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Erik Marks Von Würtemberg
Baron Erik Teodor Marks von Würtemberg (1861, Björnlunda – 1937) was a Swedish jurist and politician. He served as Foreign Minister of Sweden 1923–1924 in the government of Ernst Trygger, representing the General Electoral Union. During his tenure, Sweden recognised the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Swedish Supreme Court (''Högsta domstolen'') 1903–1920 and chief judge of the Svea Court of Appeal (''Svea hovrätt'') 1920–1931. He represented Sweden at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as well as at the Rome Conference of 1928 to revise the Berne Convention. From 1920 to 1929, he represented his home country in the League of Nations. He was subsequently a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Honours Swedish honours * Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, 6 June 1926. *Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star, 6 June 1913. * Commander 1st Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star, 15 May 1905. * Commander o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs ( sv, utrikesminister) is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Tobias Billström of the Moderate Party. 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 ( sv, statsminister för utrikes ärendena, commonly known as ''utrikesstatsminister''), similar to the office of Prime Minister for Justice ( sv, 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 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
