List of ambassadors of Sweden to Czechoslovakia

Ambassador of Sweden to Czechoslovakia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Prague
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Úvoz 13, Hradčany
Seat	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	1921
First holder	Gerhard Löwen
Final holder	Lars-Åke Nilsson
Abolished	1991
Superseded by	Ambassador of Sweden to the Czech Republic Ambassador of Sweden to Slovakia

The Ambassador of Sweden to Czechoslovakia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Czechoslovakia) was the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Czechoslovakia and government of Czechoslovakia.

History

In September 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and the Czechoslovak 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. ^[1]

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Gerhard Löwen	21 January 1921 – 1932	Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary		[2]
Knut Richard Thyberg	1931–1932	Acting chargé d'affaires		[3]
Joen Lagerberg	1 October 1932 – 1935	Acting chargé d'affaires		[4]
Joen Lagerberg	26 April 1935 – 1937	Envoy		[4]
Folke Malmar	26 November 1937 – 1939	Envoy	Submitted letter of credence on 26 January 1938.	[5] [6] [7]
–	1939–1945	Envoy	Vacant.
Torsten Hammarström	1945–1947	Envoy		[8]
Wilhelm Winther	1947–1950	Envoy		[9]
Sven Allard	1951–1954	Envoy	Also accredited to Budapest.	[10]
Carl Olof Gisle	1954 – 30 September 1959	Envoy	Also accredited to Budapest.	[11] [1]
Karl Fredrik Almqvist	1959–1962	Ambassador	Also accredited to Budapest.	[12]
Harry Bagge	1963–1969	Ambassador	Also accredited to Budapest (1963–1964).	[13]
Agda Rössel	1969–1973	Ambassador		[14]
Carl-George Crafoord	1973–1976	Ambassador		[15]
Marc Giron	1976–1977	Ambassador		[16]
Sigge Lilliehöök	1978–1979	Ambassador		[17]
Bengt Rösiö	1979–1981	Ambassador		[18]
Olof Skoglund	1981–1984	Ambassador		[19]
Karl-Vilhelm Wöhler	1985–1988	Ambassador		[20]
Lars-Åke Nilsson	1988–1991	Ambassador		[21]

See also

• Embassy of Sweden, Prague

References

1. "Nya utnämningar inom UD" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 1959. p. 30. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
2. Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1930). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 113. SELIBR   10076756.
3. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who's Who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 1302. SELIBR   53509.
4. Öhman, Anders R (1977–1979). "Joen C Lagerberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 55. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
5. "Omflyttade och nya sändebud" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 November 1937. p. 4A. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
6. "Nyutnämnde svenske ministern i Prag" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 January 1938. p. A7. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
7. Sveriges statskalender för året 1939 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1939. p. 222.
8. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 510.
9. Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950.
10. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 21. SELIBR   9649168.
11. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 356. SELIBR   9649168.
12. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. pp. 23–24. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
13. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 59. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
14. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1973). Sveriges statskalender 1973 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 359. SELIBR   3682755.
15. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 445. ISBN   91-38-02736-4. SELIBR   3682757.
16. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 455. ISBN   91-38-03338-0. SELIBR   3682758.
17. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 354. ISBN   91-38-04622-9. SELIBR   3682760.
18. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 364. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
19. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 364. ISBN   91-38-90400-4. SELIBR   3682782.
20. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 376. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
21. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 364. ISBN   9138125277. SELIBR   3682770.