List of ambassadors of Sweden to Hungary
Ambassador of Sweden to Hungary | |
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Incumbent since August 2023Diana Madunic | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Budapest | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Diana utca 16/c, Istenhegy |
Seat | Budapest, Hungary |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 1920 |
First holder | Oskar Ewerlöf |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Budapest |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Hungary (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Hungary) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Hungary and government of Hungary.
History
[edit]Sweden and Hungary established diplomatic relations on 12 November 1920.[1] On 16 February 1921, Envoy Oskar Ewerlöf presented his credentials to Miklós Horthy, the Regent of Hungary.[2] The Swedish envoy in Vienna was accredited in Budapest from 1920 to 1924, the Swedish envoy in Bern from 1924 to 1928, and again the Swedish envoy in Vienna from 1928 to 1938.
On 29 April 1938, changes in the Swedish foreign representation were announced. Envoy Torsten Undén , who had previously served as the Swedish envoy in Vienna with accreditation also in Budapest, would now move his residence and the chancery to Budapest.[3] After the end of World War II, a Swedish chargé d'affaires was stationed in Budapest until 1949, when the Swedish envoy in Bucharest was accredited to Budapest.
In January 1951, it was reported that the position of head of mission in Bucharest would be discontinued, which was also accredited to Budapest. The responsibility for Sweden's representation in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria, would thereafter be divided between Belgrade, Moscow, and Prague, with Sweden being represented in those countries by lower-ranking personnel for the time being.[4] The Swedish envoy in Prague was subsequently accredited to Budapest.
In January 1964, it was proposed that the mission in Budapest should be granted independent status.[5] The same month, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced that an agreement had been reached to elevate both the Swedish legation in Budapest and the Hungarian legation in Stockholm to embassies.[6] The decision to grant the mission in Budapest independent status and have it led by an ambassador was made by parliament in March 1964.[7]
List of representatives
[edit]Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Oskar Ewerlöf | 1920–1922 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Vienna. | [8] |
Ivan Danielsson | 1923–1924 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Vienna. | [9] |
Jonas Alströmer | 27 September 1924 – 1925 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Bern. | [10][11] |
Einar Hennings | 1925–1928 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Bern. | [12] |
Torsten Undén | 1928–1938 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Vienna. | [13] |
Torsten Undén | 1938–1942 | Envoy | Accredited to Belgrade (until 1939). | [13] |
Ivan Danielsson | 1942–1945 | Envoy | [14] | |
Rolf Arfwedson | 1945–1949 | Chargé d'affaires | [15] | |
Sven Allard | 1949–1954 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Bucharest (1949–51) and from the legation in Prague (1951–54). | [16] |
Carl Olof Gisle | 1954–1959 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Prague. | [17] |
Karl Fredrik Almqvist | 1959–1962 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Prague. | [18] |
Carl Kjellberg | 1962–1964 | Legation councillor and acting chargé d'affaires | [19] | |
Harry Bagge | 1963–1964 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Prague. | [20] |
Torsten Brandel | 1964–1969 | Ambassador | [21] | |
Sigge Lilliehöök | 1969–1973 | Ambassador | [22] | |
Gustaf Bonde | 1973 – 21 September 1977 | Ambassador | Died in office. | [23][24] |
Torsten Hylander | 1978–1981 | Ambassador | [25] | |
Vidar Hellners | 1981–1985 | Ambassador | [26] | |
Ragnar Dromberg | 1985–1989 | Ambassador | [27] | |
Sten Strömholm | 1989–1993 | Ambassador | [28] | |
Jan Lundvik | 1994–1998 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Chișinău (from 1992[a]). | [31] |
Staffan Carlsson | 1998–2003 | Ambassador | [32] | |
Bengt Lundborg | 2003–2006 | Ambassador | [33] | |
Cecilia Björner | 2006–2011 | Ambassador | [34] | |
Karin Olofsdotter | 2011–2014 | Ambassador | ||
Niclas Trouvé | 2014–2019 | Ambassador | [35] | |
Dag Hartelius | 2019–2023 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Ljubljana (from 2020). | [36] |
Diana Madunic | August 2023 – present | Ambassador | Also accredited to Ljubljana (from 22 November 2023). | [37][38] |
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ The Consulate General in Berlin, under the leadership of Consul General Jan Lundvik, was given responsibility for relations with Moldova in 1992, and that same year he was accredited there. In 1994, the responsibility for Moldova was transferred to the embassy in Budapest when Jan Lundvik became ambassador there.[29][30]
References
[edit]- ^ "100 års jubileet av de Ungersk-Svenska diplomatiska förbindelserna" [The 100th anniversary of Hungarian-Swedish diplomatic relations] (in Swedish). Embassy of Hungary, Stockholm. November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Minister Ewerlöf". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 46. 17 February 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Vår minister i Wien till Budapest" [Our minister in Vienna to Budapest]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 April 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Tredje huvudtiteln: Representationen utomlands minskas" [Third main title: Representation abroad is reduced]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1951. p. 6A. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Sverigeinformationen utomlands skall öka". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1964. p. 22A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Budapest och Bukarest får svenska ambassader". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 February 1964. p. 8A. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Riksdagsbeslut i korthet" [Riksdag decisions in brief]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 March 1964. p. A7. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Lindblad, Göran, ed. (1924). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1925 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1925] (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners. p. 204. SELIBR 6gnl7s754g5f6x82.
- ^ Svensson, Stina, ed. (1953). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 222. SELIBR 9649164.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 71. SELIBR 10076137.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 24. SELIBR 10335454.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 459. SELIBR 8261511.
- ^ a b Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 854. SELIBR 10335454.
- ^ Svensson, Stina, ed. (1953). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 222. SELIBR 9649164.
- ^ Svensson, Stina, ed. (1953). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 49. SELIBR 9649164.
- ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 19. SELIBR 3681519.
- ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 356. SELIBR 9649168.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. pp. 23–24. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
- ^ 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. 596. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 59. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 166. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
- ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 676. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 131. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
- ^ "dödsfall: Gustaf Bonde" [deceased: Gustaf Bonde]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 September 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 516. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ 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. 467. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
- ^ 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. 244. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
- ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1061. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 353, 362. ISBN 9138128098. SELIBR 3682772.
- ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 195. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 195. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 189. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 197. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 201. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
- ^ "Tre nya ambassadörer" [Three new ambassadors] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "CV Dag Hartelius" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Ungern" [New ambassador in Hungary] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "DIPLOMATIC LIST" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Embassy of Sweden, Budapest, official website