Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden | |
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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.
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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style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Lars von Engeström | 9 June 1809 | 8 June 1824 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Gustaf af Wetterstedt | 8 June 1824 | 15 May 1837 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Adolf Mörner (acting) | 15 May 1837 | 30 January 1838 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 30 January 1838 | 11 July 1842 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Albrecht Elof Ihre (acting) | 5 September 1840 | 29 December 1842 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Albrecht Elof Ihre | 29 December 1842 | 10 April 1848 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 10 April 1848 | 8 September 1856 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Elias Lagerheim | 8 September 1856 | 16 March 1858 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Christofer Rutger Ludvig Manderström | 16 March 1858 | 4 June 1868 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Carl Wachtmeister | 4 June 1868 | 14 October 1871 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Baltzar von Platen | 10 November 1871 | 17 December 1872 | Independent |
style="background:Template:Separtylcol-i; width:5px" | | Oscar Björnstjerna | 17 December 1872 | 20 March 1876 | Independent |
Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1876–present)
Parties
Status
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 | Living | 95 years, 148 days (Living) |
32 | Hans Blix | June 28, 1928 | 50 years, 112 days | 0 years, 359 days | 51 years, 106 days | Living | 95 years, 303 days (Living) |
33 | Ola Ullsten | June 23, 1931 | 48 years, 111 days | 2 years, 361 days | 51 years, 107 days | Living | 92 years, 308 days (Living) |
34 | Lennart Bodström | April 20, 1928 | 54 years, 171 days | 3 years, 9 days | 57 years, 180 days | Living | 96 years, 6 days (Living) |
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 | 85 years, 112 days (Living) |
37 | Lena Hjelm-Wallén | January 14, 1943 | 51 years, 266 days | 4 years, 0 days | 55 years, 266 days | Living | 81 years, 103 days (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 | 81 years, 309 days (Living) |
40 | Jan Eliasson | September 17, 1940 | 65 years, 219 days | 0 years, 165 days | 66 years, 19 days | Living | 83 years, 222 days (Living) |
41 | Carl Bildt | July 15, 1949 | 57 years, 83 days | 7 years, 362 days | 65 years, 80 days | Living | 74 years, 286 days (Living) |
42 | Margot Wallström | September 28, 1954 | 60 years, 5 days | 9 years, 206 days (Ongoing) | Incumbent | Living | 69 years, 211 days (Living) |
References
- ^ HEADS OF STATE, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, MINISTERS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations. Retrieved on July 6, 2013