its Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The delegation will produce an overarching action plan for Sweden’s implementation of the 2030 Agenda and draw attention to examples of best practice in the area.

Stockholm 18 January 2016 Check against delivery.

Tunisia’s President Béji Caïd Essebsi concluded his three-day State Visit to Sweden today. The President and his wife were here at the invitation of the King and Queen. Tunisia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs also took part in the visit and was received by Margot Wallström at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It was announced during the visit that Sweden would open an embassy in Tunisia, and a number of bilateral cooperation agreements were signed.

Check against delivery