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 Arvfurstens palats, the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at Gustav Adolfs torg in Stockholm. | |
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| Formed | 1791 (1791)[1] |
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TheMinistry for Foreign Affairs (Swedish:Utrikesdepartementet, UD) is aministry in theGovernment of Sweden responsible for policies related to foreign policy,democracy,human rights, international development cooperation andforeign trade.
The ministry is currently headed by theminister for foreign affairs,Maria Malmer Stenergard of theModerate Party.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was added in 1791, when Gustav III established theKing'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 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 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 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.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is principal for 10 government agencies. The ministry is also responsible forSweden's diplomatic missions around the world.
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For a full list of ministers for foreign affairs, seeMinister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden).
For a full list of ministers for international development cooperation, seeMinister for International Development Cooperation (Sweden).
For a full list of ministers for foreign trade, seeMinister for Foreign Trade (Sweden).
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