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The Prime Minister or ''statsminister'' (minister of state) is the head of Government in Sweden . Before 1876 , when the office of Prime Minister was instituted, Sweden did not have a formal head of Government. The architect behind the new Riksdag of 1866 , Louis De Geer became the first Prime Minister, but ironically it had been the absence of his informal leadership in the Government that had brought about the reform. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1809 Since the Constitution of 1809 there had actually been the two titles of Prime Minister for Justice or ''justitiestatsminister'' and Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs or ''utrikesstatsminister'', but their roles had merely been that of a head for respective Ministry. At the introduction of the new office in 1876, the Prime Minister for Justice became Prime Minister, while the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs was nominally demoted to Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Minister for Foreign Affairs did however continue to be Styled as Excellency, an honour shared only with the Prime Minister. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM Until 1973 the Government authority had been exercised through the Privy Council when Constitution al reform provided a new Instrument Of Government which formally established the Parliament ary principles and created a Cabinet Government. Following a general election, the Speaker Of The Riksdag holds consultations with the party leaders and appoints a Prime Minister-designate, who then submits a list of ministers for approval to the Parliament. If the list is approved they form a Cabinet Government under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Single ministers can be forced to resign by a vote of no confidence by Parliament, but if the Prime Minister is forced to resign the entire cabinet falls and the process starts over. THE SAGER HOUSE In 1991 the Sager House was acquired, and since 1995 it has served as residence for the Prime Minister. The Sager House is located adjacent to Rosenbad , the Government chancellery, straight across the water from Helgeandsholmen with the Riksdag building, and beyond that lies the Royal Palace .
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