List of ambassadors of Sweden to Australia

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Australia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Pontus Melander
since September 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Canberra
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence5 Turrana Street, Yarralumla, Canberra[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderConstans Lundquist
Formation1947
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Canberra

The Ambassador of Sweden to Australia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Commonwealth of Australia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the governor-general and the Australian government.

History

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In 1945, Constans Lundquist was appointed consul general at Sydney with jurisdiction in the Fiji Islands.[1] He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Sydney in August 1947 when the Swedish legation was established and the consulate general closed.[2]

In 1963, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Australian 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.[3]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Constans Lundquist August 1947 – 26 April 1950 Envoy Died in office. [4][5]
Bo Alander 1950–1951 Acting Chargé d'affaires [6]
Martin Kastengren 1951–1957 Envoy Also accredited to New Zealand. [7]
Carl Bergenstråhle 1957–1960 Envoy [8]
Nils-Eric Ekblad 1960–1963 Envoy [9]
Gösta af Petersens 1963–1969 Ambassador [10]
Per Anger 1970–1975 Ambassador [11]
Per Lind 1975–1979 Ambassador Also accredited to Papua New Guinea (from 1977). [12]
Lars Hedström 1979–1985 Ambassador Also accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (from 1982[b]). [14]
Hans Björk 1986–1990 Ambassador Also accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [15]
Bo Heinebäck 1990–1994 Ambassador Also accredited to Papua New Guinea (from 1991), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [16]
Göran Hasselmark 1994–2000 Ambassador Also accredited to Cook Islands,[c] New Zealand (from 1995) and Papua New Guinea (from 2000). [17][18][19]
Lars-Erik Wingren 2000–2003 Ambassador Also accredited to New Zealand, Tonga (from 2002) and Vanuatu (from 2002). [20]
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist 2003–2008 Ambassador Also accredited to New Zealand. [21][d]
Sven-Olof Petersson 2008–2014 Ambassador Also accredited to Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. [23]
Pär Ahlberger 2014–2019 Ambassador
Henrik Cederin 1 September 2019 – 2022 Ambassador [24]
Pontus Melander September 2022 – present Ambassador [25]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.
  2. ^ Another source says the year was 1981.[13]
  3. ^ Spiegelberg (1999) p. 174 states that he was accredited to the Cook Islands while the same source p. 177 states that the post was vacant.[17]
  4. ^ Greger Widgren was Stockholm-based ambassador for Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu from 2003 to 2008.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 37278". The London Gazette. 21 September 1945. p. 4708.
  2. ^ "Minister i Canberra utsedd" [Minister in Canberra appointed]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 August 1947. p. 4A. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Officiellt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 December 1963. p. 10A. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Minister i Canberra utsedd" [Minister in Canberra appointed]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 August 1947. p. 4A. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Sudden death of Swedish minister". The Canberra Times. 28 April 1950. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 8.
  7. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1957. pp. 288, 294.
  8. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 79. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  9. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1963 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 301.
  10. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 337. SELIBR 3682754.
  11. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 399. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  12. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 333, 349. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  13. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 364. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
  14. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 463. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  15. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 139. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  16. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 466. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  17. ^ a b Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 189. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.
  18. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 461. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  19. ^ "Ny ambassadör" [New ambassador]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 12 May 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  20. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 166, 181, 188, 189. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  21. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 174. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  22. ^ "Award ceremony in Stockholm for Swedish Honorary Consuls from Australia". Embassy of Sweden, Canberra. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  23. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 174. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  24. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Australien" [New ambassador in Australia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Pontus Melander ny ambassadör i Australien" [Pontus Melander new ambassador in Australia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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