List of ambassadors of Sweden to India

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Ambassador of
Sweden to India
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Incumbent
Jan Thesleff
since 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, New Delhi
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat 4-5 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi [lower-alpha 1]
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Gunnar Jarring
Formation1948
Website Swedish Embassy, New Delhi

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

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History

In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indian 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. [2]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Gunnar Jarring 1948–1951Envoy Also accredited to Colombo (from 1950).
Per Wijkman1951–1955EnvoyAlso accredited to Colombo.
Alva Myrdal 3 December 1955 – 26 October 1956EnvoyAlso accredited to Rangoon (from 22 February 1956) and Colombo (from 21 May 1956). [3]
Alva Myrdal 27 October 1956 – 1 April 1961AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon and Colombo. [3]
Klas Böök 1961–1965AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon, Colombo and Kathmandu.
Gunnar Heckscher 1965–1970AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu. [4]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1970–1975AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu. [5]
Lennart Finnmark 1975–1983AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dhaka (1975–1977) as well as Colombo and Kathmandu (1975–1983).
Torsten Örn1978–1979Chargé d'affaires [6]
Axel Edelstam 1983–1987AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.
Örjan Berner1987–1989AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu.
Pär Kettis1989–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. [7]
Karl-Göran Engström1994–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. [8]
Johan Nordenfelt2000–2004Ambassador
Inga Eriksson Fogh2004–2006Ambassador
Lars-Olof Lindgren2007–2012AmbassadorAlso accredited to Colombo. [9]
Harald Sandberg 2012–2017Ambassador [10]
Klas MolinSeptember 2017 – 2022Ambassador [11]
Jan Thesleff 2022–presentAmbassador [12]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "New Delhi, Indien. Ambassadanläggning" [New Delhi, India. Embassy facility] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden . Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tre nya ambassadörer" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 August 1956. p. A7. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 Thullberg, Per (1987–1989). "Alva Myrdal". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 26. National Archives of Sweden. p. 161. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender. 1970 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 352.
  5. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 354. SELIBR   3682755.
  6. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1270. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  7. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 592. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  8. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 298. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  9. ↑ "Rättelse: Ny Chargé d'Affaires i Colombo" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018– via Mynewsdesk.
  10. ↑ "New Ambassador at the Embassy in New Delhi". Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Indien" [New ambassador in India] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jan Thesleff ny ambassadör i Indien" [Jan Thesleff new ambassador in India] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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