Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Statsråd och chef för utrikesdepartementet |
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |
Style | Excellency was used up to the 1970s in Sweden; but is still used in diplomatic writing[1] |
Member of | The Government |
Seat | Arvfurstens palats, Stockholm, Sweden |
Appointer | The Prime Minister |
Term length | No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit |
Formation | 20 March 1876 |
First holder | Oscar Björnstjerna |
Deputy | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
Website | www.sweden.gov.se |
The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Swedish: utrikesminister) is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Margot Wallström of the Social Democrats.
Contents
History
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.
Office holders
Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1809–1876)
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Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
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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)
Parties
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Status
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No. | Portrait | Minister (Born–Died) |
Tenure | Political party | Cabinet | |||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
1 | 100px | Oscar Björnstjerna (1819–1905) |
20 March 1876 | 19 April 1880 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | De Geer Sr. (II) | |
2 | Carl Hochschild (1831–1898) |
27 April 1880 | 25 September 1885 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Posse | ||
Thyselius | ||||||||
3 | 100px | Albert Ehrensvärd the Elder (1821–1901) |
25 September 1885 | 12 June 1889 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Themptander | |
Gillis Bildt | ||||||||
4 | Gustaf Åkerhielm (1833–1900) |
12 June 1889 | 12 October 1889 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Protectionist Party | |||
5 | 100px | Carl Lewenhaupt (1835–1906) |
12 October 1889 | 1 June 1895 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Åkerhielm | |
Boström (I) | ||||||||
6 | Ludvig Douglas (1849–1916) |
1 June 1895 | 13 October 1899 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | |||
7 | 100px | Alfred Lagerheim (1843–1924) |
20 December 1899 | 7 December 1904 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Lantmanna Party | von Otter | |
Boström (II) | ||||||||
8 | August Gyldenstolpe (1849–1928) |
22 December 1904 | 2 August 1905 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Ramstedt | ||
9 | 100px | Fredrik Wachtmeister (1855–1919) |
2 August 1905 | 7 November 1905 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Protectionist Party | Lundeberg | |
10 | Eric Trolle (1863–1934) |
7 November 1905 | 17 March 1909 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Staaff (I) | ||
Lindman (I) | ||||||||
11 | Arvid Taube (1853–1916) |
30 April 1909 | 7 October 1911 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | General Electoral League | |||
12 | 100px | Albert Ehrensvärd the Younger (1867–1940) |
7 October 1911 | 17 February 1914 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Liberal Coalition Party | Staaff (I) | |
13 | Knut Wallenberg (1853–1938) |
17 February 1914 | 30 March 1917 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | National Party | Hammarskjöld | ||
14 | Arvid Lindman (1862–1936) |
30 March 1917 | 19 October 1917 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | General Electoral League | Swartz | ||
15 | 100px | Johannes Hellner (1866–1947) |
19 October 1917 | 10 March 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Liberal Coalition Party | Edén | |
16 | 100px | Erik Palmstierna (1877–1959) |
10 March 1920 | 27 October 1920 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Branting (I) | |
17 | 100px | Herman Wrangel (1857–1934) |
27 October 1920 | 13 October 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | De Geer Jr. | |
von Sydow | ||||||||
18 | Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925) |
13 October 1921 | 19 April 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Branting (II) | ||
19 | 100px | Carl Hederstierna (1861–1928) |
19 April 1923 | 11 November 1923 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | General Electoral League | Trygger | |
20 | 100px | Erik Marks von Würtemberg (1861–1937) |
11 November 1923 | 18 October 1924 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | General Electoral League | ||
21 | 100px | Östen Undén (1886–1974) |
18 October 1924 | 7 June 1926 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Branting (III) | |
Sandler | ||||||||
22 | 100px | Eliel Löfgren (1872–1940) |
7 June 1926 | 2 October 1928 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Liberal Party | Ekman (I) | |
23 | Ernst Trygger (1857–1943) |
2 October 1928 | 7 June 1930 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | National Party | Lindman (II) | ||
24 | 100px | Fredrik Ramel (1872–1947) |
7 June 1930 | 24 September 1932 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Ekman (II) | |
Hamrin | ||||||||
25 | Rickard Sandler (1884–1964) |
24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Hansson (I) | ||
26 | 100px | Karl Gustaf Westman (1876–1944) |
19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Farmer's League | Pehrsson-Bramstorp | |
27 | Rickard Sandler (1884–1964) |
28 September 1936 | 13 December 1939 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Hansson (II) | ||
28 | Christian Günther (1886–1966) |
13 December 1939 | 31 July 1945 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent | Hansson (III) | ||
29 | 100px | Östen Undén (1886–1974) |
31 July 1945 | 19 September 1962 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Hansson (IV) | |
Erlander (I) | ||||||||
Erlander (II) | ||||||||
Erlander (III) | ||||||||
30 | Torsten Nilsson (1905–1997) |
19 September 1962 | 30 June 1971 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Erlander (III) | ||
Palme (I) | ||||||||
31 | Krister Wickman (1924–1993) |
30 June 1971 | 3 November 1973 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
32 | Sven Andersson (1910–1987) |
3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
33 | 100px | Karin Söder (1928–2015) |
8 October 1976 | 18 October 1978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Centre Party | Fälldin (I) | |
33 | Hans Blix (born 1928) |
18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | People's Party | Ullsten | ||
34 | Ola Ullsten (born 1931) |
12 October 1979 | 8 October 1982 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | People's Party | Fälldin (II) | ||
Fälldin (III) | ||||||||
35 | Lennart Bodström (1928–2015) |
8 October 1982 | 17 October 1985 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Palme (II) | ||
36 | Sten Andersson (1923–2006) |
17 October 1985 | 4 October 1991 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Palme (II) | ||
Carlsson (I) | ||||||||
Carlsson (II) | ||||||||
37 | Margaretha af Ugglas (born 1939) |
4 October 1991 | 7 October 1994 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | Carl Bildt | ||
38 | Lena Hjelm-Wallén (born 1943) |
7 October 1994 | 7 October 1998 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Carlsson (III) | ||
Persson | ||||||||
39 | Anna Lindh (1957–2003) |
7 October 1998 | 11 September 2003 † | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
– | Jan O. Karlsson (born 1939) |
11 September 2003 | 10 October 2003 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
40 | 100px | Laila Freivalds (born 1942) |
10 October 2003 | 21 March 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | ||
– | Bo Ringholm (born 1942) |
21 March 2006 | 27 March 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
– | 100px | Carin Jämtin (born 1964) |
27 March 2006 | 24 April 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | ||
41 | Jan Eliasson (born 1940) |
24 April 2006 | 6 October 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | |||
42 | Carl Bildt (born 1949) |
6 October 2006 | 3 October 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Moderate Party | Reinfeldt | ||
42 | Margot Wallström (born 1954) |
3 October 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Social Democrats | Löfven |
Statistics
# | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Date of birth | Age at ascension (first term) |
Time in office (total) |
Age at retirement (last term) |
Date of death | Longevity |
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1 | Oscar Björnstjerna | March 6, 1819 | 57 years, 14 days | 4 years, 30 days | 61 years, 44 days | September 2, 1905 | 86 years, 180 days |
2 | Carl Hochschild | September 13, 1831 | 48 years, 227 days | 5 years, 151 days | 54 years, 12 days | December 12, 1898 | 67 years, 90 days |
3 | Albert Ehrensvärd, Sr. | January 10, 1821 | 64 years, 258 days | 3 years, 260 days | 68 years, 153 days | January 31, 1901 | 80 years, 21 days |
4 | Gustaf Åkerhielm | June 24, 1833 | 55 years, 353 days | 0 years, 122 days | 56 years, 110 days | April 2, 1900 | 66 years, 282 days |
5 | Carl Lewenhaupt | March 19, 1835 | 54 years, 207 days | 5 years, 232 days | 60 years, 74 days | December 10, 1906 | 71 years, 266 days |
6 | Ludvig Douglas | November 24, 1849 | 45 years, 189 days | 4 years, 134 days | 49 years, 323 days | July 20, 1916 | 66 years, 239 days |
7 | Alfred Lagerheim | October 4, 1843 | 56 years, 77 days | 4 years, 353 days | 61 years, 64 days | May 23, 1924 | 80 years, 232 days |
8 | August Gyldenstolpe | July 22, 1849 | 55 years, 153 days | 0 years, 223 days | 56 years, 11 days | June 30, 1928 | 78 years, 344 days |
9 | Fredrik Wachtmeister | February 10, 1855 | 50 years, 173 days | 0 years, 97 days | 50 years, 270 days | September 6, 1919 | 64 years, 208 days |
10 | Eric Trolle | September 23, 1863 | 41 years, 349 days | 3 years, 130 days | 45 years, 114 days | April 21, 1934 | 70 years, 149 days |
11 | Arvid Taube | January 19, 1853 | 56 years, 101 days | 2 years, 160 days | 58 years, 261 days | October 14, 1916 | 63 years, 269 days |
12 | Albert Ehrensvärd, Jr. | May 9, 1867 | 44 years, 151 days | 2 years, 133 days | 46 years, 284 days | March 6, 1940 | 72 years, 302 days |
13 | Knut Wallenberg | May 19, 1853 | 60 years, 274 days | 3 years, 41 days | 63 years, 315 days | June 1, 1938 | 85 years, 13 days |
14 | Arvid Lindman | September 19, 1862 | 46 years, 55 days | 0 years, 203 days | 48 years, 198 days | December 9, 1936 | 74 years, 81 days |
15 | Johannes Hellner | April 22, 1866 | 51 years, 180 days | 2 years, 143 days | 53 years, 323 days | February 19, 1947 | 80 years, 303 days |
16 | Erik Palmstierna | November 10, 1877 | 42 years, 121 days | 0 years, 231 days | 42 years, 352 days | October 22, 1959 | 81 years, 346 days |
17 | Herman Wrangel | August 13, 1857 | 63 years, 75 days | 0 years, 351 days | 64 years, 61 days | October 9, 1934 | 77 years, 57 days |
18 | Hjalmar Branting | November 23, 1860 | 60 years, 324 days | 1 year, 188 days | 62 years, 147 days | February 24, 1925 | 64 years, 93 days |
19 | Carl Hederstierna | December 1, 1861 | 61 years, 139 days | 0 years, 206 days | 61 years, 345 days | November 17, 1928 | 66 years, 352 days |
20 | Erik Marks von Würtemberg | May 11, 1861 | 62 years, 184 days | 0 years, 342 days | 63 years, 160 days | July 22, 1937 | 76 years, 72 days |
21 | Östen Undén | August 25, 1886 | 38 years, 54 days | 18 years, 282 days | 76 years, 25 days | January 14, 1974 | 87 years, 142 days |
22 | Eliel Löfgren | March 15, 1872 | 54 years, 84 days | 2 years, 117 days | 56 years, 201 days | April 8, 1940 | 68 years, 24 days |
23 | Ernst Trygger | October 27, 1857 | 70 years, 341 days | 1 years, 248 days | 72 years, 223 days | September 23, 1943 | 85 years, 331 days |
24 | Fredrik Ramel | December 9, 1872 | 57 years, 180 days | 2 years, 109 days | 59 years, 290 days | October 30, 1947 | 74 years, 325 days |
25 | Rickard Sandler | January 29, 1884 | 48 years, 239 days | 6 years, 345 days | 55 years, 318 days | November 12, 1964 | 80 years, 288 days |
26 | Karl Gustaf Westman | August 18, 1876 | 59 years, 306 days | 0 years, 101 days | 60 years, 41 days | January 24, 1944 | 67 years, 159 days |
27 | Christian Günther | December 5, 1886 | 53 years, 8 days | 5 years, 230 days | 58 years, 238 days | March 6, 1966 | 79 years, 91 days |
28 | Torsten Nilsson | April 1, 1905 | 57 years, 171 days | 8 years, 284 days | 66 years, 90 days | December 14, 1997 | 92 years, 257 days |
29 | Krister Wickman | April 13, 1924 | 47 years, 78 days | 2 years, 126 days | 49 years, 204 days | September 10, 1993 | 69 years, 150 days |
30 | Sven Andersson | April 5, 1910 | 63 years, 212 days | 2 years, 340 days | 66 years, 186 days | September 21, 1987 | 77 years, 169 days |
31 | Karin Söder | November 30, 1928 | 47 years, 313 days | 2 years, 10 days | 49 years, 322 days | December 19, 2015 | 87 years, 19 days |
32 | Hans Blix | June 28, 1928 | 50 years, 112 days | 0 years, 359 days | 51 years, 106 days | Living | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Living) |
33 | Ola Ullsten | June 23, 1931 | 48 years, 111 days | 2 years, 361 days | 51 years, 107 days | Living | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Living) |
34 | Lennart Bodström | April 20, 1928 | 54 years, 171 days | 3 years, 9 days | 57 years, 180 days | April 30, 2015 | 87 years, 10 days |
35 | Sten Andersson | April 20, 1923 | 62 years, 180 days | 5 years, 352 days | 68 years, 167 days | September 13, 2006 | 83 years, 210 days |
36 | Margaretha af Ugglas | January 5, 1939 | 52 years, 272 days | 3 years, 3 days | 55 years, 275 days | Living | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Living) |
37 | Lena Hjelm-Wallén | January 14, 1943 | 51 years, 266 days | 4 years, 0 days | 55 years, 266 days | Living | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Living) |
38 | Anna Lindh | June 19, 1957 | 41 years, 110 days | 4 years, 339 days | 46 years, 84 days | September 11, 2003 | 46 years, 84 days |
39 | Laila Freivalds | June 22, 1942 | 61 years, 110 days | 2 years, 162 days | 63 years, 272 days | Living | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Living) |
40 | Jan Eliasson | September 17, 1940 | 65 years, 219 days | 0 years, 165 days | 66 years, 19 days | Living | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Living) |
41 | Carl Bildt | July 15, 1949 | 57 years, 83 days | 7 years, 362 days | 65 years, 80 days | Living | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Living) |
42 | Margot Wallström | September 28, 1954 | 60 years, 5 days | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Ongoing) | Incumbent | Living | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Living) |
See also
References
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External links
- ↑ HEADS OF STATE, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, MINISTERS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations. Retrieved on July 6, 2013 Archived 1 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine