List of ambassadors of Sweden to Libya

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Libya
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Cecilia Wramsten
since 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tripoli
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Tunis, Tunisia [a]
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Lennart Petri
FormationAugust 1960

The Ambassador of Sweden to Libya (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the State of Libya) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the chairman of the Presidential Council and government of Libya. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Tripoli, Sweden's ambassador in Tunis, Tunisia is co-accredited in Tripoli.

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History

In August 1960, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Libya concluded an agreement establishing diplomatic relations between the two states. Following this decision, Sweden's ambassaror in Rabat, Lennart Petri, was concurrently accredited as ambassador to Tripoli. [1] In November of the same year, Ambassador Petri presented his credentials to King Idris in Tripoli. [2]

Until 1974, Swedish representation in Libya was maintained through an embassy office in Tripoli headed by a consul. [3] In June 1974, Torsten Hylander was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador to Libya. [4]

In February 1995, the Swedish government resolved to close the embassy in Tripoli effective mid-year. [5] Since that time, Sweden's ambassador to Libya has been non-resident, based in Stockholm (1995–1999, 2003–2016), Cairo (1999–2003), and Tunis (2016–present), with concurrent accreditation to Libya.

List of representatives

NamePeriod Resident/Non resident TitleNotes Presented credentials Ref
United Kingdom of Libya (1951–1963) and Kingdom of Libya (1963–1969)
Lennart Petri 1960–1962 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Rabat.November 1960 [6] [2]
Per Bertil Kollberg 1963–1967 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tunis. [7]
Lars Hedström1967–1969 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tunis. [8]
Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977)
Lars Hedström1969–1972 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tunis. [8]
Marc Giron1973–1974 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tunis. [9]
Torsten Hylander1974–1977 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [10]
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–1986) and Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1986–2011)
Torsten Hylander1977–1978 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [10]
Bengt Holmquist1977–1983 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [11]
Sven E. Jonsson1983 – 24 October 1984 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorDied in office. [12]
Ian Paulsson1985–1989 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [13]
Andreas Ådahl1989–1992 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [14]
Nils-Erik Schyberg1992–1995 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [15] [16]
Nils-Erik Schyberg1995–1999 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [15] [16]
Bengt Sparre1999–2003 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo. [17]
Bo Wilén2003–2008 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [18]
Anne Marie Dierauer2009–2011 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [19]
Libya (2011–2017) and State of Libya (2017–present)
Jan Thesleff 2011–2014 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [20] [21]
Fredrik Florén2014–2016 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [22]
Fredrik Florén2016–2019 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tunis.17 July 2017 [23]
Anna Block Mazoyer2019–2023 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tunis. [24]
Cecilia Wramsten2023–present Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tunis.26 June 2024 [25]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sweden's ambassador in Tunis, Tunisia is co-accredited in Tripoli.

References

  1. ↑ "Sverige-Libyen" [Sweden-Libya]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 25 August 1960. p. 14A. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Sveriges ambassadör i Marocko" [Ambassador of Sweden to Morocco]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 November 1960. p. 6A. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Sträng, Gunnar (1974). "Kungl. Maj:ts proposition nr 85 år 1974:85" [King in Council Government Bill No. 85 of 1974:85] (in Swedish). Riksdag. p. 5. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ambassadörer utsedda i Peking och Tripoli" [Ambassadors appointed in Beijing and Tripoli]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 June 1974. p. 19. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "UD skall spara 185 miljoner kr" [The Ministry for Foreign Affairs shall save 185 million SEK.]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 16 March 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ↑ 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. 893. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  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. 605. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 337. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  10. 1 2 Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 520. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  11. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 500. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  12. ↑ Kjellén, Bo (1 November 1984). "Sven E. Jonsson död. Mönstergillt ombud för svenska intressen" [Sven E. Jonsson has died. A model representative for Swedish interests]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 16 (12). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  13. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 873–874. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  14. ↑ 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. 1226. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  15. 1 2 Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1009. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  16. 1 2 Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 186. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 178. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  18. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 188. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  19. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 188. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  20. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF) (in Swedish). Sweden Abroad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Jan Thesleff Comissioner General of Sweden". virtualexpodubai.com. Expo 2020 . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  22. ↑ "H.E Fredrik Floren Ambassador of Sweden to the UAE". Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025. 2014 - 2019 Ambassador to Tunisia, also to Libya
  23. ↑ Cousins, Michel (18 July 2017). "Belgian and Swedish ambassadors present credentials to Serraj". Libya Herald . Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  24. ↑ "Marshal Haftar receives Swedish Ambassador Anna Block Mazoyer in Benghazi". Alwasat. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  25. ↑ Alwasat Libya [@alwasatengnews] (26 June 2024). "Sweden's incoming ambassador to #Libya, Cecilia Wramsten, presents copy of her credentials to the Director of the Public Protocol Department at the GNU Ministry of Foreign Affairs. #Libya #ليبيا" (Tweet). Tripoli. Retrieved 4 September 2025– via Twitter.
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