Ambassador of Sweden to the Netherlands | |
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Incumbent since 2021Johannes Oljelund | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, The Hague | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Lange Voorhout 28 |
Seat | The Hague, Netherlands |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Jacob van Dijck |
Formation | 1614 |
Website | Swedish Embassy, The Hague |
The Ambassador of Sweden to the Netherlands (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of the Netherlands) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the monarch and government of the Netherlands.
In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Dutch 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]
Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Jacob van Dijck | 28 July 1614 – 3 June 1620 | Ambassador | [2] | |
Nils Gyldenstolpe | 8 March 1679 – 27 October 1679 | Envoy Extraordinary | [3] | |
Nils Gyldenstolpe | 28 October 1679 – 1687 | Envoy | [3] | |
Nils Lillieroot | 9 October 1691 – 1695 | Envoy | [4] | |
Joachim Fredrik Preis | 31 October 1721 [lower-alpha 1] | Envoy | [5] | |
Joachim Fredrik Preis | 16 August 1725 [lower-alpha 2] – 22 December 1759 | Envoy | Died in office. | [5] |
Carl Johan Creutz | 21 January 1760 – 16 March 1775 | Envoy | [6] | |
Emanuel De Geer | 16 March 1775 – 14 October 1779 | Envoy | [7] | |
Gustaf Johan Ehrensvärd | 17 January 1780 – 1782 | Envoy | [8] | |
Pehr Olof von Asp | 1782–1783 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [9] | |
Carl Gustaf Schultz von Ascheraden | 8 April 1783 – 18 June 1787 | Envoy | [10] | |
Mårten Bunge | July 1785 – April 1786 | Chargé d'affaires | [11] | |
Mårten Bunge | June 1787 – May 1789 | Chargé d'affaires | [11] | |
Fredrik Adolf Löwenhielm | 1789–1806 | Envoy | ||
Anders Fredrik Reuterswärd | 1796–1801 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [12] | |
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld | 3 October 1814 – 1818 | Chargé d'affaires | [13] | |
Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'Ohsson | October 1816 – 1834 | Envoy | [14] | |
Carl Hochschild | 30 November 1818 – 1819 | Chargé d'affaires | [15] | |
Carl Hochschild | 13 July 1836 –7 May 1841 | Envoy | [15] | |
Edvard Gabriel Gyldenstolpe | 7 May 1841 – ? | Chargé d'affaires | [16] | |
Axel von Wahrendorff | 2 October 1843 – 30 December 1847 | Chargé d'affaires | [17] | |
Carl von und zu Mansbach | 1847–1851 | Envoy | [18] | |
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt | 8 May 1851 – 1852 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [19] | |
Adam Christopher Løvenskiold | 1851–1856 | Minister plenipotentiary | ||
Adam Christopher Løvenskiold | 1856–1858 | Envoy | ||
Christian Adolf Virgin | 16 December 1858 – 23 November 1860 | Envoy | [20] | |
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt | 23 November 1860 – 1864 | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | [19] | |
Carl Fredrik Palmstierna | 1864–1865 | Resident minister | [21] | |
Ludvig Fredrik Ernst (Louis) Wrede | 17 November 1865 – 15 April 1869 | Resident minister | [22] | |
Oluf Stenersen | 1869–1870 | Resident minister | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [23] |
Carl Burenstam | 13 October 1870 – 1884 | Resident minister | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [24] |
Carl Burenstam | 18 April 1884 – 6 September 1895 | Minister plenipotentiary | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [24] |
August Gyldenstolpe | 1895–1896 | Acting minister plenipotentiary | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [25] |
August Gyldenstolpe | 1896–1899 | Minister plenipotentiary | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [25] |
Joachim Beck-Friis | 16 December 1899 – 16 September 1900 | Chargé d'affaires | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [26] |
Herman Wrangel | 26 June 1901 – 1904 | Envoy | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [27] |
Gustaf Falkenberg | 9 June 1905 – 1908 | Envoy and consul general [lower-alpha 3] | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [29] |
Albert Ehrensvärd | 17 June 1908 – 1910 | Envoy and consul general [lower-alpha 4] | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [30] |
Carl Otto Blomstedt | 18 August 1908 – 11 October 1908 | Chargé d'affaires | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [31] |
Fredrik af Klercker | 1910–1921 | Envoy | Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. | [32] |
Gustaf von Dardel | 21 November 1919 – 2 March 1921 | Acting chargé d'affaires and extra first legation secretary | Minister plenipotentiary on 21 November 1919. | [33] |
Gustaf Westman | 1921–1922 | Envoy | [34] | |
Patrick Adlercreutz | 9 June 1922 – 1937 | Envoy | [35] [36] | |
Erik Sjöborg | 1937 – 31 March 1944 | Envoy | To the Dutch government-in-exile in London (from 1944). | [37] [38] |
Gunnar Hägglöf | 1 April 1944 – 1945 | Envoy | To the Dutch government-in-exile in London. | [38] [39] |
Hugo Tamm | 1945–1946 | First legation secretary/Acting chargé d'affaires | [40] | |
Joen Lagerberg | 28 June 1946 – 1952 | Envoy | [41] | |
Sven Dahlman | 1953–1956 | Envoy | [1] [42] | |
Sven Dahlman | 1956–1961 | Ambassador | [1] [42] | |
Brynolf Eng | 1961–1965 | Ambassador | [43] | |
Jens Malling | 1966 – 25 January 1969 | Ambassador | Died in office. | [44] [45] |
Lars-Olof Brilioth | 1969–1969 | Chargé d'affaires | [45] | |
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt | 1969–1972 | Ambassador | [46] | |
Tord Hagen | 1972–1977 | Ambassador | [47] | |
Nils-Olov Hasslev | 1977–1983 | Ambassador | [48] | |
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff | 1983–1984 | Ambassador | [49] | |
Hans Danelius | 1984–1988 | Ambassador | [50] | |
Göte Magnusson | 1988–1992 | Ambassador | [51] | |
Jan af Sillén | 1992–1996 | Ambassador | [52] | |
Lennart Alvin | 1996–2000 | Ambassador | [53] | |
Björn Skala | 2000–2005 | Ambassador | [54] | |
Hans Magnusson | 2005–2010 | Ambassador | [55] | |
Håkan Emsgård | 2010–2015 | Ambassador | ||
Per Holmström | 2015–2018 | Ambassador | [56] | |
Annika Markovic | 1 September 2018 – 2021 | Ambassador | [57] | |
Johannes Oljelund | 2021 – present | Ambassador | [58] | |
Ragnar Hugo Ferdinand Gyllenswärd was a Swedish jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden for 23 years, including six years as its president. Gyllenswärd started his academic career at Uppsala University with studies in the humanities before obtaining a law degree. He worked in various legal roles, including contributing to legislative matters at the Ministry of Justice and helping draft a Swedish-Norwegian water rights convention. He later served on a committee revising inheritance law and contributed to reforms related to death declarations. Gyllenswärd held several significant positions, including Parliamentary Ombudsman and Supreme Court Justice, where he was recognized for his legal expertise and commitment to maintaining and developing legal standards. He was also engaged in historical studies, particularly in personal and cultural history.