List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom

Ambassador of
Sweden to the
Court of St James's
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Stefan Gullgren
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, London
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence27 Portland Place
SeatLondon, United Kingdom
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderDionysius Beurræus
Formation1558
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, London

The Ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Court of St James's) is the official representative of the Government of Sweden to the monarch (Court of St James's) and government of the United Kingdom.

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Dionysius Beurræus 1558–1561 Legatus perpetuus Letter of credence dated 1 November 1557. [1]
Jakob Spens 1613–1620 ? [2]
Jakob Spens 1623–1623 ? [2]
Christer Bonde 1656–1657 ?
Johan Leijonbergh 1672–1691 Envoy extraordinary Died in office. [3]
Christoffer Leijoncrona 1691–1697 Acting envoy [4]
Nils Lillieroot 12 September 1695 – 1697 Envoy [5]
Christoffer Leijoncrona 6 April 1697 – 1703 Resident [4]
Christoffer Leijoncrona 3 November 1703 – 8 April 1710 Envoy Died in office. [4]
Carl Gyllenborg 21 May 1710 – 17 May 1715 Resident [6]
Carl Gyllenborg 16 May 1715 – 1717 Envoy extraordinary [6]
Carl Gustaf Sparre 1719–1736 Envoy [7]
Carl Magnus Wasenberg 1736–1741 Chargé d'affaires
Carl Magnus Wasenberg 1741–1743 Minister Died in office. [8]
Caspar Joachim Ringwicht 1744–1748 Minister [9]
Edvard Carleson 28 March 1748 Envoy Never took office. England declined to receive him as minister. [10]
– 1758–1763 – Due to war conditions, the post had been vacant since 1758. [11]
Gustaf Adam von Nolcken 22 November 1763 – 1792? Envoy Dual accreditation to the Court of Hanover. [11][9]
Pehr Olof von Asp 1775–1776 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [12]
Lars von Engeström 21 July 1793 – 1795 Envoy [13]
Pehr Olof von Asp 17 July 1795 – 4 December 1798 Minister Was officially called back on 21 December 1802. [12]
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm 1795–1796 Chargé d'affaires [14]
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm 1799–1800 Chargé d'affaires [14]
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm 1801–1803 Chargé d'affaires [14]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen 1805 – 1 May 1807 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [15]
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg 10 May 1807 – 13 September 1808 Envoy [16]
Carl Gustaf von Brinkman 17 September 1808 – May 1810 Minister [17]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen 1812 – ? Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [15]
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld 14 March 1818 – 1827 Envoy [18][19]
Magnus Björnstjerna 12 January 1828 – 29 December 1846 Minister [20]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen 1847–1854 Envoy
Christian Adolf Virgin 24 March 1854 – 8 August 1854 Acting envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [21]
Carl Hochschild 8 August 1854 – 1 September 1857 Envoy Died in office. [22]
Baltzar von Platen 23 October 1857 – 26 August 1861 Envoy [23]
Carl Wachtmeister 11 October 1861 – 1865 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [24]
Carl Fredrik Hochschild 25 June 1866 – 3 October 1876 Envoy [25]
Carl Lewenhaupt 9 July 1869 – 9 October 1869 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [26]
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper 1877–1890 Envoy [27]
Hans Gustaf Trolle-Wachtmeister 7 July 1883 – 5 March 1884 Chargé d'affaires [28]
Jakob Fredrik Adelborg 1890 – 24 March 1890 Chargé d'affaires ad interim Died in office. [29]
Henrik Åkerman 1890–1895 Envoy [30]
Carl Lewenhaupt 12 July 1895 – 3 October 1902 Acting envoy [26]
Carl Bildt 3 October 1902 – 1905 Envoy [31]
Carl Gotthard Bonde 21 August 1906 – 1 November 1906 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [32]
Herman Wrangel 21 February 1906 – 1920 Envoy [33]
Jonas Alströmer 18 December 1918 – 4 November 1919 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [34]
Erik Palmstierna 5 November 1920 – 26 November 1937 Envoy [35]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1922–1922 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [36]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1923–1923 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [36]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1924–1924 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [36]
Hans Beck-Friis 1938–1938 Chargé d'affaires ad interim and minister plenipotentiary [37][38]
Björn Prytz 1 June 1938 – 31 March 1947 Envoy Appointed on 26 November 1937. [38][39]
Kurt-Allan Belfrage 1944–1945 Chargé d'affaires [40]
Erik Boheman 1947 – September 1947 Envoy
Erik Boheman September 1947 – 1948 Ambassador
Gunnar Hägglöf 1948–1967 Ambassador [41]
Leif Belfrage 1967–1972 Ambassador [42]
Ole Jödahl 1972–1976 Ambassador [43]
Olof Rydbeck 16 December 1976 – June 1979 Ambassador [44]
Per Lind 1979–1982 Ambassador [45]
Leif Leifland 1982–1991 Ambassador [46]
Lennart Eckerberg 1991–1994 Ambassador [47]
Lars-Åke Nilsson 1994 – 5 November 1996 Ambassador Died in office. [48]
Mats Bergquist 1997–2004 Ambassador [49]
Staffan Carlsson 2004–2010 Ambassador [50]
Nicola Clase 2010–2016 Ambassador
Torbjörn Sohlström September 2016 – 2021 Ambassador [51]
Mikaela Kumlin Granit 2021–2023 Ambassador [52]
Stefan Gullgren August 2023 – present Ambassador [53]

See also

References

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