Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Statsråd och chef för utrikesdepartementet
since 10 September 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
StyleExcellency
was used up to the 1970s in Sweden; but is still used in diplomatic writing[1]
Member ofGovernment of Sweden
National Security Council
SeatArvfurstens palats, Stockholm, Sweden
AppointerThe Prime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Formation6 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 holderOscar Björnstjerna
DeputyState Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations. Retrieved 6 July 2013 Archived 1 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine