List of ambassadors of Sweden to Australia explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:
Sweden to Australia
Insignia:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Flagsize:200
Flagborder:yes
Incumbent:Pontus Melander
Incumbentsince:10 October 2022
Department:Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Canberra
Style:His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence:5 Turrana Street, Yarralumla
Seat:Canberra, Australia
Appointer:Government of Sweden
Termlength:No fixed term
Inaugural:Constans Lundquist
Formation:1947

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

In 1945, Constans Lundquist was appointed consul general at Sydney with jurisdiction in the Fiji Islands. He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Sydney in August 1947 when the Swedish legation was established and the consulate general closed.[1] In October 1947, he presented his credentials in Canberra as Sweden's first envoy to Australia to Governor-General William McKell.[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

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Constans LundquistAugust 1947 – 26 April 1950EnvoyDied in office.[4] [5]
Bo Alander1950–1951Acting chargé d'affaires[6]
Martin Kastengren1 October 1951 – 30 June 1957EnvoyAlso accredited to New Zealand.[7] [8] [9]
Alf Ros27 February 1954 – 1954Chargé d'affaires ad interim[10]
Otto JohanssonApril 1954 – October 1954Acting chargé d'affairesProtecting power mission for the Soviet Union in Canberra during Envoy Kastengren's vacation.[11] [12] [13] [14]
Göran Bundy12 March 1957 – 1 October 1957Chargé d'affaires ad interim[15] [16]
Carl Bergenstråhle1 October 1957 – 1960Envoy[17]
Nils-Eric Ekblad1960–1963Envoy[18]
Gösta af Petersens1963–1969Ambassador[19]
Per Anger1970–1975Ambassador[20]
Per Lind1975–1979AmbassadorAlso accredited to Papua New Guinea (from 1977).[21]
Lars Hedström1979–1985AmbassadorAlso accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (from 1982).[22]
Hans Björk1986–1990AmbassadorAlso accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[23]
Bo Heinebäck1990–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited to Papua New Guinea (from 1991), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[24]
Göran Hasselmark1994–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Cook Islands, New Zealand (from 1995) and Papua New Guinea (from 2000).[25] [26] [27]
Lars-Erik Wingren2000–2003AmbassadorAlso accredited to New Zealand, Tonga (from 2002) and Vanuatu (from 2002).[28]
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist2003–2008AmbassadorAlso accredited to New Zealand.[29]
Sven-Olof Petersson2008–2014AmbassadorAlso accredited to Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.[30]
Pär Ahlberger2014–2019AmbassadorAlso accredited to Fiji, Nauru and Tuvalu.[31] [32] [33]
Henrik Cederin1 September 2019 – 2022AmbassadorAlso accredited to Fiji (from 15 March 2022) and New Zealand (from January 2020).[34] [35]
Pontus Melander10 October 2022 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Fiji (from 26 October 2023), New Zealand (from 16 November 2022), and Tonga (from 16 April 2024).[36] [37]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Minister i Canberra utsedd . . Minister in Canberra appointed . 4A . 1947-08-17 . 15 May 2024 . sv . subscription.
  2. News: Sveriges förste minister ackrediterad i Canberra . . Sweden's first minister accredited in Canberra . A9 . 1947-10-18 . 9 September 2024 . sv . subscription.
  3. News: Officiellt . . 10A . 1963-12-01 . 28 July 2023 . sv . subscription.
  4. News: Minister i Canberra utsedd . . Minister in Canberra appointed . 4A . 1947-08-17 . 15 May 2024 . sv . subscription.
  5. News: Sudden death of Swedish minister . . 28 April 1950 . 9 April 2014.
  6. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1963 . 1963 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 8.
  7. News: Swedish minister appointed . . 4 . 17 July 1951 . 12 September 2024.
  8. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 . 1957 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 288, 294.
  9. News: Utnämningar inom UD . . Appointments within the Foreign Ministry . 4A . 1957-06-28 . 12 September 2024 . sv . subscription.
  10. Web site: CURRENT NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS . . 25 . 2 . 147 . February 1954 . 12 September 2024.
  11. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 . Burling . Ingeborg . 1956 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 484.
  12. News: Sverige blir skyddsmakt åt Ryssland . . Sweden becomes a protecting power for Russia . 3 . 1954-04-26 . 9 September 2024 . sv . subscription.
  13. News: Skyddsmakt... . . Protecting power... . 6A . 1954-04-26 . 9 September 2024 . sv . subscription.
  14. News: Inga instruktioner till Otto Johansson . . No instructions to Otto Johansson . London . K. G. B. . 8A . 1954-05-06 . 9 September 2024 . sv . subscription.
  15. News: CANBERRA DIARY . . 5 . 13 March 1957 . 12 September 2024 . sv.
  16. News: CANBERRA DIARY . . 5 . 2 October 1957 . 12 September 2024 . sv.
  17. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 . 1976 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-766022-X . . 79.
  18. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1963 . 1963 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 301.
  19. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1969 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1969 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . . 337.
  20. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1975 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1975 . Liber/Allmänna . Uppsala . 91-38-02088-2 . sv . . 399.
  21. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1979 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1979 . Liber . Stockholm . 91-38-04622-9 . sv . . 333, 349.
  22. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 . Salander Mortensen . Jill . 1996 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-960852-7 . sv . . 463.
  23. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 . Salander Mortensen . Jill . 1996 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-960852-7 . sv . . 139.
  24. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 . Salander Mortensen . Jill . 1996 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-960852-7 . sv . . 466.
  25. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1999 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1999 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-31445-2 . . 174, 189.
  26. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 . Jönsson . Lena . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 . 2000 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 9172850426 . . 461.
  27. News: Ny ambassadör . . New ambassador . TT . 2000-05-12 . 17 February 2017 . sv.
  28. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2003 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2003 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-32045-2 . . 166, 181, 188, 189.
  29. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2008 . Henriksson . Maria . 2008 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32405-9 . . 174.
  30. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2010 . 2010 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32520-9 . . 174.
  31. Web site: 2015 ANNUAL REPORT . Office of the President of Fiji . Parliamentary Paper No. 47 of 2018 . 11 . 2018 . 11 October 2024.
  32. Web site: President Waqa receives Swedish ambassador-designate Ahlberger . Government of the Republic of Nauru . 2 June 2016 . 11 October 2024.
  33. Ahlberger . Pär . ahlberger . 720120448932057088 . 13 April 2016 . First Ambassador of Sweden to Tuvalu. Today great honour to present credentials to H.E. the Governor General. . 11 October 2024 .
  34. Ny ambassadör i Australien . . New ambassador in Australia . 18 July 2019 . 23 July 2024 . sv.
  35. Web site: The Ambassador . http://web.archive.org/web/20220709104217/https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/australia-canberra/about-us/the-ambassador/ . . 30 March 2022 . 9 July 2022 . 9 October 2024.
  36. Pontus Melander ny ambassadör i Australien . . Pontus Melander new ambassador in Australia . 22 December 2021 . 23 July 2024 . sv.
  37. Web site: Ambassadören . https://web.archive.org/web/20240822122630/https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/utlandsmyndigheter/australien-canberra/om-oss/ambassad%C3%B6ren/ . . The ambassador . 2024 . 22 August 2024 . 22 August 2024 . sv.

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