The Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality ( sv, Integrations- och jämställdhetsdepartementet) was a

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of the

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. Its areas of responsibility included

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issues,

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issues, metropolitan affairs, minority issues,

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s and

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policy. The only minister to head the ministry was

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who served as Minister for Gender Equality and as Minister for Integration. She was careful to publicly point out that she is an equalist and not a

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, 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

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. 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

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and the

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respectively.

Government agencies

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

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