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

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Dag Hartelius Dag Hartelius (born 8 November 1955 in Härnösand) is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Moderate Party (M). Hartelius was Director-General of The National Defence Radio Establishment, assuming office 1 November 2013, and leaving office ...

is state secretary for foreign affairs.

History

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 In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

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

List

State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs

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

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

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*1809–1811: Carl Aron Ehrengranat *1811–1814: Aron Hjort *1814–1817: Erik Julius Lagerheim *1817–1825: David von Schulzenheim *1825–1831: Elias Lagerheim *1831–1840:

Albrecht Elof Ihre Baron Albrecht Elof Ihre (6 October 1797 – 9 August 1877) was a Swedish diplomat and politician who served as Union between Sweden and Norway, Swedish-Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), prime minister of foreign affairs 1840-1848 ( ...

*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, prime minister of foreign affairs between 1858 and 1868. He was elected a member of the ...

*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's Second Cabi ...

*1859–1864:

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*1864–1866:

Carl Johan Albert Sandströmer 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 tel ...

*1866–1869: Frans Theodor Lindstrand *1869–1870:

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*1870–1873: Hans Henrik von Essen *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 Municip ...

*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 in 18 ...

*1886–1889:

Carl Bildt Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994. He led the Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, appearing as its lead candidate in four general elections, b ...

*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 on 19 January 1853. He served as the h ...

*1900–1903:

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*1903–1905:

Eric Trolle Eric Trolle may refer to: * Erik Trolle Erik 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 ...

*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 tel ...

*1906–1908:

*1908–1913: Fredrik Ramel *1913–1918: Oskar Ewerlöf *1918–1922: Wollmar Boström *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 d ...

*1938–1944:

Erik Boheman Erik Carlsson Boheman (19 January 1895 – 18 September 1979), was a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party.Stig Sahlin *1945–1947: Karl Ivan Westman *1947–1949:

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*1949–1951:

Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (English: ,; 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 Septe ...

*1951–1956: Arne S. Lundberg *1956–1967: Leif Belfrage *1967–1972: Ole Jödahl *1972–1977:

Sverker Åström Carl Sverker Åström (30 December 1915 – 26 June 2012) was a Swedish diplomat. After completing his studies, Åström began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm. He served in the Soviet Union during World ...

*1977–1982:

Leif Leifland Leif Leifland (30 December 1925 – 3 April 2015) was a Swedish diplomat who served as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1982 and as Ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1991. Leifland joined the Ministry for ...

*1982–1991: Pierre Schori *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 Foreign ...

*2000–2006: Hans Dahlgren *2006–2014: Frank Belfrage *2014–2019: Annika Söder *2019–2022: Robert Rydberg *2022–2024: Jan Knutsson *2024– :

Deputy State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs

*1944–1953:

Vilhelm Assarsson Per Vilhelm Gustaf Assarsson (22 April 1889 – 11 October 1974) was a Swedish diplomat. Assarsson was born in Lund, Sweden, in 1889, the son of a law professor. He graduated with a law degree in 1911 and began his career as a court clerk and dis ...

*1953–1956: Leif Belfrage *1956–1963:

Hubert de Bèsche Hubert Wathier August de Bèsche (7 July 1911 – 11 March 1997) was a Swedish civil servant and diplomat. He served as the Ambassador of Sweden to the United States from 1964 to 1973 and to Denmark 1973 to 1977. Early life de Bèsche was born ...

*1964–1967: Nils Montan *1968–1971:

Göran Ryding Per Göran Gustaf Ryding (17 September 1916 – 12 February 2007) was a Swedish diplomat. He was the ambassador of Sweden to Finland between 1971 and 1975 and to the Soviet Union and Mongolia between 1975 and 1979. Biography Ryding was born in 1 ...

*1971–1972:

*1972–1975: Carl de Geer *1975–1978: Bengt Rabaeus *1978–1980: Carl-George Crafoord *1980–1981: Margareta Hegardt *1981–1982:

Ulf Dinkelspiel Ulf Adolf Roger Dinkelspiel (4 July 1939 – 9 January 2017) was a Swedish Moderate Party politician and financier. Early life Dinkelspiel was born on 4 July 1939 in Stockholm in 1939, the son of Max Dinkelspiel and his wife Brita (née Björns ...

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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