List of ambassadors of Sweden to Brazil

Ambassador of
Sweden to Brazil
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Karin Wallensteen
since August 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Brasília
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceAvenida das Nações Qd. 807, Lote 29[a]
SeatBrasília, Brazil
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1808
First holderJohan Albert Kantzow
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Brasília

The Ambassador of Sweden to Brazil (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Federative Republic of Brazil) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Brazil and federal government of Brazil.

History

A Swedish consulate (trade agency) was established in Rio de Janeiro on 24 May 1808.[2] Johan Albert Kantzow was appointed Sweden's first chargé d'affaires and general trading agent in Rio de Janeiro on 12 August 1808.[3] The consulate was restructured into a consulate general on 25 May 1850. The consul general had previously, in the capacity of chargé d'affaires, also held a diplomatic assignment, which ended by decision on 23 September 1864.[2]

In May 1918, the King in Council appointed and designated the chargé d'affaires and consul general in Rio de Janeiro, Johan Paues [sv], as resident minister to Brazil.[4] He was appointed Sweden's first envoy to Brazil in 1921.[5]

In April 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Brazilian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.[6] In June of the same year, Jan Stenström [sv] presented his credentials to the Brazilian Foreign Minister José Carlos de Macedo Soares [pt; es; fr].[7]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1825)
Johan Albert Kantzow 12 August 1808 – 1811 Chargé d'affaires Also general trading agent. [3]
Empire of Brazil (1822–1889)
Lorentz Westin 1825–1827 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [8]
Lorentz Westin 1827–1830 Chargé d'affaires Also consul general. [8]
David Gustaf Anckarloo 26 January 1830 – 1831 Chargé d'affaires [9]
Lars Gustaf Morsing 1845–1860 Chargé d'affaires Acting consul general in 1844 and consul general from 1845. Died in office. [10]
Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius 31 December 1860 – 23 September 1864 Chargé d'affaires Swedish-Norwegian consul general in Rio de Janeiro 5 January 1861, on leave 18 February 1862. [11]
Erik Cederstråhle 7 November 1879 – 7 March 1886 Chargé d'affaires Also consul general. Died in office. [12]
First Brazilian Republic (1889–1930)
Johan Paues 1913–1918 Chargé d'affaires Also consul general. [5]
Johan Paues 1918–1920 Resident minister [5]
Gylfe Anderberg 1919–1920 Chargé d'affaires Also acting consul general.[b] [13][14]
Johan Paues 1921 – 1 January 1936 Envoy Acting 1920–21. [5][15]
Axel Paulin 1923–1924 Chargé d'affaires [16]
Axel Paulin 1926–1926 Chargé d'affaires [16]
Gustaf Weidel 1 January 1936 – 1943 Envoy [15][17]
Ragnar Kumlin 1944–1948 Envoy [18]
Republic of the United States of Brazil (1930–1967)
Knut Richard Thyberg 1948–1955 Envoy [19]
Jan Stenström 1955 – June 1956 Envoy [20][21]
Jan Stenström June 1956 – 1960 Ambassador [21][20]
Carl Douglas April 1960 – 21 January 1961 Ambassador Died in office. [22]
Sven Fredrik Hedin 1961–1961 Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Jens Malling April 1961 – July 1961 Chargé d'affaires en pied [23][24]
Jens Malling July 1961 – 1965 Ambassador [24][25]
Gustaf Bonde 1966–1970 Ambassador [26]
Federative Republic of Brazil (1967–present)
Bengt Odevall 1970–1975 Ambassador [27]
Gunnar Lonaeus 1975–1978 Ambassador [28]
Lennart Rydfors 1978–1986 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción (from 1981). [29]
Krister Kumlin 1986–1990 Ambassador [30]
Gunnar Hultner 1990–1996 Ambassador [31]
Christer Manhusen 1996–2001 Ambassador [32]
Staffan Åberg 2001–2003 Ambassador [33]
Margareta Winberg 2003–2007 Ambassador Also accredited to Paramaribo (from 2004). [34]
Annika Markovic 2008–2011 Ambassador Also accredited to Paramaribo. [35]
Magnus Robach September 2011 – 2014 Ambassador [36]
Per-Arne Hjelmborn 2014–2019 Ambassador
Johanna Brismar Skoog 1 September 2019 – 2022 Ambassador [37]
Karin Wallensteen August 2022 – present Ambassador [38]
  • Ambassador Per-Arne Hjelmborn (2014–2019) and Minister of Defence Jaques Wagner
    Ambassador Per-Arne Hjelmborn (2014–2019) and Minister of Defence Jaques Wagner
  • Ambassador Karin Wallensteen (2022–present) and President Jair Bolsonaro.
    Ambassador Karin Wallensteen (2022–present) and President Jair Bolsonaro.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The ambassador's residence is at the same location as the chancery.[1]
  2. ^ Anderberg served as acting consul general and chargé d'affaires until Johan Paues returned from his 6 month vacation which started at the end of May 1919.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Brasilia, ambassadanläggning" [Brasília, embassy facility] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Almquist, Johan Axel (1914). Kommerskollegium och Riksens Ständers Manufakturkontor samt konsulsstaten 1651-1910: administrativa och biografiska anteckningar (PDF). Meddelanden från svenska Riksarkivet, Ny följd. Ser. 2, 99-0506720-5; 4 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 354. SELIBR 844316.
  3. ^ a b Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1928). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 4 Igelström-Lillietopp. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 100. SELIBR 10076751.
  4. ^ "Ministerresidentposten i Rio" [The resident minister post in Rio]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 141. 29 May 1918. p. 10. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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  6. ^ "Brasilien i tur få ambassad här" [Brazil in turn get embassy here]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 April 1956. p. A7. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Svenske ministern i Brasilien" [The Swedish minister in Brazil]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 18 June 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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  9. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 115. SELIBR 10076137.
  10. ^ H G-m (1985–1987). "Morsing, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 733. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  11. ^ Bringéus, Nils-Arvid (1971–1973). "Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 552. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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  14. ^ a b "Östersjöstaterna och Mexiko få svenska ministrar". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Konsulerna" [The consuls]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 September 1935. p. 4A. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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  17. ^ Svensson, Stina; Ekstedt, Tage, eds. (1955). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1955 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1955] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 984. SELIBR 3681511.
  18. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 556. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  19. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 975.
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  21. ^ a b "Ambassadörs ställning". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 June 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Sveriges sändebud i Rio de Janeeiro omkom i bilolycka" [Sweden's ambassador in Rio de Janeiro died in a car accident]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 January 1961. pp. 3, 9. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Minister Jens Malling ny ambassadör i Rio" [Minister Jens Malling new ambassador in Rio]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 April 1961. p. A21. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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  27. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 400. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  28. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 437. ISBN 91-38-03894-3. SELIBR 3682759.
  29. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 348, 362. ISBN 91-38-08944-0. SELIBR 3682765.
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  38. ^ "Karin Wallensteen ny ambassadör i Brasilien" [Karin Wallensteen new ambassador in Brazil] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.