List of ambassadors of Sweden to the Netherlands

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Ambassador of
Sweden to the Netherlands
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Johannes Oljelund
since 2021
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 holderJacob van Dijck
Formation1614
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.

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History

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]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Jacob van Dijck28 July 1614 – 3 June 1620Ambassador [2]
Nils Gyldenstolpe 8 March 1679 – 27 October 1679Envoy Extraordinary [3]
Nils Gyldenstolpe 28 October 1679 – 1687Envoy [3]
Nils Lillieroot9 October 1691 – 1695Envoy [4]
Joachim Fredrik Preis31 October 1721 [lower-alpha 1] Envoy [5]
Joachim Fredrik Preis16 August 1725 [lower-alpha 2] – 22 December 1759EnvoyDied in office. [5]
Carl Johan Creutz21 January 1760 – 16 March 1775Envoy [6]
Emanuel De Geer16 March 1775 – 14 October 1779Envoy [7]
Gustaf Johan Ehrensvärd17 January 1780 – 1782Envoy [8]
Carl Gustaf Schultz von Ascheraden8 April 1783 – 18 June 1787Envoy [9]
Mårten BungeJuly 1785 – April 1786Chargé d'affaires [10]
Mårten BungeJune 1787 – May 1789Chargé d'affaires [10]
Fredrik Adolf Löwenhielm1789–1806Envoy
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld 3 October 1814 – 1818Chargé d'affaires [11]
Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'Ohsson October 1816 – 1834Envoy [12]
Carl Hochschild 30 November 1818 – 1819Chargé d'affaires [13]
Carl Hochschild 13 July 1836 –7 May 1841Envoy [13]
Edvard Gabriel Gyldenstolpe1841–1843Chargé d'affaires
Axel von Wahrendorff2 October 1843 – 30 December 1847Chargé d'affaires [14]
Carl von und zu Mansbach 1847–1851Envoy [15]
Nils Erik Wilhelm af Wetterstedt 8 May 1851 – 1852Acting chargé d'affaires [16]
Adam Christopher Løvenskiold1851–1856Minister plenipotentiary
Adam Christopher Løvenskiold1856–1858Envoy
Christian Adolf Virgin16 December 1858 – 23 November 1860Envoy [17]
Nils Erik Wilhelm af Wetterstedt 23 November 1860 – 1864Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary [16]
Carl Fredrik Palmstierna1864–1865Resident minister [18]
Ludvig Fredrik Ernst (Louis) Wrede17 November 1865 – 15 April 1869Resident minister [19]
Oluf Stenersen1869–1870Resident minister Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.
Carl Burenstam13 October 1870 – 1884Resident ministerAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. [20]
Carl Burenstam18 April 1884 – 6 September 1895Minister plenipotentiaryAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. [20]
August Gyldenstolpe 1895–1896Acting minister plenipotentiaryAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. [21]
August Gyldenstolpe 1896–1899Minister plenipotentiaryAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. [21]
Herman Wrangel 1900–1904EnvoyAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. [22]
Gustaf Falkenberg1905–1908Envoy and consul generalAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. [23]
Albert Ehrensvärd 17 juni 1908 – 1910Envoy and consul generalAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. [24]
Fredrik af Klercker1910–1921EnvoyAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels. [25]
Gustaf von Dardel1919–1921Acting chargé d'affaires [26]
Gustaf Westman1921–1922Envoy [27]
Patrick Adlercreutz9 June 1922 – 1937Envoy [28] [29]
Erik Sjöborg1937 – 31 March 1944EnvoyTo the Dutch government-in-exile in London (from 1944). [30] [31]
Gunnar Hägglöf 1 April 1944 – 1945EnvoyTo the Dutch government-in-exile in London. [31] [32]
Hugo Tamm 1945–1946First legation secretary/Acting chargé d'affaires [33]
Joen Lagerberg28 June 1946 – 1952Envoy [34]
Sven Dahlman1953–1956Envoy [35] [36]
Sven Dahlman1956–1961Ambassador [35] [36]
Brynolf Eng 1961–1965Ambassador [37]
Jens Malling 1966 – 25 January 1969AmbassadorDied in office. [38] [39]
Lars-Olof Brilioth1969–1969Chargé d'affaires [39]
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt 1969–1972Ambassador [40]
Tord Hagen 1972–1977Ambassador [41]
Nils-Olov Hasslev 1977–1983Ambassador [42]
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff1983–1984Ambassador [43]
Hans Danelius1984–1988Ambassador [44]
Göte Magnusson1988–1992Ambassador [45]
Jan af Sillén1992–1996Ambassador [46]
Lennart Alvin1996–2000Ambassador [47]
Björn Skala2000–2005Ambassador [48]
Hans Magnusson2005–2010Ambassador [49]
Håkan Emsgård2010–2015Ambassador
Per Holmström2015–2018Ambassador [50]
Annika Markovic 1 September 2018 – 2021Ambassador [51]
Johannes Oljelund2021 – presentAmbassador [52]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Declined the appointment. [5]
  2. ↑ Received a new letter of credit on 4 April 1751. [5]

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