Minister for Foreign Trade (Sweden)
The Minister for Foreign Trade , (Swedish : Utrikeshandelsminister ), formally cabinet minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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] Minister for International Development Cooperation .
History
Between 1 July 1920 to 31 December 1982, there was a separate Ministry of Commerce and Industry which was headed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Gunnar Lange (s ) held the office for the longest time; 14 years and 32 days. The trade policy issues were dealt with between 1983 and 1996 by the Minister of Foreign Trade (Utrikeshandelsminister ), who was a minister without portfolio at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs . From 1996 to 2002 the title was again Minister of Commerce and Industry, and from 2002 the issues were dealt with by the Minister for Enterprise . In 2006, trade issues were moved from the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation back to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs by the Reinfeldt Cabinet . In 2014, the post of Minister of Commerce and Industry was abolished and trade matters were transferred to the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation by the 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 Lantmanna Moderate National Party Liberals Liberals Liberals Liberals Social Democrats Moderate Centre Left Liberals Christian Democrats Green Sweden Democrats
Status Denotes acting Minister of Commerce and Industry
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Minister(Born-Died)
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Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (1865–1925) 1 July 1920 27 October 1920 118 days Social Democrats – Branting I Gösta Malm (1873–1965) [ 2] 27 October 1920 13 October 1921 351 days Independent – De Geer d.y. von Sydow Carl Svensson (1879–1938) 13 October 1921 19 April 1923 1 year, 188 days Social Democrats – Branting II Nils Wohlin (1881–1948) 19 April 1923 18 October 1924 1 year, 182 days Independent – Trygger Rickard Sandler (1884–1964) [ 3] 18 October 1924 27 February 1925 132 days Social Democrats – Branting III Sandler Carl Svensson (1879–1938) 27 February 1925 7 June 1926 1 year, 130 days Social Democrats – Sandler Felix Hamrin (1875–1937) [ 4] 7 June 1926 2 October 1928 2 years, 122 days Liberals L –L Ekman I Vilhelm Lundvik (1883–1969) [ 5] 2 October 1928 7 June 1930 1 year, 248 days Electoral League – Lindman II David Hansén (1880–1957) [ 6] 7 June 1930 24 September 1932 2 years, 109 days Liberals – 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 Per Edvin Sköld (1891–1972) [ 7] 28 September 1936 16 December 1938 2 years, 79 days Social Democrats S/SAP –C Hansson II Gustav Möller (1884–1970) [ 8] 16 December 1938 13 December 1939 362 days Social Democrats S/SAP –C Hansson II Fritiof Domö (1889–1961) 13 December 1939 7 March 1941 1 year, 84 days Moderate S/SAP –C –L –M Hansson III Herman Eriksson (1892–1949) [ 9] 7 March 1941 30 September 1944 3 years, 207 days Social Democrats S/SAP –C –L –M Hansson III Bertil Ohlin (1899–1979) [ 10] 30 September 1944 31 July 1945 304 days Liberals S/SAP –C –L –M Hansson III Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987) [ 11] 31 July 1945 11 April 1947 2 years, 123 days Social Democrats – Hansson IV Erlander I Axel Gjöres (1889–1979) 24 May 1947 24 September 1948 1 year, 123 days Social Democrats – Erlander I John Ericsson (1907–1977) 28 October 1948 12 September 1955 6 years, 319 days Social Democrats S/SAP –C Erlander I Erlander II Gunnar Lange (1909–1976) [ 12] 12 September 1955 14 October 1969 14 years, 32 days Social Democrats – Erlander I Erlander II Palme I Kjell-Olof Feldt (born 1931) 9 October 1970 9 November 1975 5 years, 0 days Social Democrats – Palme I Carl Lidbom (1926–2004) 10 November 1975 8 October 1976 333 days Social Democrats – Palme I Staffan Burenstam Linder (1931–2000) 8 October 1976 18 October 1978 2 years, 10 days Moderate C –M –L Fälldin I Hadar Cars (born 1933) 18 October 1978 12 October 1979 359 days Liberals C –M –L Ullsten Staffan Burenstam Linder (1931–2000) 12 October 1979 5 May 1981 1 year, 205 days Moderate C –M –L Fälldin II Jan-Erik Wikström (1932–2024) Acting 5 May 1981 22 May 1981 17 days Liberals C –M –L Fälldin II Björn Molin (born 1932) 22 May 1981 8 October 1982 1 year, 139 days Liberals C –M –L Fälldin III Lennart Bodström (1928–2015) 8 October 1982 31 December 1982 84 days Social Democrats C –M –L Palme II Mats Hellström (born 1942) 11 January 1983 9 October 1986 3 years, 271 days Social Democrats – Palme II Carlsson I Anita Gradin (1933–2022) 10 October 1986 4 October 1991 4 years, 359 days Social Democrats – Carlsson I Carlsson II Ulf Dinkelspiel (1939–2017) 4 October 1991 7 October 1994 3 years, 3 days Moderate C –M –L –KD Bildt Mats Hellström (born 1942) 7 October 1994 22 March 1996 1 year, 167 days Social Democrats – Carlsson III Björn von Sydow (born 1945) 22 March 1996 31 January 1997 315 days Social Democrats – Persson Leif Pagrotsky (born 1951) 1 February 1997 2002 5 years, 261 days Social Democrats – Persson
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Minister(Born-Died)
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Leif Pagrotsky (born 1951) 21 October 2002 21 October 2004 2 years, 0 days Social Democrats – Persson Thomas Östros (born 1965) 1 November 2004 6 October 2006 1 year, 339 days Social Democrats – Persson
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Minister(Born-Died)
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Maria Borelius (born 1960) 6 October 2006 14 October 2006 8 days Moderate Alliance Reinfeldt Sten Tolgfors (born 1966) 24 October 2006 12 September 2007 323 days Moderate Alliance Reinfeldt Ewa Björling (born 1961) 12 September 2007 3 October 2014 7 years, 21 days Moderate Alliance Reinfeldt
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Minister(Born-Died)
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Mikael Damberg (born 1971) 3 October 2014 25 May 2016 1 year, 235 days Social Democrats S/SAP –MP Löfven I
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Minister(Born-Died)
Term
Political Party
Coalition
Cabinet
Took office
Left office
Duration
Ann Linde (born 1961) 25 May 2016 10 September 2019 3 years, 108 days Social Democrats S/SAP –MP Löfven I Löfven II Anna Hallberg (born 1963) 10 September 2019 18 October 2022 3 years, 38 days Social Democrats S/SAP –MP Löfven II Löfven III Andersson Johan Forssell (born 1979) 18 October 2022 10 September 2024 1 year, 328 days Moderate M –KD –L Kristersson Benjamin Dousa (born 1992) 10 September 2024 Incumbent 108 days Moderate M –KD –L Kristersson
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
Print
Andersson, Sven (1977–1979). "N Gunnar Lange" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . De Geer, Hans (1982–1984). "C O Gustaf (Gösta) Malm" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon 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. ISBN 91-1-775052-0 SELIBR 8345587 . Gustafsson, Bo (1987–1989). "K Gunnar Myrdal" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . Hemming, Sten J:r. (1953). "Gustaf Herman Eriksson" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . Jonasson, Gustaf (2003–2006). "Per Edvin Sköld" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . Norman, Torbjörn (2000–2002). "Rickard J Sandler" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . Moberg, Arvid (1969–1971). "David Hansén" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . Nilzén, Göran (1982–1984). "Vilhelm G Lundvik" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . Siven, Claes-Henric (1992–1994). "Bertil G Ohlin" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . Ståhl, Manne (1969–1971). "Felix T Hamrin" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 . Thullberg, Per (1987–1989). "F Gustav Möller" . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 19 October 2022 .
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