| Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden | |
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| Statsråd och chef för utrikesdepartementet | |
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| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Excellency was used up to the 1970s in Sweden; but is still used in diplomatic writing[1] |
| Member of | Government of Sweden National Security Council |
| Seat | Arvfurstens palats, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Appointer | The Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit |
| Formation | 6 June 1809 (as Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs) 20 March 1876 (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) 6 June 1974 (as Councilor of State and Head of the Foreign Department) |
| First holder | Oscar Björnstjerna |
| Deputy | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Website | www.sweden.gov.se |
The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Swedish: utrikesminister) is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Maria Malmer Stenergard of the Moderate Party.
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