The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs ( sv, Kabinettssekreterare) is the highest position below the rank of cabinet minister at the

Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs The Ministry for Foreign Affairs ( sv, Utrikesdepartementet, UD) is responsible for Swedish foreign policy. History The ministry for Foreign Affairs was created in 1791 when King Gustav III set up ''Konungens kabinett för den utrikes brevv� ...

. , Jan Knutsson is State Secretary.Statssekreterare hos Tobias Billström
2023-03-16 The title can alternatively be translated as ''Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs'' or ''Secretary General of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.'' For historical reasons, this position has a different title in Swedish than the other State Secretaries of the Swedish government; the other posts are termed ''statssekreterare''. Before 1945, in a situation where the political head of the ministry often changed rapidly, the Secretary General represented the continuous lines in Sweden's foreign policy; and was considered a prestigious step in the diplomatic career. From 1932, Sweden has experienced a great deal of stability on the post of

Foreign Minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

, and from 1945 and on the post as Cabinet Secretary has increasingly been politized and a subject of replacement in connection with shifts of Foreign Minister. The precise role of the Cabinet Secretary has changed from cabinet to cabinet, particularly due to different prime ministers' particular interest and involvement in the shaping of foreign policy.

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*1791–1792: Aron Isak Silfversparre *1792–1801:

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*1801–1805: Gustaf Lagerbielke *1805–1809:

Gustaf af Wetterstedt Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt (29 December 1776 – 15 May 1837) was a Swedish statesman. He was the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1824 to 1837. In 1811, he was elected into the Swedish Academy, and later he also became a member of the Ro ...

*1809–1811: Carl Aron Ehrengranat *1811–1814: Aron Hjort *1814–1817: Erik Julius Lagerheim *1817–1825: David von Schulzenheim *1825–1831:

Elias Lagerheim Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

*1831–1840:

Albrecht Elof Ihre Baron Albrecht Elof Ihre (6 October 1797 – 9 August 1877) was a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as Swedish-Norwegian prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1848 (acting 1840-1842). Ihre was employed in the Swedish Ministry for Fore ...

*1840–1855:

Ludvig Manderström Christofer Rutger ''Ludvig'' Manderström (22 January 1806 – 18 August 1873) was the Sweden, Swedish - Norway, Norwegian Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1858-1868. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1 ...

*1855–1859:

Albert Ehrensvärd Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd (9 May 1867 – 6 March 1940) was a Swedish diplomat. He was Sweden's envoy to Washington D.C between 1910 and 1911. He became Sweden's Foreign Minister in Liberal leader and Prime Minister Karl Staaff Karl Albe ...

*1859–1864:

Carl Fredrik Palmstierna Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of te ...

*1864–1866: Carl Johan Albert Sandströmer *1866–1869:

Frans Theodor Lindstrand Frans is an Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish given name, sometimes as a short form of ''François''. One cognate of Frans in English is '' Francis''. Given name * Frans van Aarssens (1572–1641), Dutch diplo ...

*1869–1870: Lave Gustaf Beck-Friis *1870–1873:

Hans Henrik von Essen Count Hans Henric von Essen (26 September 1755 – 28 June 1824) was a Swedish officer, courtier and statesman. Biography Hans Henric von Essen was born at Kavlås Castle in Tidaholm Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. He was a ...

*1873–1876:

Carl Lewenhaupt Count Carl Lewenhaupt (19 March 1835 – 10 December 1906) was a Swedish diplomat and politician, who was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1889 to 1895. Early life Lewenhaupt was born on 19 March 1835 at Herrevad Abbey in Klippan Municipa ...

*1876–1886:

Alfred Lagerheim Carl Herman Theodor "Alfred" Lagerheim, (4 October 1843 – 23 May 1924) was a Swedish politician and diplomat. Lagerheim was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and was a student in Uppsala in 1859 and graduated in 1861. He became an attaché in Paris i ...

*1886–1889:

Carl Bildt Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994. He was the leader of the Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999. Bildt served as Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs ...

*1889–1895: August Gyldenstolpe *1895–1900:

Arvid Taube Arvid Fredrik Taube (19 January 1853 – 14 October 1916) was a Swedish aristocrat who served as the foreign minister between 1909 and 1911 and also, held various diplomatic posts. Biography Taube was born in 1853. He served as the head of the p ...

*1900–1903:

Thor von Ditten Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and ...

*1903–1905:

Eric Trolle Eric Trolle (or Erik Arvidsson) (c. 1460–1530) was elected regent of Sweden in 1512, during the era of Kalmar Union. He was Justiciar of Närke and a Lord High Councillor of Sweden from 1487. Biography Eric Arvidsson was born around 1460 into ...

*1905–1906:

Carl Haraldsson Strömfelt Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of te ...

*1906–1908:

*1908–1913: Fredrik Ramel *1913–1918: Oskar Ewerlöf *1918–1922:

Wollmar Boström Wollmar Filip Boström (15 June 1878 – 7 November 1956) was a Swedish diplomat and tennis player. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics in singles and men's doubles and won a bronze medal in the doubles in 1908, finishing fifth in three oth ...

*1922–1928: Erik Sjöborg *1928–1931: Einar Hennings *1931–1934: Carl Hamilton *1934–1937:

Christian Günther Christian Ernst Günther (5 December 1886 – 6 March 1966) was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Hansson III Cabinet. The unity government was formed after the Soviet attack on Finland in November 1939, the Winter War, and it was di ...

*1938–1944:

Erik Boheman Erik Carlsson Boheman (19 January 1895 – 18 September 1979), was a Sweden, Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party (Sweden), Liberal People's Party.

*1944–1945: Vacant *1945–1945:

Stig Sahlin Stig or STIG may refer to: People * Stig (given name) * Nickname of Robert Stigwood (1934–2016), musical act manager Arts and entertainment * The Stig, a masked racing driver on the UK television show ''Top Gear'' * Stig (singer), Finnish pe ...

*1945–1947:

Karl Ivan Westman Karl Ivan Westman (August 5, 1889 – April 24, 1970) was a Swedish diplomat who served as Sweden's Ambassador to Switzerland in Bern between 1928 and 1938 and at the League of Nations, in connection with the Continuation War Sweden's ambassador ...

*1947–1949: Hans Beck-Friis *1949–1951:

Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( , ; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 196 ...

*1951–1956: Arne S. Lundberg *1956–1967:

Leif Belfrage Leif is a male given name of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Leifr'' (nominative case), meaning "heir", "descendant". Use in the Nordic countries Spelling and prevalence Across the Nordic countries, the most com ...

*1967–1972: Ole Jödahl *1972–1977:

Sverker Åström Carl Sverker Åström (30 December 1915 – 26 June 2012) was a Swedish diplomat. Youth and education Åström was born in Uppsala, the son of John Åström, a lawyer, and his wife, Brita ( née Kugelberg). His father died shortly before the Kre ...

*1977–1982: Leif Leifland *1982–1991:

Pierre Schori Jean-Pierre Olov Schori (born 14 October 1938, in Norrköping) is a Swedish diplomat and politician. For many years he was international secretary in the Swedish Social Democratic Party and a close assistant to the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palm ...

*1991–1994: Lars-Åke Nilsson *1994–2000:

Jan Eliasson Jan Kenneth Eliasson (born 17 September 1940) is a Swedish diplomat who was Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from July 2012 to December 2016. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Eliasson served as Minister for Forei ...

*2000–2006:

Hans Dahlgren Hans Eric Albert Dahlgren (born 16 March 1948) is a Swedish politician and former diplomat. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, he served as Minister for European Union Affairs from January 2019 to October 17 2022 under Prime Minis ...

*2006–2014:

Frank Belfrage Frank Kurt Claude Belfrage (born 13 March 1942) is a Swedish economist and diplomat who was State Secretary for Foreign Affairs between 2006 and 2014, heading the Ministry for Foreign Affairs under then Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt. H ...

*2014–2019: Annika Söder *2019–2022: Robert Rydberg *2022– : Jan Knutsson

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* {{cite web , url = http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/3367/a/19954 , title = Ministry leadership (Organization of the MoFA) , publisher = Government of Sweden , date = 2007-12-10 , accessdate = 2008-01-25 Government of Sweden