The Ministry for Foreign Affairs ( Swedish : Utrikesdepartementet , UD) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to foreign policy, democracy , human rights , international development cooperation and foreign trade .
13-589: The ministry is currently headed by the minister for foreign affairs , Maria Malmer Stenergard of the Moderate Party . The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was added in 1791, when Gustav III established the King's Cabinet for Foreign Correspondence . The organization that was formally named the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1840 was then created in practice. It is possible to speak of a foreign administration to
26-585: A full list of ministers for foreign affairs, see Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden) . For a full list of ministers for international development cooperation, see Minister for International Development Cooperation (Sweden) . For a full list of ministers for foreign trade, see Minister for Foreign Trade (Sweden) . This article about government in Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maria Malmer Stenergard Eva Maria Louise Malmer Stenergard (born 23 March 1981)
39-642: A joint letter in late October condemning Israel's planned bill that would seek to ban the UNRWA from operating in the country and in effect the Palestinian areas. Furthermore, they urged the Knesset to reconsider passing the bill. Since becoming Minister for Foreign Affairs, Malmer Stenergard has made a number of international trips. Andreas Norl%C3%A9n Per Olof Andreas Norlén ( Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdrêːas nʊˈɭeːn] ; born 6 May 1973)
52-483: A second term. Norlén was reelected as speaker of the Riksdag on 26 September 2022. After the 2022 general elections Norlén presided over the government formations once again. This time he tasked Ulf Kristersson with forming a government. The government formation that followed is one of the longest in swedish history second only to the 2018-2019 formation, which also took place under Norléns speakership. On October 17
65-528: Is a Swedish politician and jurist. Since September 2024, she is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Kristersson cabinet , having previously served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2022 to 2024. She has also been a Member of the Riksdag since 2014. On 18 October 2022, Stenergard was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson . This role
78-608: Is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party who has served as Speaker of the Riksdag since September 2018. He has been a member of parliament (MP) for Östergötland County since October 2006. Norlén has previously been a member of the Committee on the Constitution , 2014–2018 as chair of the committee. Following the first sitting of the Riksdag since the 2018 Swedish general election on 24 September, Norlén
91-519: The Public Gallery. Stenergard retreated from the chamber following the event. The three activists, 1 man and 2 women, who had smuggled the objects in through the security controls by hiding them in their clothes, were quickly apprehended by security and removed from the perimeters of the Riksdag. Stenergard called the event an attack on basic democratic values, a sentiment echoed by Speaker Andreas Norlén . She and her Nordic counterparts signed
104-405: The chancellery was the chancellor. In a way, he can be described as foreign minister. More famous holders of this position are Axel Oxenstierna and Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie. The title was changed during Charles XI's time to Chancellery President. During the period of freedom, the chancellery was divided into various expeditions, including a foreign expedition. These can be seen as predecessors to
117-418: The function as soon as we can discern a Swedish central state administration, and from the end of the 13th century. Under Gustav Vasa, the chancellery developed into the body that handled and expedited government matters. With Gustav II Adolf's reforms in the 1620s, a specialization was carried out within the chancellery so that foreign affairs were distributed among secretaries according to country. The head of
130-473: The ministries. The head of each expedition was a state secretary. The Chancellery President was the head of the Chancellery. During the period of freedom, his power was further strengthened. One of the famous holders of the post was Arvid Horn. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is principal for 10 government agencies. The ministry is also responsible for Sweden's diplomatic missions around the world . For
143-534: Was elected the Speaker of the Riksdag . After the centre-left Löfven I Cabinet lost a vote of no confidence, Norlén began the task of nominating candidates for Stefan Löfven 's successor as Prime Minister, according to the Swedish Instrument of Government . The lengthy work of finding a prime minister that could be tolerated by the Riksdag was concluded on 18 January 2019 when Löfven was appointed for
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#1732791960237156-488: Was made Minister for Foreign Affairs succeeding Tobias Billström who had recently resigned. During a press conference later the same day she said she would pursue a foreign policy that prioritized Sweden. In October 2024, while watching a debate regarding Sweden stance on Israel and the Palestinian West Bank unfold in the Riksdag chamber three Palestine activists threw onions and tomatoes towards her from
169-510: Was seen as critical since migration was one of the key areas the new government was set to focus on. In 2024, Stenergard announced that Sweden during that year had seen the lowest number of immigrants since 1997, and had for the first time in 50 years had more people migrating from Sweden than immigrating to Sweden. This was in line with the governments policy which she had implemented. On 10 September 2024, prime minister Ulf Kristersson reshuffled his cabinet . During this reshuffle Stenergard
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