Ministry of the Interior (Sweden)

[3] From the Ministry for Social Affairs to the new ministry, matters relating to general health and medical care were transferred, which also included child disability care, pharmacies, midwifery, public dentistry [sv] as well as forensic examinations, sobriety activities and treatment for alcoholics and the treatment of loiters, etc., the lantregeringen (county administrative boards), the administrative divisions of Sweden, rural municipalities, cities etc.

The Ministry of the Interior also dealt with legislative matters in matters belonging to its administrative area, primarily municipal, police, food, hospital and health care legislation as well as the public order and health care statute regulations.

At the same time, the Ministry of the Interior took care of matters concerning the localization of businesses (SFS 1966:256).

On 1 March 1967, matters concerning the Office of the Governor of Stockholm, county administrative boards, municipalities, cities, etc.

On 1 July 1967 matters relating to elections to the Riksdag were transferred to the Ministry of Communications (Transport) (SFS 1967:355).

[4] The State Secretary Department was active at the Ministry of the Interior between 1 July 1947 and 30 June 1965.

Then the Planning and Budget Secretariat (Planerings- och budgetsekretariatet, PB) took over from 1 July 1965.