List of ambassadors of Sweden to Portugal

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Portugal
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Elisabeth Eklund
since August 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Lisbon
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Lisbon, Portugal
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Website Swedish Embassy, Lisbon

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

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History

Between 1900 and 1937, the Swedish minister in Madrid, Spain, was accredited to Lisbon. [1]

In January 1951, it was reported that the minister position in Lisbon, would be abolished. After this, Sweden's diplomatic mission in Portugal was to be headed by a chargé d'affaires rather than a full ambassador. The Swedish envoy in Madrid was to extend their duties to cover Portugal. Although the Foreign Minister supported this change, some members of the Committee of Supply, particularly from the right and liberal parties, opposed it, advocating to retain the position for at least another year. However, the committee ultimately approved the abolition of the post. [2] [3] The Portuguese refused to accept this arrangement. The Foreign Minister resolved the issue by appointing a chargé d'affaires en pied to replace the minister, ensuring the position remained filled at a lower diplomatic rank. [4] In 1953, a Swedish minister was once again appointed in Lisbon, reinstating the higher diplomatic position after the earlier changes.

In 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Portuguese 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]

The Swedish ambassador in Lisbon has, during various periods, also been accredited to other countries: between 1958 and 1961, the Swedish ambassador was also accredited to Monrovia, Liberia; [5] [6] between 1979 and 1994, to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, and Praia, Cape Verde; [7] [8] and since 2008, to São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. [9] After the Swedish embassy in Dakar, Senegal was closed in 2010, responsibility for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau was transferred back to the ambassador in Lisbon.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Christoffer Henrik von Vegesack15 April 1663 – 6 November 1669ResidentAlso consul. [10]
Carl Gustaf Oxenstierna1792–1797Envoy [11]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1797–1801Chargé d'affaires [12]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1801–1805Minister [12]
Johan Albert Kantzow1806–1807Chargé d'affaires [13]
Carl Adolf de Kantzow16 January 1823 – 29 May 1860Chargé d'affaires and consul general [14]
Johan Fredrik Sebastian Crusenstolpe29 May 1860 – 1866Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general 20 October 1860. [15]
Johan Fredrik Sebastian Crusenstolpe11 December 1866 – 23 July 1882Resident ministerDied in office (during visit in Stockholm). [15]
Otto Steenbock1883–1890Resident minister and consul general [16]
Axel August Cronhielm16 October 1890 – 1896Acting chargé d'affaires and consul general [17]
Axel August Cronhielm7 December 1896 – 1900Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general 4 December 1896. [17]
Ove Gude1900–1902EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Madrid. [18]
Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg 1902–1905EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Madrid. [19]
Robert Sager1905–1907EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Madrid. [20]
Carl Haraldsson Strömfelt1907–1913EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Madrid. [21]
Gustaf Falkenberg28 November 1913 – 26 August 1917EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Madrid. Died in office. [22] [23]
Augustin Beck-Friis4 December 1917 – 1920Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryAccredited from the legation in Madrid. [24]
Ivan Danielsson1921–1922EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Madrid. [25]
Wollmar Boström 1922–1925EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Madrid. [26]
Ivan Danielsson1925–1937EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Madrid. [27]
Lennart Rappe1937–1938First legation secretary and acting chargé d'affaires [28]
Leif Öhrvall1938–1941Acting chargé d'affaires [29]
Johan Beck-Friis 24 December 1940 – 1943EnvoyAlso accredited to the Norwegian government-in-exile in London. [30]
Gustaf Weidel 1943–1951Envoy [31]
Sten Sundström? – 30 June 1951Chargé d'affaires [32]
Jan Stenström7 July 1951 – 1953Chargé d'affaires [32] [33]
Jan Stenström1953–1955Envoy [33]
Knut Richard Thyberg 1955–1959Envoy Dual accreditation to Monrovia 1958–1959. [5]
Knut Richard Thyberg 1959 – 1 November 1959AmbassadorDual accreditation to Monrovia. [5] [34]
Alexis Aminoff 1 November 1959 – 1963AmbassadorDual accreditation to Monrovia 1959–1961. [34] [6]
Gunnar Dryselius1964–1970Ambassador [35]
Karl Fredrik Almqvist1970–1972Ambassador [36]
Herman Kling 1973–1979Ambassador [37]
Sven Fredrik Hedin 1979–1986AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bissau and Praia. [7]
Lennart Rydfors1986–1988AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bissau and Praia. [38]
Göran Hasselmark1989–1994AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bissau and Praia. [8]
Kerstin Asp-Johnsson1994–1997Ambassador [39]
Krister Isaksson1997–2001Ambassador [40]
Gunilla Olofsson2001–2005Ambassador [41]
Gabriella Lindholm2005–2008Ambassador [42]
Bengt Lundborg2008–2012AmbassadorDual accreditation to Praia and São Tomé. [9] [43]
Caroline Fleetwood2012–2017AmbassadorPresented credentials 14 January 2013. [44]
Helena Pilsas Ahlin2017–2022Ambassador [45]
Elisabeth Eklund2022–presentAmbassador [46]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Beskickningen Lissabon (1791 – )" [The Lisbon mission (1791 – )] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tredje huvudtiteln: Representationen utomlands minskas" [Third main title: Representation abroad is reduced]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1951. p. 6A. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tvivelaktiga besparingar" [Questionable savings]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 March 1951. p. 4A. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sparsamhetsåtgärderna i UD" [The austerity measures in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 June 1951. p. 4A. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 1022. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  6. 1 2 Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 28. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  7. 1 2 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. 456. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
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  9. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender 2010 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 194–195. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
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  12. 1 2 Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 194. SELIBR   10076758.
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  15. 1 2 Uggla, Arvid Hj. (1931). "Johan Fredrik Sebastian Crusenstolpe". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 9. National Archives of Sweden. p. 435. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  16. ↑ Gillingstam, Hans (2007–2011). "Stenbock, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 33. National Archives of Sweden. p. 247. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  17. 1 2 Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1926). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 2 af Chapman-Fägerstråle. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 93. SELIBR   10076748.
  18. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för år 1903 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P.A. Nordstedt & Söner. 1902. p. 98.
  19. ↑ Svensk rikskalender 1905 (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Nordstedt & Söner. 1905. p. 110. SELIBR   498191.
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  23. ↑ "Envoyen Gustaf Falkenberg död" [Envoy Gustaf Falkenberg dead]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 230. 27 August 1917. p. 9. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  24. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 258. SELIBR   10076137.
  25. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1922 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1922. p. 180.
  26. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1925 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1925. p. 187.
  27. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1937 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1937. p. 210.
  28. ↑ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen. Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 674. SELIBR   8198269.
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  31. ↑ Dahl, Torsten; Bohman, Nils, eds. (1955). Svenska män och kvinnor: biografisk uppslagsbok. 8 Toffteen-Ö (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier. p. 241. SELIBR   53807.
  32. 1 2 "Lissabonbeskickningen" [The Lisbon mission]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 June 1951. p. 8A. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  33. 1 2 Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 1029. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  34. 1 2 "Sveriges sändebud" [Sweden's ambassador]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 18 September 1959. p. 10A. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  35. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 219. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  36. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 23. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  37. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 349. ISBN   91-38-04622-9. SELIBR   3682760.
  38. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 363, 366, 371. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
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  40. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 189. ISBN   9138318385. SELIBR   8261601.
  41. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 187. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  42. ↑ 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.
  43. ↑ "Cerimónia de Apresentação de Cartas Credenciais O Presidente da República recebeu as Cartas Credenciais dos Embaixadores da Suécia e da Hungria, Srs. Bengt Lundborg e Norbert Konkoly, respectivamente" [Ceremony of Presentation of Credentials The President of the Republic received the Credentials from the Ambassadors of Sweden and Hungary, Mr. Bengt Lundborg and Mr. Norbert Konkoly, respectively.] (in Portuguese). President of Cape Verde. 8 May 2012 – via Facebook.
  44. ↑ "CORPO DIPLOMÁTICO ACREDITADO EM LISBOA" [DIPLOMATIC CORPS ACCREDITED IN LISBON](PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. May 2017. p. 187. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  45. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Portugal" [New ambassador in Portugal] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  46. ↑ "Elisabeth Eklund ny ambassadör i Portugal" [Elisabeth Eklund new ambassador in Portugal] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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