List of ambassadors of Sweden to Peru

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Peru
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Johanna Teague
since August 2026
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Lima
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Calle La Santa María 120-130 [a]
Seat Lima, Peru
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Einar Modig
Formation1931

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

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History

Both countries established diplomatic relations in the 1930s [1] [2] [3] and maintained diplomatic missions in both Lima and Stockholm.

In November 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Peruvian 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]

In 1983, after Ambassador Cai Melin  [ sv ] expressed support for Amnesty International during a private event in Peru—which had criticized the Peruvian regime in a letter for torture and arbitrary executions, including of Indigenous people during the Peruvian Civil War—he faced criticism from the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They conveyed their dissatisfaction with Melin to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The regime in Peru, under President Fernando Belaúnde, had been displeased with Amnesty's criticism. Melin was recalled, even though he had not been officially declared persona non grata by the Peruvian government. [5]

The Swedish embassy in Lima was closed in 2001 but reopened in 2016 [2] and the embassy of Peru in Stockholm was closed in 2010 but reopened in 2012. [1] [6] The Swedish embassy closed again in 2022. [7] From 2025 to 2026, the Swedish ambassador to Peru was resident in Stockholm. [8]

In December 2025, the Swedish government decided to reopen a Swedish embassy in Lima in the fall of 2026. [9] In June 2026, a new resident ambassador of Sweden to Lima was appointed, assuming office in August of the same year. [10]

List of representatives

NamePeriod Resident/Non resident TitleNotes Presented credentials Ref
Einar Modig 1 January 1931 [b] – 28 April 1933 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentActing envoyAlso accredited to Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, and Quito. [11] [12]
Einar Modig 28 April 1933 – 1934 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEnvoyAlso accredited to Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, and Quito. [11]
Vilhelm Assarsson 1935–1937 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEnvoyAlso accredited to Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, and Quito. [13]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld 1937–1945 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEnvoyAlso accredited to Bogotá, Caracas (until 1938), La Paz, and Quito. [14] [15]
Martin Kastengren 1945–1951 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEnvoyAlso accredited to La Paz and Quito. [16]
Harry Eriksson 1951–1952 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEnvoyAlso accredited to La Paz. [17]
Claes Westring 1952 – November 1956 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentEnvoyAlso accredited to La Paz (until 1956). [4] [18]
Claes Westring November 1956 – 31 January 1959 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador10 January 1957 [4] [19] [20] [21]
Malte Pripp1959–1962 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [22]
Carl Henrik Petersén1962–1966 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [23]
Torsten Björck1966–1974 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [24]
Göran Engblom1975–1978 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [25]
Ulf Norström1979–1982 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [26]
Cai Melin1982–1983 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [27] [5]
Hans Linton 1984–1989 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [28]
Carl-Erhard Lindahl 1989–1992 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [29]
Lars Schönander1992–1996 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [30]
Ulf Lewin1996–2000 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [31]
Mikael Dahl2000–2001 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to La Paz. [32]
Arne Rodin2001–2005 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Santiago. [33]
Martin Wilkens2005–2006 Red pog.svg Non-residentChargé d'affaires ad interimResident in Santiago. [34]
Maria Christina Lundqvist2006–2008 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Santiago. [35]
Eva Zetterberg 2009–2014 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Santiago. [36]
Jakob Kiefer2015–2016 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Santiago. [37]
Anna FerrySeptember 2016 – 2019 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [38]
Cecilia Ekholm1 September 2019 – 2021 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [39]
Maria CramérAugust 2021 – 2022 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [40]
Tomas Wiklund18 April 2023 – 2025 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Santiago. [41]
Peter Svensson Kemeny2025–2026 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [8]
Johanna Teague August 2026 – present Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [10]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The address of the residence and chancery in Lima that the Swedish state still owns.
  2. ↑ Appointed on 30 July 1930. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Relaciones diplomáticas con el Reino de Suecia" [Diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Sweden] (in Spanish). Embassy of Peru, Stockholm. 12 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Suecia decidió reabrir su embajada en el Perú después de 14 años" [Sweden decided to reopen its embassy in Peru after 14 years]. Gestión (in Spanish). 11 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "2021: Año del Bicentenario y aniversario de las relaciones bilaterales entre Suecia y Perú" [2021: Year of the Bicentennial and anniversary of bilateral relations between Sweden and Peru] (in Spanish). Embassy of Sweden, Lima. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ny ambassad" [New embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 December 1956. p. A11. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Stödde Amnesty international - Svensk ambassadör i Peru kallas hem" [Supported Amnesty International - Swedish ambassador in Peru called home]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 November 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Comunicado No. 1/2012" REAPERTURA DE LA EMBAJADA DEL PERÚ EN EL REINO DE SUECIA Y NOMBRAMIENTO DE LA ENCARGADA DE NEGOCIOS a.i." (PDF). Embassy of Peru in Sweden. 28 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Svenska konsulat i Peru" [Swedish Consulates in Peru] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Peru. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Ny ambassadör i Peru" [New ambassador in Peru] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sverige öppnar ambassad i Peru" [Sweden opens embassy in Peru] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Ny ambassadör i Peru" [New ambassador in Peru] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 Rockberger, Nicolaus (1985–1987). "Einar Modig". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Einar Modig till Lima som minister" [Einar Modig to Lima as minister]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 August 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 50.
  14. ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 760. SELIBR   3681518.
  15. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1938 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1938. p. 219.
  16. ↑ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 1, Stor–Stockholm (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 684. SELIBR   53509.
  17. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 265.
  18. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. pp. 314, 320.
  19. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1959 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1959. p. 302.
  20. ↑ "Nyutnämnda sändebud" [Newly appointed envoys]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 January 1959. p. A5. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Sveriges sändebud i Lima" [Sweden's ambassador in Lima]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  22. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. p. 303.
  23. ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 764. SELIBR   3681519.
  24. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 139. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  25. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 295. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  26. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 852. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  27. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 343, 357. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  28. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 360, 375. ISBN   9138121735. SELIBR   3682768.
  29. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 690. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  30. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 192. ISBN   9138350211. SELIBR   3682781.
  31. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 678. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  32. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 173, 188. ISBN   9138318385. SELIBR   8261601.
  33. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 186. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  34. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 190. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  35. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 193. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  36. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 193. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  37. ↑ "Peru President receives credentials from new Ambassadors" (in Swedish). Lima: Andina. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  38. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Peru" [New ambassador in Peru] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  39. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Peru" [New ambassador in Peru] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  40. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Peru" [New ambassador in Peru] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  41. ↑ "President of Peru receives credentials from five non-resident Ambassadors". Andina. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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