Denotes whether an agency head has served as a secretary of state (statssekreterare) and was appointed to the position before 1976. The state secretaries are the second-in-command at the Government Offices, following the ministers. These positions were originally considered as part of the permanent civil service, but have been gradually politicized over time and are now considered as strictly political. The 1976 general election is usually viewed as the breaking point that cemented the state secretaries as political appointees rather than civil servants.
0 = No
1 = Yes
9999 = Missing
Type of variable: Continuous
Last updated by source: 2018-09-09