List of ambassadors of Sweden to Belgium

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Belgium
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Henric Råsbrant
since 24 October 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Brussels
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Avenue Géo Bernier 13 [lower-alpha 1]
Seat Stockholm, Sweden
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderAxel von Wahrendorff
Formation1837

The Ambassador of Sweden to Belgium (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Belgium) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the monarch and government of Belgium.

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History

The Swedish diplomatic mission in Belgium was established in 1837. From 1869 to 1895, the mission was shared with The Hague, Netherlands, located in the latter city and covering both states. [1] Until 1921, the envoy in Brussels had a dual accreditation in The Hague. [2]

In March 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Belgian 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]

The Swedish embassy closed in 2011 and since then a Stockholm-based ambassador has been responsible for the bilateral relations between Sweden and Belgium. [4]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Axel von Wahrendorff11 September 1837 – 20 May 1851 Chargé d'affaires Dual accreditation to The Hague 2 October 1843 – 30 December 1847. Died in office. [5]
Fredrik Hartvig Anton Ferdinand Baron af Wedel-Jarlsberg1852–1856Chargé d'affaires
Carl August Järta29 July 1856–1857Chargé d'affaires [6]
Carl August Järta23 October 1857 – 1858Resident ministerAlso resident minister in Nassau on 16 January 1857. [6]
Karl Adalbert von Mansbach1859–1868Resident minister [7]
Oluf Stenersen1869–1870Resident ministerDual accreditation to The Hague. [8]
Carl Burenstam13 October 1870 – 1884Resident ministerDual accreditation to The Hague. [9]
Carl Burenstam18 April 1884 – 6 September 1895Minister plenipotentiaryDual accreditation to The Hague. [9]
August Gyldenstolpe 1895–1896Acting minister plenipotentiaryDual accreditation to The Hague. [10]
August Gyldenstolpe 1896–1899Minister plenipotentiaryDual accreditation to The Hague. [10]
Joachim Beck-Friis16 December 1899 – 16 September 1900Chargé d'affairesDual accreditation to The Hague. [11]
Herman Wrangel 1900–1904EnvoyDual accreditation to The Hague. [12]
Gustaf Falkenberg1905–1908Envoy and consul generalDual accreditation to The Hague. [13]
Albert Ehrensvärd 17 juni 1908 – 1910Envoy and consul generalDual accreditation to The Hague. [14]
Carl Otto Blomstedt18 August 1908 – 11 October 1908Chargé d'affairesDual accreditation to The Hague. [15]
Fredrik af Klercker1910–1921EnvoyDual accreditation to The Hague. [16]
Gustaf von Dardel14 January 1921 – 1941EnvoyDual accreditation to Luxembourg City (from 27 October 1922). [17] [18]
Widar Bagge 1922–1923Acting chargé d'affaires [19]
–1942–1944–Vacant [20] [21]
Gunnar Hägglöf 1 April 1944 – 1945EnvoyTo the Belgian government in exile and Dutch government-in-exile. [22] [23]
Einar Modig 7 December 1945 [lower-alpha 2] – 1948EnvoyDual accreditation to Luxembourg City (29 March 1946 – 1948). [25]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld1948–1956EnvoyDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [26]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld2 March 1956 – 1956AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [27]
Hugo Wistrand 1956–1961AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [28]
Stig Unger1961–1965AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [29]
Tage Grönwall 1965–1969AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [30]
Tord Göransson1969–1976AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [31]
Lars von Celsing 1976–1979AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [32]
Jean-Jacques von Dardel 1979–1984AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [33]
Kaj Sundberg 1984–1989AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [34]
Henrik Liljegren 1989–1992AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. [35]
Göran Berg1992–1998AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City (until 1995). [36]
Anders Oljelund1998–2003Ambassador [37]
Herman af Trolle2003–2007Ambassador [38]
Magnus Robach2007–2011AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City (from 2010). [39] [40]
Ulrika Sundberg 2011–2014Ambassador
Maria Christina Lundqvist2014–2016Ambassador
Annika Hahn-Englund 2016–2021AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. Based in Stockholm. [41]
Annika Molin Hellgren2021–2024AmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. Based in Stockholm. [42]
Henric Råsbrant24 October 2024 – presentAmbassadorDual accreditation to Luxembourg City. Based in Stockholm. [43]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The address of the former residence which is still owned by the Swedish state. The ambassador is since 2011 based in Stockholm.
  2. ↑ Assumed office on 1 April 1946. [24]

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  2. ↑ "Flera sändebudsutnämningar äro omedelbart förestående. Minister Westman till Haag" [Several ambassadorial appointments are imminent. Minister Westman to The Hague.]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 January 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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  4. ↑ "Belgien" [Belgium] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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