Between 1 July 1920 to 31 December 1982, there was a separate
Ministry of Commerce and Industry which was headed by the
minister of commerce and industry (
handelsminister). (
s) held the office for the longest time; 14 years and 32 days. The trade policy issues were dealt with between 1983 and 1996 by the
minister of foreign trade (
utrikeshandelsminister), who was a
minister without portfolio at the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs. From 1996 to 2002 the title was
minister for trade (
handelsminister), and from 2002 the issues were dealt with by the
minister for industry, employment and communications. In 2006, trade issues were moved from the
Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications back to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs by the
Reinfeldt Cabinet. In 2014, the post of minister for trade was abolished and trade matters were transferred to the
Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation by the
Löfven I Cabinet. In connection with the government reshuffle on 25 May 2016, the post was re-established and is sorted under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The post has been combined with other ministerial posts since 2016:
minister for EU affairs (2016–2019),
minister for nordic cooperation (2019–2022) and
minister for international development cooperation (2022–present). ==List of officeholders==