Prime Minister of Sweden

The Prime Minister or statsminister is the head of Government in Sweden. Before 1876, when the office of Prime Minister was instituted, Sweden did not have a formal head of Government. The architect behind the new Riksdag of 1866, Louis De Geer became the first Prime Minister, but ironically it had been the absence of his informal leadership in the Government that had brought about the reform.

Prime Ministers for Foreign Affairs

• Lars von Engeström (1809-1824)
• Gustaf af Wetterstedt (1824-1837)
• Count Adolf Göran Mörner (acting 1837-1838)
• Gustaf Nils Algernon Stierneld (1838-1842)
• Albrecht Ihre (1842-1848)
• Gustaf Nils Algernon Stierneld (1848-1856)
• Elias Lagerheim (1856-1858)
• Ludvig Manderström (1858-1868)
• Carl Wachtmeister (1868-1871)
• Baltzar von Platen (1871-1872)
• Oscar Magnus Fredrik Björnstjerna (1872-1876)

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