Committee on Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
(Parliamentary) Committee on Foreign Affairs[1] (Swedish: Utrikesutskottet) (UU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee prepares matters concerning the state's relationship to and agreements with other states and international organizations, assistance to other countries' development, representing the Swedish state abroad, as well as helping with diplomatic situations abroad. The committee also handles matters concerning foreign trade and international economic cooperation. They also handle matters that non of the other seventeen other parliamentary committees handle.
Since February 28, 2019, the Speaker of the committee is Kenneth G. Forslund[2] for the Social Democratic Party along with the vice-Speaker of the committee Hans Wallmark[3] for the Moderate Party.
List of Speakers for the committee
Name | Period | Political Party | |
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Östen Undén | 1938-1945 | Social Democratic Party | |
Rickard Sandler | 1946–1964 | Social Democratic Party | |
Bengt Elmgren | 1965–1966 | Social Democratic Party | |
Arne Geijer | 1967–1976 | Social Democratic Party | |
Allan Hernelius | 1976-1982 | Moderate Party | |
Stig Alemyr | 1982-1991 | Social Democratic Party | |
Daniel Tarschys | 1991–1994 | People's Party | |
Karl-Göran Biörsmark | 1994 | Liberal People's Party | |
Maj-Lis Lööw | 1994–1995 | Social Democratic Party | |
Viola Furubjelke | 1995–2002 | Social Democratic Party | |
Urban Ahlin | 2002–2006 | Social Democratic Party | |
Sten Tolgfors | 2006 | Moderate Party | |
Göran Lennmarker | 2006–2010 | Moderate Party | |
Karin Enström | 2010–2012 | Moderate Party | |
Sofia Arkelsten | 2012–2014 | Moderate Party | |
Kenneth G. Forslund | 2014–2018 | Social Democratic Party | |
Hans Wallmark[4] | 2018-2019 | Moderate Party | |
Kenneth G. Forslund | 2019- | Social Democratic Party | |
List of Vice-Speakers for the committee
Name | Period | Political Party | |
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Pär Granstedt | 1988–1991 | Center Party | |
Pierre Schori | 1991–1994 | Social Democratic Party | |
Margaretha af Ugglas | 1994–1995 | Moderate Party | |
Göran Lennmarker | 1995-2003 | Moderate Party | |
Gunilla Carlsson | 2003–2006 | Moderate Party | |
Urban Ahlin | 2006–2014 | Social Democratic Party | |
Karin Enström | 2014–2017 | Moderate Party | |
Jonas Jacobsson Gjörtler | 2017-2018 | Moderate Party | |
Kenneth G. Forslund[5] | 2018–2019 | Social Democratic Party | |
Hans Wallmark | 2019– | Moderate Party | |
References
- Utrikes namnbok. [Elektronisk resurs] : svenska myndigheter, organisationer, titlar, EU- och EG-organ, EU-titlar och länder på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska, finska och ryska (PDF) (in Swedish) (9th, rev. ed.). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet, Regeringskansliet. 2013. p. 38. SELIBR 14986186.
- "Kenneth G Forslund (S)". riksdagen.se. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- "Hans Wallmark (M)". riksdagen.se. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- Topposter i riksdagsutskott får namn 2018-09-28
- Pressmeddelande: Nyvalda gruppledare och talespersoner från Socialdemokraterna Archive 2018-09-28
External links
- Riksdag - Utrikesutskottet (Foreign Affairs Committee)