List of ambassadors of Sweden to Ireland

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Ireland
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Lina van der Weyden
since January 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Dublin
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Dublin, Ireland
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Formation1946
First holderOscar Thorsing
Website Swedish Embassy, Dublin

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

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History

In May 1946, the head of the Press Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Director Oscar Thorsing, was appointed as chargé d'affaires in Dublin, effective 1 July, with the title of minister plenipotentiary. [1] In May 1951, he was appointed as Sweden's first envoy there. [2] On 7 June 1951, he presented his letter of credence to Prime Minister John A. Costello. During an earlier official visit, he had presented them to President Seán T. O'Kelly. [3]

In October 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Irish 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. [4]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Oscar Thorsing1 July 1946 – 1951 Chargé d'affaires and minister plenipotentiary [5] [6]
Oscar Thorsing1951–1952 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [6]
Folke Wennerberg1952–1958Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [7]
Leif Öhrvall1958 – October 1959Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [4] [8]
Leif ÖhrvallOctober 1959 – 1963 Ambassador [4] [8]
Nils-Eric Ekblad 1963–1967Ambassador [9]
Eyvind Bratt 1967–1973Ambassador [10]
Bo Järnstedt1973–1977Ambassador [11]
Lennart Myrsten1977–1982Ambassador [12]
Gustaf Hamilton af Hageby1982–1987Ambassador [13]
Ilmar Bekeris1987 – 5 November 1988AmbassadorDied in office. [14] [15] [16]
Margareta Hegardt 1989–1993Ambassador [17]
Per Jödahl1993–1997Ambassador [18]
Peter Osvald1997–2002Ambassador [19]
Nils Daag2002–2006Ambassador [20]
Claes Ljungdahl2007–2010Ambassador [21]
Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier 2010–2014AmbassadorStationed in Stockholm [22]
Ulrika Sundberg October 2014 – 2016AmbassadorStationed in Stockholm [23]
Anna BrandtSeptember 2016 – 2018AmbassadorStationed in Stockholm [24]
Lars Wahlund1 September 2018 – 2021AmbassadorStationed in Stockholm [25]
Magnus Rydén2021–2023AmbassadorStationed in Stockholm [26]
Lina van der WeydenJanuary 2024 – presentAmbassador [27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Svensk minister i Dublin utsedd" [Swedish minister appointed in Dublin]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 May 1946. p. A5. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sändebud utsedda i Dublin och Tokio" [Envoys appointed in Dublin and Tokyo]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 May 1951. p. A9. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ministern i Eire" [The minister in Eire]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 June 1951. p. 4A. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ambassader" [Embassies]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 October 1959. p. 20A. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Rudberg, Erik, ed. (1947). Svenska Dagbladets årsbok (Händelserna 1946) [Svenska Dagbladet's Yearbook (Events of 1946)] (in Swedish). Vol. 24. Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. p. 8. SELIBR   283647.
  6. 1 2 Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 917. SELIBR   3681518.
  7. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1134. SELIBR   9649168.
  8. 1 2 Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1043. SELIBR   3681518.
  9. ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 222. SELIBR   3681519.
  10. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 168. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  11. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 573. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  12. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 795. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  13. ↑ 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. 435. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 364. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
  15. ↑ Berggren, Håkan (16 November 1988). "Ilmar Bekeris död: Skicklig diplomat och förhandlare" [Ilmar Bekeri's death: Skilled diplomat and negotiator]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 20. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  16. ↑ Nire, Hans Åke, ed. (10 November 1988). "dödsfall" [deaths]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 20. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  17. ↑ 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. 461. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  18. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 591. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  19. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 182. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  21. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 183. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  22. ↑ "Diplomatic List". Department of Foreign Affairs. December 2010. p. 128. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  23. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  24. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  25. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  27. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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