The Minister for Foreign Trade, ( sv, Utrikeshandelsminister), formally
cabinet minister of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a
member and minister of the
Government of Sweden and is appointed by the
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
. The minister is responsible for policies related to
trade
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
and
investment promotion.
The current Minister for Foreign Trade is
Johan Forssell of the
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic lib ...
.
He concurrently serves as
Minister for International Development Cooperation.
History
Between 1 July 1920 to 31 December 1982, there was a separate
Ministry of Commerce and Industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce.
Notable examples are:
List
*Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...
which was headed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry.
Gunnar Lange (
s) held the office for the longest time; 14 years and 32 days. The trade policy issues were dealt with between 1983 and 1996 by the Minister of Foreign Trade (''Utrikeshandelsminister''), who was a
minister without portfolio at the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
. From 1996 to 2002 the title was again Minister of Commerce and Industry, and from 2002 the issues were dealt with by the
Minister for Enterprise. In 2006, trade issues were moved from the
Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation back to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs by the
Reinfeldt Cabinet. In 2014, the post of Minister of Commerce and Industry was abolished and trade matters were transferred to the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation by the
Löfven I Cabinet
The first cabinet of Stefan Löfven ( sv, Regeringen Löfven I) was the cabinet of Sweden between 2014 and 2018. It was a coalition government, consisting of two parties: the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 3 O ...
. In connection with the government reshuffle on 25 May 2016, the post was re-established and is sorted under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The post has been combined with other ministerial posts since 2016:
Minister for EU Affairs (2016–2019),
Minister for Nordic Cooperation (2019–2022) and
Minister for International Development Cooperation (2022–present).
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