Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden | |
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Statsråd och chef för utrikesdepartementet | |
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since 3 October 2014 | |
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 | 6 June 1809 (as Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs) 20 March 1876 (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) 6 June 1974 (as Councilor of State and Head of the Foreign Department) |
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 | 6 March 1819 | 57 years, 14 days | 4 years, 30 days | 61 years, 44 days | 2 September 1905 | 86 years, 180 days |
2 | Carl Hochschild | 13 September 1831 | 48 years, 227 days | 5 years, 151 days | 54 years, 12 days | 12 December 1898 | 67 years, 90 days |
3 | Albert Ehrensvärd, Sr. | 10 January 1821 | 64 years, 258 days | 3 years, 260 days | 68 years, 153 days | 31 January 1901 | 80 years, 21 days |
4 | Gustaf Åkerhielm | 24 June 1833 | 55 years, 353 days | 0 years, 122 days | 56 years, 110 days | 2 April 1900 | 66 years, 282 days |
5 | Carl Lewenhaupt | 19 March 1835 | 54 years, 207 days | 5 years, 232 days | 60 years, 74 days | 10 December 1906 | 71 years, 266 days |
6 | Ludvig Douglas | 24 November 1849 | 45 years, 189 days | 4 years, 134 days | 49 years, 323 days | 20 July 1916 | 66 years, 239 days |
7 | Alfred Lagerheim | 4 October 1843 | 56 years, 77 days | 4 years, 353 days | 61 years, 64 days | 23 May 1924 | 80 years, 232 days |
8 | August Gyldenstolpe | 22 July 1849 | 55 years, 153 days | 0 years, 223 days | 56 years, 11 days | 30 June 1928 | 78 years, 344 days |
9 | Fredrik Wachtmeister | 10 February 1855 | 50 years, 173 days | 0 years, 97 days | 50 years, 270 days | 6 September 1919 | 64 years, 208 days |
10 | Eric Trolle | 23 September 1863 | 41 years, 349 days | 3 years, 130 days | 45 years, 114 days | 21 April 1934 | 70 years, 149 days |
11 | Arvid Taube | 19 January 1853 | 56 years, 101 days | 2 years, 160 days | 58 years, 261 days | 14 October 1916 | 63 years, 269 days |
12 | Albert Ehrensvärd, Jr. | 9 May 1867 | 44 years, 151 days | 2 years, 133 days | 46 years, 284 days | 6 March 1940 | 72 years, 302 days |
13 | Knut Wallenberg | 19 May 1853 | 60 years, 274 days | 3 years, 41 days | 63 years, 315 days | 1 June 1938 | 85 years, 13 days |
14 | Arvid Lindman | 19 September 1862 | 46 years, 55 days | 0 years, 203 days | 48 years, 198 days | 9 December 1936 | 74 years, 81 days |
15 | Johannes Hellner | 22 April 1866 | 51 years, 180 days | 2 years, 143 days | 53 years, 323 days | 19 February 1947 | 80 years, 303 days |
16 | Erik Palmstierna | 10 November 1877 | 42 years, 121 days | 0 years, 231 days | 42 years, 352 days | 22 October 1959 | 81 years, 346 days |
17 | Herman Wrangel | 13 August 1857 | 63 years, 75 days | 0 years, 351 days | 64 years, 61 days | 9 October 1934 | 77 years, 57 days |
18 | Hjalmar Branting | 23 November 1860 | 60 years, 324 days | 1 year, 188 days | 62 years, 147 days | 24 February 1925 | 64 years, 93 days |
19 | Carl Hederstierna | 1 December 1861 | 61 years, 139 days | 0 years, 206 days | 61 years, 345 days | 17 November 1928 | 66 years, 352 days |
20 | Erik Marks von Würtemberg | 11 May 1861 | 62 years, 184 days | 0 years, 342 days | 63 years, 160 days | 22 July 1937 | 76 years, 72 days |
21 | Östen Undén | 25 August 1886 | 38 years, 54 days | 18 years, 282 days | 76 years, 25 days | 14 January 1974 | 87 years, 142 days |
22 | Eliel Löfgren | 15 March 1872 | 54 years, 84 days | 2 years, 117 days | 56 years, 201 days | 8 April 1940 | 68 years, 24 days |
23 | Ernst Trygger | 27 October 1857 | 70 years, 341 days | 1 years, 248 days | 72 years, 223 days | 23 September 1943 | 85 years, 331 days |
24 | Fredrik Ramel | 9 December 1872 | 57 years, 180 days | 2 years, 109 days | 59 years, 290 days | 30 October 1947 | 74 years, 325 days |
25 | Rickard Sandler | 29 January 1884 | 48 years, 239 days | 6 years, 345 days | 55 years, 318 days | 12 November 1964 | 80 years, 288 days |
26 | Karl Gustaf Westman | 18 August 1876 | 59 years, 306 days | 0 years, 101 days | 60 years, 41 days | 24 January 1944 | 67 years, 159 days |
27 | Christian Günther | 5 December 1886 | 53 years, 8 days | 5 years, 230 days | 58 years, 238 days | 6 March 1966 | 79 years, 91 days |
28 | Torsten Nilsson | 1 April 1905 | 57 years, 171 days | 8 years, 284 days | 66 years, 90 days | 14 December 1997 | 92 years, 257 days |
29 | Krister Wickman | 13 April 1924 | 47 years, 78 days | 2 years, 126 days | 49 years, 204 days | 10 September 1993 | 69 years, 150 days |
30 | Sven Andersson | 5 April 1910 | 63 years, 212 days | 2 years, 340 days | 66 years, 186 days | 21 September 1987 | 77 years, 169 days |
31 | Karin Söder | 30 November 1928 | 47 years, 313 days | 2 years, 10 days | 49 years, 322 days | 19 December 2015 | 87 years, 19 days |
32 | Hans Blix | 28 June 1928 | 50 years, 112 days | 0 years, 359 days | 51 years, 106 days | Living | 96 years, 76 days (Living) |
33 | Ola Ullsten | 23 June 1931 | 48 years, 111 days | 2 years, 361 days | 51 years, 107 days | 28 May 2018 | 86 years, 339 days |
34 | Lennart Bodström | 20 April 1928 | 54 years, 171 days | 3 years, 9 days | 57 years, 180 days | 30 April 2015 | 87 years, 10 days |
35 | Sten Andersson | 20 April 1923 | 62 years, 180 days | 5 years, 352 days | 68 years, 167 days | 13 September 2006 | 83 years, 210 days |
36 | Margaretha af Ugglas | 5 January 1939 | 52 years, 272 days | 3 years, 3 days | 55 years, 275 days | Living | 85 years, 251 days (Living) |
37 | Lena Hjelm-Wallén | 14 January 1943 | 51 years, 266 days | 4 years, 0 days | 55 years, 266 days | Living | 81 years, 242 days (Living) |
38 | Anna Lindh | 19 June 1957 | 41 years, 110 days | 4 years, 339 days | 46 years, 84 days | 11 September 2003 | 46 years, 84 days |
39 | Laila Freivalds | 22 June 1942 | 61 years, 110 days | 2 years, 162 days | 63 years, 272 days | Living | 82 years, 82 days (Living) |
40 | Jan Eliasson | 17 September 1940 | 65 years, 219 days | 0 years, 165 days | 66 years, 19 days | Living | 83 years, 361 days (Living) |
41 | Carl Bildt | 15 July 1949 | 57 years, 83 days | 7 years, 362 days | 65 years, 80 days | Living | 75 years, 59 days (Living) |
43 | Margot Wallström | 28 September 1954 | 60 years, 5 days | 9 years, 345 days (Ongoing) | Incumbent | Living | 69 years, 350 days (Living) |
See also
References
- ^ HEADS OF STATE, HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, MINISTERS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations. Retrieved on 6 July 2013 Archived 1 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine