List of ambassadors of Sweden to North Korea explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:
Sweden to North Korea
Insignia:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Flagsize:200
Flagborder:yes
Incumbent:Andreas Bengtsson
Incumbentsince:1 September 2021
Department:Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang
Style:His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence:Munsudong 3, Taedonggang-guyok
Seat:Pyongyang, North Korea
Appointer:Government of Sweden
Termlength:No fixed term
Inaugural:Arne Björnberg
Formation:1973

The Ambassador of Sweden to North Korea (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the Supreme Leader and government of North Korea. Sweden is the protecting power of United States interests in North Korea. Until 2001, Sweden was the only western state with unbroken diplomatic representation in the city. The Swedish embassy has consular representation for Australia, Canada and the Nordic countries.

List of representatives

NamePeriodResident/Non residentTitleNotesRef
Arne Björnberg1973–1974 Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing.[1]
Kaj Björk1975–1979 Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing.[2]
Erik Cornell1975–1977 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires[3] [4]
Karlerik Nordenquist1977–1979 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires[5]
Ingolf Kiesow1979–1981 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires[6] [7]
Sten Sundfeldt1980–1982 Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing.[8]
–1983–1983 Non-residentAmbassadorVacant
Per Fritzson1982–1983 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires[9] [10]
Ulla Boija1983–1985 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires[11]
Lars Bergquist1984–1988 Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing.[12]
Gudmund Naessén1985–1988 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires[13]
Björn Skala1988–1991 Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing.[14]
Göran Wide1989–1992 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires[15] [16]
Sven Linder1992–1997 Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing.
–1993–1994 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affairesVacant[17] [18]
Åke Lövquist1995–1997 ResidentEmbassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires[19] [20]
Kjell Anneling1997–2002 Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing.[21]
Svante Kilander1998–2001 ResidentMinister and chargé d'affaires[22]
Paul Beijer2001–2002 ResidentMinister and chargé d'affaires
Paul Beijer2002–2005 ResidentAmbassador[23]
Mats Foyer2005–2010 ResidentAmbassador[24]
Barbro Elm2010–2012 ResidentAmbassador[25]
Karl-Olof Andersson2012–2014 ResidentAmbassador
Torkel Stiernlöf2014–2017 ResidentAmbassador[26]
Jonas Wendel1 September 2017 – 2019 ResidentAmbassador[27]
Joachim Bergström1 September 2019 – 2021 ResidentAmbassador[28]
Andreas Bengtsson1 september 2021 – present ResidentAmbassador[29]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981 . 1980 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-805012-3 . . 120.
  2. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1979 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1979 . Liber . Stockholm . 91-38-04622-9 . sv . . 344.
  3. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1977 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1977 . Liber/Allmänna . Uppsala . 91-38-03338-0 . sv . . 444.
  4. 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 . . 216.
  5. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 . Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1992 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-914072-X . sv . . 810.
  6. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1981 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1981 . Liber . Stockholm . 91-38-06008-6 . sv . . 354.
  7. News: Någon kommer att råka illa ut för det här . . Someone is going to get hurt by this . Axel . Pileby . 25 July 2012 . 14 August 2024 . sv.
  8. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1982 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1982 . Liber/Allmänna . Stockholm . 9138067307 . sv . . 366.
  9. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1983 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1983 . Liber/Allmänna . Stockholm . 9138071576 . sv . . 353.
  10. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 . Jönsson . Lena . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 . 2000 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 9172850426 . . 364.
  11. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1985 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1985 . Liber Allmänna . Stockholm . 91-38-90564-7 . sv . . 352.
  12. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1988 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1988 . Allmänna . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-09927-6 . . 366.
  13. News: namn . . name . Barbro . Hultman . 19 . 1985-04-20 . 14 August 2024 . sv . subscription.
  14. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1991 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1991 . Allmänna . Stockholm . sv . 9138125277 . . 354.
  15. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1992 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1992 . Allmänna . Stockholm . sv . 913812694X . . 358.
  16. News: Nordkorea utan ambassadör . . North Korea without ambassador . Mats . Knutson . 14 . 1992-12-12 . 14 August 2024 . sv . subscription.
  17. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1993 . Almqvist . Gerd . 1993 . Allmänna . Stockholm . sv . 9138128098 . . 350.
  18. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1994 . Almqvist . Gerd . 1994 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138129485 . . 183.
  19. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1997 . Almqvist . Gerd . 1997 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138309734 . . 185.
  20. News: I den stund som det skickades militära trupper till området, så var det egentligen avgjort. . . The moment military troops were sent to the area, it was really decided. . Birgitta . Mattisson . 29 March 2003 . 14 August 2024 . sv.
  21. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2002 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2002 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138319519 . . 185.
  22. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2001 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2001 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138318385 . . 183.
  23. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2005 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2005 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138321971 . . 181.
  24. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2010 . 2010 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32520-9 . . 187.
  25. News: Ny ambassadör i hemligt Nordkorea . . New ambassador to secretive North Korea . TT-TT Spektra . 2012-04-26 . 14 August 2024 . sv.
  26. Tre nya ambassadörer . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012031026/http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/18797/a/244614 . . Three new ambassadors . 14 August 2014 . 12 October 2014 . 14 August 2024 . sv.
  27. Ny ambassadör i Demokratiska Folkrepubliken Korea . . New Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . 15 June 2017 . 14 August 2024 . sv.
  28. Ny ambassadör i Demokratiska Folkrepubliken Korea . . New Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . 18 July 2019 . 14 August 2024 . sv.
  29. Ny ambassadör i Nordkorea . . New ambassador in North Korea . 22 July 2021 . 14 August 2024 . sv.

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