List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iceland
Ambassador of Sweden to Iceland | |
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Incumbent since 2024Louise Calais | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Reykjavík | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Fjólugata 9 |
Seat | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Otto Johansson |
Formation | 1940 |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Reykjavík |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Iceland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Iceland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Iceland and government of Iceland.
History
[edit]Sweden and Iceland established diplomatic relations on 27 July 1940.[1] The same month, Sweden's Consul General in Reykjavik, Otto Johansson, was appointed to serve as chargé d'affaires there for the time being.[2] He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Iceland in 1946.
In 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Icelandic 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. On February 17, Sweden's then envoy there, Sten von Euler-Chelpin, was appointed ambassador.[3] He presented his credentials as ambassador to Iceland's president, Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, on 28 February.[4]
List of representatives
[edit]Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Otto Johansson | 1940–1946 | Chargé d'affaires | Also consul general. | [5][6] |
Otto Johansson | 1946–1947 | Envoy | [5] | |
Harald Pousette | 1947–1951 | Envoy | [7] | |
Leif Öhrvall | 1951–1953 | Chargé d'affaires | [8] | |
Leif Öhrvall | 1953–1955 | Envoy | [8] | |
Sten von Euler-Chelpin | 1955 – 16 February 1955 | Envoy | [9] | |
Sten von Euler-Chelpin | 17 February 1956 – 1961 | Ambassador | Submitted letter of credence on 28 February 1956. | [4][9] |
August von Hartmansdorff | 1962–1965 | Ambassador | [10] | |
Gunnar Granberg | 1965–1972 | Ambassador | [11] | |
Olof Kaijser | 1972–1978 | Ambassador | [12] | |
Ethel Wiklund | 1978–1983 | Ambassador | [13] | |
Gunnar-Axel Dahlström | 1983–1987 | Ambassador | [14] | |
Per Olof Forshell | 1987–1991 | Ambassador | [15] | |
Göte Magnusson | 1992–1994 | Ambassador | [16] | |
Pär Kettis | 1994–1998 | Ambassador | [17] | |
Herman af Trolle | 1999–2002 | Ambassador | [18] | |
Bertil Jobeus | 2002–2005 | Ambassador | [19] | |
Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens | 2005–2009 | Ambassador | [20] | |
Anders Ljunggren | 2009–2013 | Ambassador | [21] | |
Bosse Hedberg | 2013–2017 | Ambassador | [22] | |
Håkan Juholt | 2017–2020 | Ambassador | [23] | |
Pär Ahlberger | September 2020 – 2024 | Ambassador | [24] | |
Louise Calais | 2024–present | Ambassador | [25] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Om ambassaden" [About the embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Iceland, Stockholm. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Isländsk legation i Stockholm" [Icelandic Legation in Stockholm]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 August 1940. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Ambassad på Island" [Embassy in Iceland]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 18 February 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Sveriges ambassadör på Island". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 March 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 484.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 287.
- ^ Svensson, Stina, ed. (1953). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 857. SELIBR 9649164.
- ^ a b Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1223. SELIBR 9649168.
- ^ a b Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 316. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
- ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 353. SELIBR 3681518.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 353. ISBN 91-1-805012-3. SELIBR 3681525.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 574. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 1192. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 356. ISBN 91-38-09751-6. SELIBR 3682766.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 352. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
- ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 756. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 611. 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. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 178. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2009). Sveriges statskalender 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN 978-91-38-32464-6. SELIBR 11452377.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 183. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
- ^ "Nya ambassadörer utsedda" [New ambassadors appointed] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Juholt lämnar ambassadörsjobbet" [Juholt leaves the ambassador job]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Island" [New ambassador in Iceland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Island" [New ambassador in Iceland] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Embassy of Sweden, Reykjavík, official website