The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs () is the highest position below the rank of cabinet minister at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. , Dag Hartelius is state secretary for foreign affairs.

History For historical reasons, this position has a different title in Swedish than the other state secretaries of the Swedish government; the other posts are termed statssekreterare.

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 prestigious 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 for foreign affairs has increasingly been politized and a subject of replacement in connection with shifts of foreign minister. The precise role of the state secretary for foreign affairs has changed from cabinet to cabinet, particularly due to different prime ministers' particular interest and involvement in the shaping of foreign policy.

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State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs

1791–1792: Aron Isak Silfversparre 1792–1801: Schering Rosenhane 1801–1805: Gustaf Lagerbielke 1805–1809: Gustaf af Wetterstedt 1809–1811: Carl Aron Ehrengranat 1811–1814: Aron Hjort 1814–1817: Erik Julius Lagerheim 1817–1825: David von Schulzenheim 1825–1831: Elias Lagerheim 1831–1840: Albrecht Elof Ihre 1840–1855: Ludvig Manderström 1855–1859: Albert Ehrensvärd 1859–1864: Carl Fredrik Palmstierna 1864–1866: Carl Johan Albert Sandströmer 1866–1869: Frans Theodor Lindstrand 1869–1870: Lave Gustaf Beck-Friis 1870–1873: Hans Henrik von Essen 1873–1876: Carl Lewenhaupt 1876–1886: Alfred Lagerheim 1886–1889: Carl Bildt 1889–1895: August Gyldenstolpe 1895–1900: Arvid Taube 1900–1903: Thor von Ditten 1903–1905: Eric Trolle 1905–1906: Carl Haraldsson Strömfelt 1906–1908: Albert Ehrensvärd 1908–1913: Fredrik Ramel 1913–1918: Oskar Ewerlöf 1918–1922: Wollmar Boström 1922–1928: Erik Sjöborg 1928–1931: Einar Hennings 1931–1934: Carl Hamilton 1934–1937: Christian Günther 1938–1944: Erik Boheman 1944–1945: Vacant 1945–1945: Stig Sahlin 1945–1947: Karl Ivan Westman 1947–1949: Hans Beck-Friis 1949–1951: Dag Hammarskjöld 1951–1956: Arne S. Lundberg 1956–1967: Leif Belfrage 1967–1972: Ole Jödahl 1972–1977: Sverker Åström 1977–1982: Leif Leifland 1982–1991: Pierre Schori 1991–1994: Lars-Åke Nilsson 1994–2000: Jan Eliasson 2000–2006: Hans Dahlgren 2006–2014: Frank Belfrage 2014–2019: Annika Söder 2019–2022: Robert Rydberg 2022–2024: Jan Knutsson 2024– : Dag Hartelius

Deputy State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs

1944–1953: Vilhelm Assarsson 1953–1956: Leif Belfrage 1956–1963: Hubert de Bèsche 1964–1967: Nils Montan 1968–1971: Göran Ryding 1971–1972: Sverker Åström 1972–1975: Carl De Geer 1975–1978: Bengt Rabaeus 1978–1980: Carl-George Crafoord 1980–1981: Margareta Hegardt 1981–1982: Ulf Dinkelspiel

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