Minister for Foreign Trade (Sweden)
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| Minister for Foreign Trade of Sweden | |
|---|---|
| Utrikeshandelsminister | |
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden | |
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| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit |
| Formation | 1920 |
| First holder | Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson |
The Minister for Foreign Trade, (
member and minister of the Government of Sweden and is appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister is responsible for policies related to trade and investment
promotion.
The current Minister for Foreign Trade is Benjamin Dousa of the Moderate Party.[1] He concurrently serves as Minister for International Development Cooperation.
History
Between 1 July 1920 to 31 December 1982, there was a separate
Löfven I Cabinet. 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).
List of officeholders
- Color key
Independent
Historical parties:
Lantmanna
Moderate
National Party
Liberals
Liberals
Liberals
Liberals
Present parties:
Social Democrats
Moderate
Centre
Left
Liberals
Christian Democrats
Green
Sweden Democrats
- Status
Denotes acting Minister of Commerce and Industry
Ministers of Commerce (1920–2002) | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| Gösta Malm (1873–1965) [2] | 27 October 1920 | 13 October 1921 | 351 days | Independent | – | De Geer d.y. von Sydow | ||
| Nils Wohlin (1881–1948) | 19 April 1923 | 18 October 1924 | 1 year, 182 days | Independent | – | Trygger | ||
| Carl Svensson (1879–1938) | 27 February 1925 | 7 June 1926 | 1 year, 130 days | Social Democrats | – | Sandler | ||
| Ekman I | ||||||||
| – | Lindman II | |||||||
| – | Ekman II Hamrin | |||||||
| Fritjof Ekman (1888–1952) | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | 3 years, 269 days | Social Democrats | – | Hansson I | ||
| Elof Ericsson (1887–1961) | 19 June 1936 | 28 September 1936 | 101 days | Independent | – | Pehrsson-Bramstorp | ||
Ministers for Enterprise (2002–2006) | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
Ministers for Foreign Trade (2006–2014) | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
Ministers for Enterprise (2014–2016) | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
Ministers for Foreign Trade (2016–) | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Coalition | Cabinet | |||
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
Footnotes
References
Notes
- ^ Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (10 September 2024). "Statsminister Ulf Kristersson presenterade förändringar i regeringen". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish).
- ^ De Geer 1982–1984, p. 725
- ^ Norman 2000–2002, p. 379
- ^ Ståhl 1969–1971, p. 230
- ^ Nilzén 1982–1984, p. 407
- ^ Moberg 1969–1971, p. 250
- ^ Jonasson 2003–2006, p. 524
- ^ Thullberg 1987–1989, p. 231
- ^ Hemming 1953, p. 410
- ^ Siven 1992–1994, p. 95
- ^ Gustafsson 1987–1989, p. 144
- ^ Andersson 1977–1979, p. 248
- Andersson, Sven (1977–1979). "N Gunnar Lange". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- De Geer, Hans (1982–1984). "C O Gustaf (Gösta) Malm". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. SELIBR 8345587.
- Gustafsson, Bo (1987–1989). "K Gunnar Myrdal". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 26. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Hemming, Sten J:r. (1953). "Gustaf Herman Eriksson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 14. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Jonasson, Gustaf (2003–2006). "Per Edvin Sköld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Norman, Torbjörn (2000–2002). "Rickard J Sandler". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 31. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Moberg, Arvid (1969–1971). "David Hansén". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Nilzén, Göran (1982–1984). "Vilhelm G Lundvik". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Siven, Claes-Henric (1992–1994). "Bertil G Ohlin". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 28. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Ståhl, Manne (1969–1971). "Felix T Hamrin". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Thullberg, Per (1987–1989). "F Gustav Möller". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 26. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.