Ann Linde - favorite tipped minister

Foreign Trade Minister and Minister responsible for Nordic issues since 2019.

Ann Linde, Minister of Foreign Trade and Minister responsible for Nordic Affairs, is identified as the big favorite to take over as Foreign Minister after Margot Wallström, according to SVT's Mats Knutson. Stock Photography. Photo: Naina Helén Jåma / TT

Mats Knutson's comment: “Favorite to take over the post of Foreign Minister after Margot Wallström. Long experience in foreign policy issues. Formerly Minister of the EU and Secretary of State for Anders Ygeman. Background also as head of the international department of S at EU level. "

Short background: Between 2016-2019, Linde was EU and Trade Minister, and before that State Secretary to the Interior Minister Anders Ygeman. In 2013-2014, Ann Linde was stationed in Brussels in the position of head of the international department of the European Socialist Party, ESP.

Annika Söder - Wallström's closest employee

Cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2014.

Annika Söder, Cabinet Secretary, works closest to Wallström today. Stock Photography. Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT

Mats Knutson's comment: “Margot Wallström's closest woman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Played an important role not least in the campaign for a seat in the Security Council. Has a long career in foreign policy behind him. "

Short background : 2011-2014 Annika Söder was executive director of Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Fund. On her resume, she also has several years of work as sub-director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.

Hans Dahlgren - a foreign policy veteran

EU Minister since 2019.

EU Minister Hans Dahlgren worked at the beginning of his career as press secretary for Olof Palme 1977-1983. Stock Photography. Photo: Stina Stjernkvist / TT

Mats Knutson's comment: “The government's foreign policy veteran who started working for the party already during Olof Palme's time. Stefan Löfven, however, wants to have a woman as foreign minister, which reduces Dahlgren's chances of being appointed. "

Short background: Dahlgren was secretary of state at the Cabinet meeting 2014-2019 and he has also held the post of Foreign Ministry ambassador for human rights, as well as six years as Foreign Minister's cabinet secretary. In the late 1990s, Hans Dahlgren was UN ambassador to New York.

Carin Jämtin - ex-minister with long experience

Director General of Sida, Sweden's aid authority, since 2017.

Carin Jämtin was, among other things, party secretary for the Social Democrats during Håkan Juholt's time as party leader. Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT

Mats Knutson's comment: “Long experience of foreign policy issues in combination with solid support of the Social Democratic Party. Has previously been Minister of Development Assistance but also Party Secretary for S. "

Brief Background: The Social Democrats Party Secretary 2011-2017. Jämtin has previous ministerial experience - from 2003 to 2005 she was Sweden's Minister for International Development. She has also been Deputy Secretary-General at the Palm Center.