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The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Swedish: utrikesminister) is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
The office was instituted in 1809 as a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government promulgated in the same year. Until 1876 the office was called Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs (Swedish: statsminister för utrikes ärendena, commonly known as utrikesstatsminister), similar to the office of Prime Minister for Justice (Swedish: justitiestatsminister). The Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs initially served as head of the Cabinet of Foreign Mail Exchange at the Royal Office. Following the ministry reform in 1840, the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs became head of the newly instituted Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In 1876 the office proper of Prime Minister of Sweden was created and at the same time the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs was nominally demoted to a mere Minister. The holder of the office did however continue to be styled as "Your excellency", until 1974 when the new Instrument of Government came into force. Before the parliamentary breakthrough in the early 20th century, that title had been granted exclusively to members of the most prominent noble families.
Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1809–1876)
Swedish Cabinet Holding Parties - Color key:
Name Took office Left office Political party Lars von Engeström 9 June 1809 8 June 1824 Independent Gustaf af Wetterstedt 8 June 1824 15 May 1837 Independent Adolf Mörner (acting) 15 May 1837 30 January 1838 Independent Gustaf Algernon Stierneld 30 January 1838 11 July 1842 Independent Albrecht Elof Ihre (acting) 5 September 1840 29 December 1842 Independent Albrecht Elof Ihre 29 December 1842 10 April 1848 Independent Gustaf Algernon Stierneld 10 April 1848 8 September 1856 Independent Elias Lagerheim 8 September 1856 16 March 1858 Independent Christofer Rutger Ludvig Manderström 16 March 1858 4 June 1868 Independent Carl Wachtmeister 4 June 1868 14 October 1871 Independent Baltzar von Platen 10 November 1871 17 December 1872 Independent Oscar Björnstjerna 17 December 1872 20 March 1876 Independent Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1876–present)
Name Took office Left office Political party Oscar Björnstjerna 20 March 1876 19 April 1880 Independent Carl Hochschild 27 April 1880 25 September 1885 Independent Albert Ehrensvärd the Elder 25 September 1885 12 June 1889 Independent Gustaf Åkerhielm 12 June 1889 12 October 1889 Protectionist Party Carl Lewenhaupt 12 October 1889 1 June 1895 Independent Ludvig Douglas 1 June 1895 13 October 1899 Independent Alfred Lagerheim 20 December 1899 7 December 1904 Lantmanna Party August Gyldenstolpe 22 December 1904 2 August 1905 Independent Fredrik Wachtmeister 2 August 1905 7 November 1905 Protectionist Party Eric Trolle 7 November 1905 17 March 1909 Independent Arvid Taube 30 April 1909 7 October 1911 General Electoral League Albert Ehrensvärd the Younger 7 October 1911 17 February 1914 Liberal Coalition Party Knut Wallenberg 17 February 1914 30 March 1917 National Party Arvid Lindman 30 March 1917 19 October 1917 General Electoral League Johannes Hellner 19 October 1917 10 March 1920 Liberal Coalition Party Erik Palmstierna 10 March 1920 27 October 1920 Social Democrats Herman Wrangel 27 October 1920 13 October 1921 Independent Hjalmar Branting 13 October 1921 19 April 1923 Social Democrats Carl Hederstierna 19 April 1923 11 November 1923 General Electoral League Erik Marks von Würtemberg 11 November 1923 18 October 1924 General Electoral League Östen Undén 18 October 1924 7 June 1926 Social Democrats Eliel Löfgren 7 June 1926 2 October 1928 Liberal Party Ernst Trygger 2 October 1928 7 June 1930 National Party Fredrik Ramel 7 June 1930 24 September 1932 Independent Rickard Sandler 24 September 1932 19 June 1936 Social Democrats Karl Gustaf Westman 19 June 1936 28 September 1936 Farmer's League Rickard Sandler 28 September 1936 13 December 1939 Social Democrats Christian Günther 13 December 1939 31 July 1945 Independent Östen Undén 31 July 1945 19 September 1962 Social Democrats Torsten Nilsson 19 September 1962 30 June 1971 Social Democrats Krister Wickman 30 June 1971 3 November 1973 Social Democrats Sven Andersson 3 November 1973 8 October 1976 Social Democrats Karin Söder 8 October 1976 18 October 1978 Centre Party Hans Blix 18 October 1978 12 October 1979 People's Party Ola Ullsten 12 October 1979 8 October 1982 People's Party Lennart Bodström 8 October 1982 17 October 1985 Social Democrats Sten Andersson 17 October 1985 4 October 1991 Social Democrats Margaretha af Ugglas 4 October 1991 7 October 1994 Moderate Party Lena Hjelm-Wallén 7 October 1994 7 October 1998 Social Democrats Anna Lindh 7 October 1998 11 September 2003 Social Democrats Jan O. Karlsson (acting) 11 September 2003 10 October 2003 Social Democrats Laila Freivalds 10 October 2003 21 March 2006 Social Democrats Bo Ringholm (acting) 21 March 2006 27 March 2006 Social Democrats Carin Jämtin (acting) 27 March 2006 24 April 2006 Social Democrats Jan Eliasson 24 April 2006 6 October 2006 Social Democrats Carl Bildt 6 October 2006 Incumbent Moderate Party See also
Categories:- Swedish Ministers for Foreign Affairs
- Political office-holders in Sweden
- Sweden-related lists
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