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List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom

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.

Ambassador of
Sweden to the
Court of St James's
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Stefan Gullgren
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, London
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence27 Portland Place
SeatLondon, United Kingdom
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderDionysius Beurraeus
Formation1558
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, London

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Dionysius Beurraeus1558–1561Legatus perpetuusLetter of credence dated 1 November 1557.[1]
Jakob Spens1613–1620?[2]
Jakob Spens1623–1623?[2]
Christer Bonde1656–1657?
Johan Leijonbergh1672–1691Envoy extraordinaryDied in office.[3]
Christoffer Leijoncrona1691–1697Acting envoy[4]
Nils Lillieroot12 September 1695 – 1697Envoy[5]
Christoffer Leijoncrona6 April 1697 – 1703Resident[4]
Christoffer Leijoncrona3 November 1703 – 8 April 1710EnvoyDied in office.[4]
Carl Gyllenborg21 May 1710 – 17 May 1715Resident[6]
Carl Gyllenborg16 May 1715 – 1717Envoy extraordinary[6]
Carl Gustaf Sparre1719–1736Envoy[7]
Carl Magnus Wasenberg1736–1741Chargé 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(?)EnvoyDual accreditation to the Court of Hanover.[9]
Lars von Engeström21 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 Silfverhielm1802–1802Resident 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 Brinkman17 September 1808 – May 1810Minister[14]
Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1812–1818Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary[12]
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld14 March 1818 – 1827Envoy[15][16]
Magnus Björnstjerna12 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 Hochschild8 August 1854 – 1 September 1857EnvoyDied in office.[19]
Baltzar von Platen23 October 1857 – 26 August 1861Envoy[20]
Carl Wachtmeister11 October 1861 – 1865Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary[21]
Carl Fredrik Hochschild25 June 1866 – 3 October 1876Envoy[22]
Carl Lewenhaupt9 July 1869 – 9 October 1869Acting chargé d'affaires[23]
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper1877–1890Envoy[24]
Hans Gustaf Trolle-Wachtmeister7 July 1883 – 5 March 1884Chargé d'affaires[25]
Henrik Åkerman1890–1895Envoy
Carl Lewenhaupt12 July 1895 – 3 October 1902Acting envoy[23]
Carl Bildt3 October 1902 – 1905Envoy[26]
Herman Wrangel1906–1920Envoy
Jonas Alströmer18 December 1918 – 4 November 1919Acting chargé d'affaires[27]
Erik Palmstierna5 November 1920 – 26 November 1937Envoy[28]
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis1938–1938Acting chargé d'affaires
Björn Prytz26 November 1937 – 31 March 1947Envoy[29]
Erik Boheman1947–1947Envoy
Erik Boheman1948–1948Ambassador
Gunnar Hägglöf1948–1967Ambassador
Leif Belfrage1967–1972Ambassador
Ole Jödahl1972–1976Ambassador
Olof Rydbeck16 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 Granit2021–2023Ambassador[32]
Stefan GullgrenAugust 2023 – presentAmbassador[33]

See also

References

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