Swedish order of precedence
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The general order of precedence in Sweden
is as follows:
A more detailed order of precedence is the described in the Court Calendar which is as follows:
This list is incomplete
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
is as follows:
- The MonarchMonarch of SwedenThe monarchy of Sweden is the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Sweden. The present monarch, Carl XVI Gustaf, has reigned since 15 September 1973. He and his immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...
. - The Speaker of the Riksdag.
- The Prime MinisterPrime Minister of SwedenThe Prime Minister is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested...
.
A more detailed order of precedence is the described in the Court Calendar which is as follows:
This list is incomplete
- Sisters of His Majesty the King who are not members of the Royal House:
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs. AmblerPrincess Margaretha, Mrs. AmblerPrincess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler , was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. She is the first child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught .-Life and...
- Princess Désirée, Baroness SilfverschiöldPrincess Désirée, Baroness SilfverschiöldPrincess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld , was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. She is the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden...
- Princess Christina, Mrs. MagnusonPrincess Christina, Mrs. MagnusonPrincess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, is the sister of Carl XVI Gustaf, the current King of Sweden. She was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. She is the fourth child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI...
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
- Current and former officeholders:
- Speaker of the Riksdag Mr Per WesterbergPer WesterbergPer Erik Gunnar Westerberg is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and as of 2006 the current Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag, of which he is a member since 1979, and thus also its most senior member ....
- Prime MinisterPrime Minister of SwedenThe Prime Minister is the head of government in the Kingdom of Sweden. Before the creation of the office of a Prime Minister in 1876, Sweden did not have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the King, in whom the executive authority was vested...
Mr Fredrik ReinfeldtFredrik ReinfeldtJohn Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council... - Marshal of the Realm His Excellency Svante Lindqvist
- Mistress of the Robes Countess Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister
- Former Speaker of the Riksdag Mrs Ingegerd TroedssonIngegerd TroedssonIngegerd Troedsson is a former Swedish Moderate Party politician. She served as the first female Speaker of the Riksdag.She was born in Vaxholm and was elected to the Riksdag in 1974. She had a junior role in the first non-socialist government of 1976...
- Former Speaker of the Riksdag Mr Thage G. PetersonThage G. PetersonThage Edvin Gerhard Peterson is a Swedish politician .-Political career:*1971–1998: member of parliament*1982–1988: Minister for Industry*1988: Minister for Justice...
- Former Speaker of the Riksdag Mrs Birgitta DahlBirgitta DahlRut Birgitta Dahl is a Swedish former politician of the Social Democratic Party.- Education and career :Birgitta Dahl was born in Råda, Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County. She earned a B.A. at Uppsala University in 1960. During her studies she was politically active in the Uppsala...
- Former Speaker of the Riksdag Mr Björn von SydowBjörn von SydowBjörn Gustaf von Sydow was the speaker of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the 2002 election, when he succeeded Birgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006...
- Former Prime Minister Mr Thorbjörn FälldinThorbjörn FälldinThorbjörn Fälldin is a Swedish politician. He was Prime Minister of Sweden in three non-consecutive cabinets from 1976 to 1982, and leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1971 to 1985...
- Former Prime Minister Mr Ola UllstenOla UllstenStig Kjell Olof Ullsten is a Swedish liberal politician, former Prime Minister of Sweden and former leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party.-Background and early career:...
- Former Prime Minister Mr Ingvar CarlssonIngvar CarlssonGösta Ingvar Carlsson is a Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party ....
- Former Prime Minister Mr Göran PerssonGöran PerssonHans Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as...
- Former Marshal of the Realm Mr Ingemar Eliasson