List of ambassadors of Sweden to Singapore

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Singapore
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Incumbent
Anders Sjöberg
since 31 October 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Singapore
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence 39 Andrew Road [1]
Seat Singapore
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Åke Sjölin
Formation1966
Website Swedish Embassy, Singapore

The Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Singapore) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Singapore and government of Singapore. Sweden has had a resident ambassador in Singapore since 1983. The Swedish ambassador in Singapore is also accredited as ambassador to Brunei.

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History

Sweden established diplomatic relations with Singapore on 8 February 1966, [2] six months after the signing of the Independence of Singapore Agreement, which declared Singapore an independent state. That same month, Sweden's ambassador to Bangkok, Åke Sjölin, was also appointed as ambassador to Singapore. [3] On 23 April 1966, Sjölin presented his credentials in Singapore. [4] Sweden's ambassador to Bangkok remained concurrently accredited to Singapore from 1966 until 1983.

Sweden had been represented in Singapore since the establishment of a Swedish honorary consulate on 25 May 1850. [5] The honorary consulate was elevated to an honorary general consulate in 1970, before being closed in 1975. [6] Despite having an unpaid honorary consul who served until the consulate general's closure in 1975, [7] there was a Swedish career consul in Singapore between 1973 and 1976. [8]

From 1974, a chargé d'affaires , [9] who also served as an embassy counsellor, was based in Singapore. In 1982, this position was elevated to minister, and the following year, to ambassador. In 1983, the Swedish embassy received approval to appoint a resident ambassador to Singapore. The designated ambassador, Håkan Berggren, presented his credentials on 14 January. [10]

Sweden established diplomatic relations with Brunei in 1984. [11] Since then, the Swedish ambassador to Singapore has been concurrently accredited to Brunei.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Åke Sjölin 1966–1967AmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Bangkok. [12]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1967–1970AmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Bangkok. [13]
Eric Virgin 1971–1976AmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Bangkok. [8]
Sven E. Jonsson1973–1976Consul and chargé d'affaires Chargé d'affaires from 1974. [9] [8] [14] [15]
Jean-Christophe Öberg 1976–1981AmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Bangkok. [16]
Rasmus Rasmusson1976–1980Embassy counsellor [lower-alpha 1] and chargé d'affaires [18] [19]
Håkan Berggren1980–1982Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [20]
Axel Edelstam 1981–1983AmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Bangkok. [21]
Håkan Berggren1982–1983Minister [20]
Håkan Berggren1983 [lower-alpha 2] –1984AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei (from 1984). [20] [22] [23]
Arnold Willén1985–1989AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei. [24]
Finn Bergstrand1989–1995AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei. [25]
Krister Isaksson1995–1997AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei. [26]
Eva Walder-Brundin 1998–2002AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei. [27]
Teppo Tauriainen2002–2006AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei. [28]
Pär Ahlberger2006–2010AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei. [29]
Ingemar Dolfe2010–2013AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei (from 21 January 2012). [30]
Håkan Jevrell2013–2018AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei. [31] [32]
Niclas Kvarnström1 September 2018 – 2021AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei (from 29 April 2019). [33] [34]
Harald Fries15 August 2021 – 9 January 2022Chargé d'affaires [35]
Kent Härstedt January 2022 – 2023AmbassadorDual accreditation to Brunei (from 16 April 2022). [36] [37]
Jenny Egermark2023–2023Chargé d'affaires ad interimDual accreditation to Brunei (from 27 July 2020). [38]
Anders Sjöberg31 October 2023 – presentAmbassador [39] [40]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ First embassy secretary from 1976 to 1977, [17] embassy counsellor from 1977 to 1980. [18]
  2. ↑ Appointed in December 1982. [22]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Sveriges ambassadör i Bangkok" [Sweden's ambassador in Bangkok]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 February 1966. p. A5. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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  7. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 418. ISBN   91-38-02088-2. SELIBR   3682757.
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  18. 1 2 Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 351. ISBN   91-38-05350-0. SELIBR   33682761.
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  20. 1 2 3 Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 109. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
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