(Parliamentary) Committee on Foreign Affairs
() (UU) is a
parliamentary committee
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in the Swedish
Riksdag
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. 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
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situations abroad. The committee also handles matters concerning foreign
trade
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and international economic cooperation. They also handle matters that non of the other seventeen other parliamentary committees handle.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs should not be confused with the
Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs
The Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs () is a permanent council appointed by the Riksdag and led by the King. It operates as a consultational organ between the Riksdag and the Government regarding matters of Foreign Affairs.
History and functi ...
, which is a forum for the Government to discuss and seek support for its foreign policy with the Riksdag. The Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs is chaired by the Swedish king.
Since 2022, the Speaker of the committee is
Aron Emilsson for the
Sweden Democrats
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along with the vice-Speaker of the committee
Morgan Johansson
Tomas Morgan Johansson (born 14 May 1970) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who served as deputy prime minister of Sweden from 2019 to 2022. He served as Minister for Justice from 2014 to 2022 and as minister for home affairs from ...
for the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
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.
List of speakers for the committee
List of vice-speakers for the committee
References
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External links
Riksdag - Utrikesutskottet(Foreign Affairs Committee)
Committees of the Riksdag