The Ambassador of Sweden to Ireland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Ireland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Ireland and government of Ireland.
Ambassador of Sweden to Ireland | |
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Incumbent since January 2024Lina van der Weyden | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Dublin | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Dublin, Ireland |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 1946 |
First holder | Oscar Thorsing |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Dublin |
History
editIn October 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Irish 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
editName | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Oscar Thorsing | 1 July 1946 – 1951 | Chargé d'affaires and minister plenipotentiary | [2][3] | |
Oscar Thorsing | 1951–1952 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [3] | |
Folke Wennerberg | 1952–1958 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [4] | |
Leif Öhrvall | 1958 – October 1959 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [1][5] | |
Leif Öhrvall | October 1959 – 1963 | Ambassador | [1][5] | |
Nils-Eric Ekblad | 1963–1967 | Ambassador | [6] | |
Eyvind Bratt | 1967–1973 | Ambassador | [7] | |
Bo Järnstedt | 1973–1977 | Ambassador | [8] | |
Lennart Myrsten | 1977–1982 | Ambassador | [9] | |
Gustaf Hamilton af Hageby | 1982–1987 | Ambassador | [10] | |
Ilmar Bekeris | 1987 – 5 November 1988 | Ambassador | Died in office. | [11][12][13] |
Margareta Hegardt | 1989–1993 | Ambassador | [14] | |
Per Jödahl | 1993–1997 | Ambassador | [15] | |
Peter Osvald | 1997–2002 | Ambassador | [16] | |
Nils Daag | 2002–2006 | Ambassador | [17] | |
Claes Ljungdahl | 2007–2010 | Ambassador | [18] | |
Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier | 2010–2014 | Ambassador | Stationed in Stockholm | [19] |
Ulrika Sundberg | October 2014 – 2016 | Ambassador | Stationed in Stockholm | [20] |
Anna Brandt | September 2016 – 2018 | Ambassador | Stationed in Stockholm | [21] |
Lars Wahlund | 1 September 2018 – 2021 | Ambassador | Stationed in Stockholm | [22] |
Magnus Rydén | 2021–2023 | Ambassador | Stationed in Stockholm | [23] |
Lina van der Weyden | January 2024 – present | Ambassador | [24] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Ambassader" [Embassies]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 October 1959. p. 20A. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Rudberg, Erik, ed. (1947). Svenska Dagbladets årsbok (Händelserna 1946) [Svenska Dagbladet's Yearbook (Events of 1946)] (in Swedish). Vol. 24. Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. p. 8. SELIBR 283647.
- ^ a b Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 917. SELIBR 3681518.
- ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1134. SELIBR 9649168.
- ^ a b Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1043. SELIBR 3681518.
- ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 222. SELIBR 3681519.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 168. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 573. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
- ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 795. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 435. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 364. ISBN 91-38-09927-6. SELIBR 3682767.
- ^ Berggren, Håkan (16 November 1988). "Ilmar Bekeris död: Skicklig diplomat och förhandlare" [Ilmar Bekeri's death: Skilled diplomat and negotiator]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 20. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Nire, Hans Åke, ed. (10 November 1988). "dödsfall" [deaths]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 20. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 461. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
- ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 591. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 182. ISBN 9138319519. SELIBR 8428312.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 183. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
- ^ "Diplomatic List". Department of Foreign Affairs. December 2010. p. 128. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irland" [New ambassador in Ireland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
External links
edit- Embassy of Sweden, Dublin, official website