New State Secretary at Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The Government has decided today to appoint Hanna Hellquist State Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson.

"With the recruitment of Hanna Hellquist as State Secretary, I see good prospects for continuing to make development assistance more effective," says Ms Carlsson.

Hanna Hellquist has most recently served as Political Adviser to the Minister for International Development Cooperation.