King's Cabinet for Foreign Correspondence

Former Ministry of the Swedish Government

The King's Cabinet for Foreign Correspondence (Swedish: Konungens kabinett för den utrikes brevväxlingen) is the predecessor of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (Utrikesdepartementet),^[1] the modern-day government agency responsible for policies related to foreign policy.^[2] It was created in April 1791 by Gustav III, King of Sweden after major reorganizations of the central state administration.^[3] Previously, foreign relations was managed by the Royal Chancellery (Kunglig Majestäts kansli), and since 1713, by the Foreign Office (Utrikesexpeditionen). The latter existed until 1809, when the cabinet replaced it. The State Secretary (kabinettssekreterare) is the highest position below the head of the cabinet (departementschef). By the Administration Reform of 1840 (departementsreformen 1840), the cabinet changed to its current form and name.^[4]

References

^ "Kabinettet för utrikes brevväxlingen (1791–1840)". National Archives of Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "kabinetts-justis (6b)". SAOB (in Swedish). Swedish Academy. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Bergelin, S. -E. S.; et al., eds. (1953). Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). Vol. 11 (4th ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. pp. 891 – via Project Runeberg.
^ Mattsson, Britt-Marie (2015). Neutralitetens tid (in Swedish). Bokförlaget Forum. ISBN 978-91-37-14585-3.

Swedish ministries and ministerial offices

Offices
Prime Minister	Prime Minister List Deputy Prime Minister
Heads of Ministries	Culture Defence Education Employment and Integration Energy, Business and Industry Finance Foreign Affairs Social Affairs, Public Health and Sports Justice Rural Affairs
Other cabinet ministers	Climate and the Environment Consumer Affairs Democracy Digital Development EU Affairs Financial Markets Foreign Trade Gender Equality Higher Education and Research Infrastructure and Housing International Development Cooperation Migration Schools Nordic Cooperation Public Administration Social Security
Historic ministerial portfolios	Agriculture Budget Children Civil Service Affairs Commerce and Industry Economics Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Elderly Elderly Care and Public Health Government Coordination Healthcare Home Affairs Immigration Interior Management of the Economy Municipal Affairs Naval Affairs Physical Planning and Local Government Public Health Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation Supply Taxes Upper Secondary School and Adult Education and Training War

Ministries
Present	Prime Minister's Office Culture Defence Education and Research Employment Climate and Enterprise Finance Foreign Affairs Health and Social Affairs Rural Affairs and Infrastructure Justice
Former	Agriculture Budget Civil Service Affairs Commerce and Industry Communications Economics Industry Environment Integration and Gender Equality Housing Interior Land Defence Local Government Naval Affairs Supply Rural Affairs Infrastructure