List of ambassadors of Sweden to India
Appearance
Ambassador of Sweden to India | |
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since 2022 | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, New Delhi | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | 4-5 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri[a] |
Seat | New Delhi, India |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Gunnar Jarring |
Formation | 1948 |
Website | Swedish Embassy, New Delhi |
The Ambassador of Sweden to India (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of India) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of India and government of India.
History
[edit]In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indian 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.[2]
List of representatives
[edit]Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Gunnar Jarring | 1948–1951 | Envoy | Also accredited to Colombo (from 1950). | |
Per Wijkman | 1951–1955 | Envoy | Also accredited to Colombo. | |
Alva Myrdal | 3 December 1955 – 26 October 1956 | Envoy | Also accredited to Rangoon (from 22 February 1956) and Colombo (from 21 May 1956). | [3] |
Alva Myrdal | 27 October 1956 – 1 April 1961 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Rangoon and Colombo. | [3] |
Klas Böök | 1961–1965 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Rangoon, Colombo and Kathmandu. | |
Gunnar Heckscher | 1965–1970 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu. | [4] |
Axel Lewenhaupt | 1970–1975 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo and Kathmandu. | [5] |
Lennart Finnmark | 1975–1983 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Dhaka (1975–1977) as well as Colombo and Kathmandu (1975–1983). | |
Torsten Örn | 1978–1979 | Chargé d'affaires | [6] | |
Axel Edelstam | 1983–1987 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. | |
Örjan Berner | 1987–1989 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. | |
Pär Kettis | 1989–1994 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. | [7] |
Karl-Göran Engström | 1994–2000 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. | [8] |
Johan Nordenfelt | 2000–2004 | Ambassador | ||
Inga Eriksson Fogh | 2004–2006 | Ambassador | ||
Lars-Olof Lindgren | 2007–2012 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Colombo. | [9] |
Harald Sandberg | 2012–2017 | Ambassador | [10] | |
Klas Molin | September 2017 – 2022 | Ambassador | [11] | |
Jan Thesleff | 2022–present | Ambassador | [12] |
Gallery
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Ambassador Alva Myrdal (1955–1961) and Sune Lindström.
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Ambassador Lars-Olof Lindgren (2007–2012) and President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
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Ambassador Harald Sandberg (2012–2017) and President Pratibha Patil.
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Ambassador Klas Molin (2017–2022) and President Ram Nath Kovind.
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "New Delhi, Indien. Ambassadanläggning" [New Delhi, India. Embassy facility] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Tre nya ambassadörer". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 August 1956. p. A7. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b Thullberg, Per (1987–1989). "Alva Myrdal". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 26. National Archives of Sweden. p. 161. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender. 1970 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 352.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 354. SELIBR 3682755.
- ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1270. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
- ^ 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. 592. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
- ^ 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. 298. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
- ^ "Rättelse: Ny Chargé d'Affaires i Colombo" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via Mynewsdesk.
- ^ "New Ambassador at the Embassy in New Delhi". Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Indien" [New ambassador in India] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Jan Thesleff ny ambassadör i Indien" [Jan Thesleff new ambassador in India] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi, official website