Committee on Foreign Affairs (Parliament of Sweden)
Encyclopedia
The Committee on Foreign Affairs is a committee
in the Parliament of Sweden
. The committee prepares matters concerning Sweden's relations and agreements with other states and international organisations
, as well as its development assistance
to other countries. The committee also prepares matters concerning foreign trade
and international economic cooperation, all insofar as these matters do not fall to any other committee to prepare.
Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure areas 5 - International cooperation, and 7 - International development cooperation are prepared by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
As with the other committess, the Committee on Foreign Affairs consists of seventeen elected MPs (at least one from each party). The current chairman is Göran Lennmarker
of the Moderate Party
.
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
in the Parliament of Sweden
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
. The committee prepares matters concerning Sweden's relations and agreements with other states and international organisations
Foreign relations of Sweden
The foreign policy of Sweden is based on the premise that national security is best served by staying free of alliances in peacetime in order to remain a neutral country in the event of war. In 2002, Sweden revised its security doctrine...
, as well as its development assistance
Aid
In international relations, aid is a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another, given at least partly with the objective of benefiting the recipient country....
to other countries. The committee also prepares matters concerning foreign trade
International trade
International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product...
and international economic cooperation, all insofar as these matters do not fall to any other committee to prepare.
Matters concerning appropriations falling within expenditure areas 5 - International cooperation, and 7 - International development cooperation are prepared by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
As with the other committess, the Committee on Foreign Affairs consists of seventeen elected MPs (at least one from each party). The current chairman is Göran Lennmarker
Göran Lennmarker
Rolf Göran Lennmarker is a Swedish moderate politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 1991. From 2006 until 2010 he was the Chair of the Riksdag's Committee on Foreign Affairs...
of the Moderate Party
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
.
External links
- Utrikesutskottet, official website