List of ambassadors of Sweden to Australia

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Australia
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Pontus Melander
since 10 October 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Canberra
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence 5 Turrana Street, Yarralumla [lower-alpha 1]
Seat Canberra, Australia
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Constans Lundquist
Formation1947
Website Swedish Embassy, Canberra

The Ambassador of Sweden to Australia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Commonwealth of Australia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the governor-general and the Australian government.

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History

In 1945, Constans Lundquist was appointed consul general at Sydney with jurisdiction in the Fiji Islands. [1] He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Sydney in August 1947 when the Swedish legation was established and the consulate general closed. [2]

In 1963, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Australian 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. [3]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Constans Lundquist August 1947 – 26 April 1950 Envoy Died in office. [4] [5]
Bo Alander1950–1951Acting Chargé d'affaires [6]
Martin Kastengren1951–1957Envoy Also accredited to New Zealand. [7]
Carl Bergenstråhle1957–1960Envoy [8]
Nils-Eric Ekblad 1960–1963Envoy [9]
Gösta af Petersens1963–1969Ambassador [10]
Per Anger 1970–1975Ambassador [11]
Per Lind1975–1979AmbassadorAlso accredited to Papua New Guinea (from 1977). [12]
Lars Hedström1979–1985AmbassadorAlso accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (from 1982 [lower-alpha 2] ). [14]
Hans Björk1986–1990AmbassadorAlso accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [15]
Bo Heinebäck1990–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited to Papua New Guinea (from 1991), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [16]
Göran Hasselmark1994–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Cook Islands, [lower-alpha 3] New Zealand (from 1995) and Papua New Guinea (from 2000). [17] [18] [19]
Lars-Erik Wingren2000–2003AmbassadorAlso accredited to New Zealand, Tonga (from 2002) and Vanuatu (from 2002). [20]
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist2003–2008AmbassadorAlso accredited to New Zealand. [21] [lower-alpha 4]
Sven-Olof Petersson2008–2014AmbassadorAlso accredited to Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. [23]
Pär Ahlberger2014–2019Ambassador
Henrik Cederin1 September 2019 – 2022Ambassador [24]
Pontus Melander10 October 2022 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Fiji (from 26 October 2023), New Zealand (from 16 November 2022), and Tonga (from 16 April 2024). [25] [26]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.
  2. ↑ Another source says the year was 1981. [13]
  3. ↑ Spiegelberg (1999) p. 174 states that he was accredited to the Cook Islands while the same source p. 177 states that the post was vacant. [17]
  4. ↑ Greger Widgren was Stockholm-based ambassador for Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu from 2003 to 2008. [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "No. 37278". The London Gazette . 21 September 1945. p. 4708.
  2. ↑ "Minister i Canberra utsedd" [Minister in Canberra appointed]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 August 1947. p. 4A. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Officiellt" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 December 1963. p. 10A. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Minister i Canberra utsedd" [Minister in Canberra appointed]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 August 1947. p. 4A. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sudden death of Swedish minister". The Canberra Times . 28 April 1950. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 8.
  7. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1957. pp. 288, 294.
  8. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 79. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  9. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1963 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 301.
  10. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 337. SELIBR   3682754.
  11. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 399. ISBN   91-38-02088-2. SELIBR   3682757.
  12. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 333, 349. ISBN   91-38-04622-9. SELIBR   3682760.
  13. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 364. ISBN   91-38-90564-7. SELIBR   3682783.
  14. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 463. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  15. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 139. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  16. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 466. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  17. 1 2 Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 189. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
  18. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 461. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  19. ↑ "Ny ambassadör" [New ambassador]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 12 May 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 166, 181, 188, 189. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  21. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 174. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  22. ↑ "Award ceremony in Stockholm for Swedish Honorary Consuls from Australia". Embassy of Sweden, Canberra. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  23. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 174. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  24. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Australien" [New ambassador in Australia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  25. ↑ "Pontus Melander ny ambassadör i Australien" [Pontus Melander new ambassador in Australia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  26. ↑ "Ambassadören" [The amabssador] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Canberra. 2024. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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