regeringsråd
Regeringsråd, literally translated as "councillor of government," is a historical title used in Sweden for a high-ranking official who served as an adviser to the king and as a member of the Privy Council (riksråd). The office appeared in the early modern period and was especially associated with the administrative and political machinery of the 17th and 18th centuries, when governance relied on a council of trusted officials to draft policy and supervise state administration.
A regeringsråd held senior responsibilities within the government, including contributing to policy deliberations, drafting decrees, and
As Sweden developed a more formal ministerial system in the late 18th and 19th centuries, the traditional