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(Top) 1 History 2 List of officeholders 2.1 Ministers of Commerce (1920–2002) 2.2 Ministers for Enterprise (2002–2006) 2.3 Ministers for Foreign Trade (2006–2014) 2.4 Ministers for Enterprise (2014–2016) 2.5 Ministers for Foreign Trade (2016–) 3 Footnotes 4 References 4.1 Notes 4.2 Print

Minister for Foreign Trade (Sweden)

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Minister for Foreign Trade of Sweden
Utrikeshandelsminister
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent Johan Forssell since 18 October 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Appointer	The Prime Minister
Term length	No fixed term Serves as long as the Prime Minister sees fit
Formation	1920
First holder	Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson

The Minister for Foreign Trade, (Swedish: Utrikeshandelsminister), formally cabinet minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a 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 Johan Forssell of the Moderate Party.^[1] He concurrently serves as Minister for International Development Cooperation.

History

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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

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Color key

  Independent
Historical parties:   Lantmanna   Moderate   National Party   Liberals   Liberals   Liberals   Liberals
Present parties:   Social Democrats   Moderate   Centre   Left   Liberals   Christian Democrats   Green   Sweden Democrats

Status

Denotes acting Minister of Commerce and Industry

Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
Ministers of Commerce (1920–2002) [edit]
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
	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 (born 1932) 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
Ministers for Enterprise (2002–2006) [edit]
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
	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
Ministers for Foreign Trade (2006–2014) [edit]
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
	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
Ministers for Enterprise (2014–2016) [edit]
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
	Mikael Damberg (born 1971)	3 October 2014	25 May 2016	1 year, 235 days	Social Democrats	S/SAP–MP	Löfven I
Ministers for Foreign Trade (2016–) [edit]
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
Portrait	Minister (Born-Died)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Political Party	Coalition	Cabinet
	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	Incumbent	1 year, 275 days	Moderate	M–KD–L	Kristersson

Footnotes

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References

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Notes

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^ "Johan Forssell". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

^ 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

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Andersson, Sven (1977–1979). "N Gunnar Lange". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
De Geer, Hans (1982–1984). "C O Gustaf (Gösta) Malm". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. 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 (in Swedish). Vol. 26. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Hemming, Sten J:r. (1953). "Gustaf Herman Eriksson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 14. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Jonasson, Gustaf (2003–2006). "Per Edvin Sköld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Norman, Torbjörn (2000–2002). "Rickard J Sandler". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 31. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Moberg, Arvid (1969–1971). "David Hansén". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Nilzén, Göran (1982–1984). "Vilhelm G Lundvik". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Siven, Claes-Henric (1992–1994). "Bertil G Ohlin". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 28. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Ståhl, Manne (1969–1971). "Felix T Hamrin". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Thullberg, Per (1987–1989). "F Gustav Möller". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 26. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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