The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in Swedish kabinettssekreterare, sometimes translated as Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs or Secretary General of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is the highest position below the rank of cabinet minister.

Before 1945, in a situation where the political head of the ministry often changed rapidly, the Secretary General represented the continuous lines in Sweden's foreign policy; and was considered a prestigeous step in the diplomatic career.

From 1932, Sweden has experienced a great deal of stability on the post of Foreign Minister, and from 1945 and on the post as State Secretary has increasingly been politized and a subject of replacement in connection with shifts of Foreign Mininster. The precise role of the State Secretary has changed from cabinet to cabinet, particularly due to different prime ministers' particular interest and involvement in the shaping of foreign policy. The office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs has existed in Sweden since 1809, its creation was a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government promulgated in the same year. ...

Hans Dahlgren is currently State Secretary. Notable predecessors include: 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Dag Hammarskjöld
• Sverker Åström
• Pierre Schori
• Erik Boheman
• Christian Günther
• Karl Ivan Westman
• Lars-Åke Nilsson
• Leif Leifland
• Jan Eliasson

Order: 2nd Secretary-General Term of Office: April 10, 1953–September 18, 1961 Predecessor: Trygve Lie Successor: U Thant Born: July 29, 1905 Place of birth: Jönköping, Sweden Died: September 18, 1961 Place of death: Ndola, Northern Rhodesia Dag Hammarskjöld  listen (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish... Pierre Schori, born 1938 in Norrköping, is a Swedish diplomat of Swizz heritage. ... Christian Günther (1886–1966) was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs in the National Unity Government that was formed as a consequence of the Soviet attack on Finland in November, 1939, and would remain in function until World War II had ended in 1945. ... Karl Ivan Westman (1890–1971), Swedish diplomat, 1928–1938 Swedens Minister in Bern and at the League of Nations, in connection with the Continuation War Swedens ambassador to Helsinki March 1941 – October 1942, and after World War II Swedens ambassador to Paris 1947–1956. ...

External Link

Organization of the MoFA, Government of Sweden Website (in English) (http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/3367/a/19954)