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| Head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and responsible for Sweden's relations with foreign countries as well as with intergovernmental and other international organizations. |
The Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the head of authority of the foreign representation. In addition, the minister is responsible for Sweden's relations with foreign countries as well as with intergovernmental and other international organizations.
The minister for foreign affairs is not only the head of the ministry, but is also the head of the entire foreign service, and this is where Swedish diplomats and ambassadors abroad report. As head of government, the minister for foreign affairs is not subject to the general ban on ministerial rule, and is the only one of the Swedish ministers to hold this position.[1]
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To | Description |
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| Ann Linde | 10 September 2019 | ||
| Margot Wallström | 3 October 2014 | 10 September 2019 | |
| Carl Bildt | 6 October 2006 | 3 October 2014 | |
| Jan Eliasson | 24 April 2006 | 6 October 2006 | |
| Laila Freivalds | 10 October 2003 | 21 March 2006 | |
| Anna Lindh | 7 October 1998 | 11 September 2003 | Assassinated in office 4 months after attending the 2003 Bilderberg |
| Ola Ullsten | 12 October 1979 | 8 October 1982 | |
| Hans Blix | 18 October 1978 | 12 October 1979 | |
| Sven Andersson | 3 November 1973 | 8 October 1976 | |
| Krister Wickman | 1971 | 1973 | |
| Rickard Sandler | 28 September 1936 | 13 December 1939 | |
| Rickard Sandler | 24 September 1932 | 19 June 1936 | |
| Knut Agathon Wallenberg | 1914 | 1917 |
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