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 Beurræus
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.

Contents

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotes Presented credentials Ref
Kingdom of England (–1707)
Dionysius Beurræus1558–1561 Legatus perpetuus Letter of credence dated 1 November 1557. [1]
Jakob Spens 1613–1620? [2]
Jakob Spens 1623–1623? [2]
Christer Bonde1656–1657?
Johan Leijonbergh4 May 1672 – 1674 Envoy extraordinary [3]
Gustaf Adolf De la Gardie24 May 1672 – 2 November 1672Envoy en missions specialesTo England, France and the Netherlands. [a] [4]
Johan Leijonbergh11 May 1680 – August 1691Envoy extraordinaryDied in office. [3]
Christoffer Leijoncrona1691–1697Acting envoy [5]
Nils Lillieroot12 September 1695 – 1697Envoy [6]
Christoffer Leijoncrona6 April 1697 – 1703 Resident [5]
Christoffer Leijoncrona3 November 1703 – 1707 Envoy [5]
Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
Christoffer Leijoncrona1707 – 8 April 1710 Envoy Died in office. [5]
Carl Gyllenborg 21 May 1710 – 17 May 1715 Resident [7]
Carl Gyllenborg 16 May 1715 – 1717Envoy extraordinary [7]
Carl Gustaf Sparre1719–1736Envoy [8]
Carl Magnus Wasenberg1736–1741 Chargé d'affaires
Carl Magnus Wasenberg1741–1743MinisterDied in office. [9]
Caspar Joachim Ringwicht1744–1748Minister [10]
Edvard Carleson28 March 1748EnvoyNever took office. England declined to receive him as minister. [11]
–1758–1763–Due to war conditions, the post had been vacant since 1758. [12]
Gustaf Adam von Nolcken22 November 1763 – 1792?Envoy Dual accreditation to the Court of Hanover. [12] [10]
Pehr Olof von Asp1775–1776Chargé d'affaires ad interim [13]
Lars von Engeström 21 July 1793 – 1795Envoy [14]
Pehr Olof von Asp17 July 1795 – 4 December 1798MinisterWas officially called back on 21 December 1802. [13]
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm1795–1796Chargé d'affaires [15]
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm1799–1800Chargé d'affaires [15]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm1801–1803Chargé d'affaires [15]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1805 – 1 May 1807Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [16]
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg10 May 1807 – 13 September 1808Envoy [17]
Carl Gustaf von Brinkman 17 September 1808 – May 1810Minister [18]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1812 – ?Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [16]
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld 14 March 1818 – 1827Envoy [19] [20]
Magnus Björnstjerna 12 January 1828 – 29 December 1846Minister [21]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1847–1854Envoy
Christian Adolf Virgin24 March 1854 – 8 August 1854Acting envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [22]
Carl Hochschild 8 August 1854 – 1 September 1857EnvoyDied in office. [23]
Baltzar von Platen 23 October 1857 – 26 August 1861Envoy [24]
Carl Wachtmeister 11 October 1861 – 1865Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [25]
Carl Fredrik Hochschild 25 June 1866 – 3 October 1876Envoy [26]
Carl Lewenhaupt 9 July 1869 – 9 October 1869Chargé d'affaires ad interim [27]
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper 1877–1890Envoy [28]
Hans Gustaf Trolle-Wachtmeister7 July 1883 – 5 March 1884Chargé d'affaires [29]
Jakob Fredrik Adelborg1890 – 24 March 1890Chargé d'affaires ad interimDied in office. [30]
Henrik Åkerman1890–1895Envoy [31]
Carl Lewenhaupt 12 July 1895 – 3 October 1902Acting envoy [27]
Carl Bildt 3 October 1902 – 1905Envoy [32]
Carl Gotthard Bonde21 August 1906 – 1 November 1906Chargé d'affaires ad interim [33]
Herman Wrangel 21 February 1906 – 1920Envoy [34]
Jonas Alströmer18 December 1918 – 4 November 1919Chargé d'affaires ad interim [35]
Erik Palmstierna 5 November 1920 – 1922Envoy13 December 1920 to King George V. [36] [37]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present)
Erik Palmstierna 1922 – 26 November 1937Envoy [36]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1922–1922 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [38]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1923–1923Chargé d'affaires ad interim [38]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1924–1924Chargé d'affaires ad interim [38]
Hans Beck-Friis1938–1938Chargé d'affaires ad interim and minister plenipotentiary [39] [40]
Björn Prytz 1 June 1938 – 31 March 1947EnvoyAppointed on 26 November 1937. [40] [41]
Kurt-Allan Belfrage1944–1945Chargé d'affaires [42]
Erik Boheman 1947 – September 1947Envoy
Erik Boheman September 1947 – 1948 Ambassador
Gunnar Hägglöf 1948–1967Ambassador [43]
Leif Belfrage1967–1972Ambassador [44]
Ole Jödahl1972–1976Ambassador [45]
Olof Rydbeck 16 December 1976 – June 1979Ambassador [46]
Per Lind1979–1982Ambassador [47]
Leif Leifland 1982–1991Ambassador [48]
Lennart Eckerberg1991–1994Ambassador [49]
Lars-Åke Nilsson1994 – 5 November 1996AmbassadorDied in office. [50]
Mats Bergquist1997–2004Ambassador [51]
Staffan Carlsson2004–2010Ambassador [52]
Nicola Clase2010–2016Ambassador12 October 2010 to Elizabeth II. [53]
Torbjörn SohlströmSeptember 2016 – 2021Ambassador30 November 2016 to Elizabeth II. [54] [55]
Mikaela Kumlin Granit 2021–2023Ambassador14 December 2021 to Elizabeth II. [56] [57]
Stefan GullgrenAugust 2023 – presentAmbassador13 December 2013 to King Charles III. [58] [59]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Swedish mediator between France and England on the one hand and Holland on the other. [4]

References

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  2. 1 2 Karlsson, Åsa (2007–2011). "Spens, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 33. National Archives of Sweden. p. 30. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1928). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 4 Igelström-Lillietopp. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 527. SELIBR   10076751.
  4. 1 2 Almquist, J. E. (1931). "Gustaf Adolf De la Gardie". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 10. National Archives of Sweden. p. 717. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Olsson, Bernt (1977–1979). "Christoffer Leijoncrona". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 461. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Jonasson, Gustaf (1980–1981). "Nils Lillieroot". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 23. National Archives of Sweden. p. 131. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. 1 2 Grauers, Sven (1967–1969). "Carl Gyllenborg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 529. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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  9. ↑ Mortensen, Johan, ed. (1923). Sverige i England: anteckningar samlade inom den svenska kolonien (in Swedish). Göteborg: Riksfören. för svenskhetens bevarande i utlandet i distr. pp. 42–43. SELIBR   8220792.
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  11. ↑ Boëthius, Bertil (1927). "Edvard Carleson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 7. National Archives of Sweden. p. 428. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  12. 1 2 Gidlöf, Leif (1990–1991). "G Gustaf A Nolcken". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 27. National Archives of Sweden. p. 126. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  13. 1 2 Naumann, Erik (1920). "Pehr Olof Asp, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 2. National Archives of Sweden. p. 383. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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  15. 1 2 3 Dahl, Torsten; Bohman, Nils, eds. (1954). Svenska män och kvinnor: biografisk uppslagsbok (in Swedish). Vol. 7 Sibylla-Tjällgren. Stockholm: Bonnier. p. 16. SELIBR   53806.
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  22. ↑ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 813. SELIBR   10076764.
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  27. 1 2 Holm, Nils F. (1977–1979). "Carl Lewenhaupt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 631. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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  53. ↑ "Her Excellency the Ambassador of Sweden, Nicola Clase presents her credentials to Queen Elizabeth II during a private audience at Buckingham Palace on October 12, 2010 in London, England". London: Getty Images. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  54. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Storbritannien" [New ambassador in the United Kingdom] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  55. ↑ Sohlström, Torbjörn [@sohlstromt] (30 November 2016). "Honoured to present today my credentials as Swedish Ambassador to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace" (Tweet). London. Retrieved 22 August 2025– via Twitter.
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  57. ↑ "At Buckingham Palace today, two recently appointed Ambassadors had Audiences via video link with The Queen". British royal family. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2025– via Instagram.
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  59. ↑ "The Ambassador of Sweden, Stefan Gullgren, accompanied by Alla Logova, presents his credentials to King Charles III during a private audience at Buckingham Palace on December 13, 2023 in London, United Kingdom". London: Getty Images. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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