List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom

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Ambassador of
Sweden to the
Court of St James's
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Incumbent
Stefan Gullgren
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, London
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence 27 Portland Place
Seat London, United Kingdom
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderDionysius Beurraeus
Formation1558
Website Swedish Embassy, London

The Ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Court of St James's) is the official representative of the Government of Sweden to the monarch (Court of St James's) and government of the United Kingdom.

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List of Swedish chiefs of mission to the Court of St James's

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Dionysius Beurraeus1558–1561 Legatus perpetuus Letter of credence dated 1 November 1557. [1]
Jakob Spens 1613–1620? [2]
Jakob Spens 1623–1623? [2]
Christer Bonde1656–1657?
Johan Leijonbergh1672–1691 Envoy extraordinary Died in office. [3]
Christoffer Leijoncrona1691–1697Acting envoy [4]
Nils Lillieroot12 September 1695 – 1697Envoy [5]
Christoffer Leijoncrona6 April 1697 – 1703 Resident [4]
Christoffer Leijoncrona3 November 1703 – 8 April 1710 Envoy Died in office. [4]
Carl Gyllenborg 21 May 1710 – 17 May 1715 Resident [6]
Carl Gyllenborg 16 May 1715 – 1717Envoy extraordinary [6]
Carl Gustaf Sparre1719–1736Envoy [7]
Carl Magnus Wasenberg1736–1741 Chargé d'affaires
Carl Magnus Wasenberg1741–1743Minister
Caspar Joachim Ringwicht1744–1748Minister
Edvard Carleson28 March 1748EnvoyNever took office. England declined to receive him as minister. [8]
–1758–1763–Due to war conditions, the post had been vacant since 1758. [9]
Gustaf Adam von Nolcken22 November 1763 – 1792(?)Envoy Dual accreditation to the Court of Hanover. [9]
Lars von Engeström 21 July 1793 – 1795Envoy [10]
Pehr Olof von Asp17 July 1795 – 4 December 1798MinisterWas officially called back on 21 December 1802. [11]
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm1801–1802Chargé d'affaires
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm1802–1802 Resident minister
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1805 – 1 May 1807Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary [12]
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg10 May 1807 – 13 September 1808Envoy [13]
Carl Gustaf von Brinkman 17 September 1808 – May 1810Minister [14]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1812–1818Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary [12]
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld 14 March 1818 – 1827Envoy [15] [16]
Magnus Björnstjerna 12 January 1828 – 29 December 1846Minister [17]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1847–1854Envoy
Christian Adolf Virgin24 March 1854 – 8 August 1854Acting Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary [18]
Carl Hochschild 8 August 1854 – 1 September 1857EnvoyDied in office. [19]
Baltzar von Platen 23 October 1857 – 26 August 1861Envoy [20]
Carl Wachtmeister 11 October 1861 – 1865Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary [21]
Carl Fredrik Hochschild 25 June 1866 – 3 October 1876Envoy [22]
Carl Lewenhaupt 9 July 1869 – 9 October 1869Acting chargé d'affaires [23]
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper 1877–1890Envoy [24]
Hans Gustaf Trolle-Wachtmeister7 July 1883 – 5 March 1884Chargé d'affaires [25]
Henrik Åkerman1890–1895Envoy
Carl Lewenhaupt 12 July 1895 – 3 October 1902Acting envoy [23]
Carl Bildt 3 October 1902 – 1905Envoy [26]
Herman Wrangel1906–1920Envoy
Jonas Alströmer18 December 1918 – 4 November 1919Acting chargé d'affaires [27]
Erik Palmstierna 5 November 1920 – 26 November 1937Envoy [28]
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis1938–1938Acting chargé d'affaires
Björn Prytz 26 November 1937 – 31 March 1947Envoy [29]
Erik Boheman 1947–1947Envoy
Erik Boheman 1948–1948 Ambassador
Gunnar Hägglöf 1948–1967Ambassador
Leif Belfrage1967–1972Ambassador
Ole Jödahl1972–1976Ambassador
Olof Rydbeck 16 December 1976 – June 1979Ambassador [30]
Per Lind1979–1982Ambassador
Leif Leifland1982–1991Ambassador
Lennart Eckerberg1991–1994Ambassador
Lars-Åke Nilsson1995–1996Ambassador
Mats Bergquist1997–2004Ambassador
Staffan Carlsson2004–2010Ambassador
Nicola Clase2010–2016Ambassador
Torbjörn SohlströmSeptember 2016 – 2021Ambassador [31]
Mikaela Kumlin Granit 2021–2023Ambassador [32]
Stefan GullgrenAugust 2023 – presentAmbassador [33]

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