List of ambassadors of Sweden to China explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:
Sweden to China
Insignia:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Flagsize:200
Flagborder:yes
Incumbent:Per Augustsson
Incumbentsince:August 2023
Department:Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Beijing
Style:His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence:3 Dongzhimenwai Dajie
Seat:Beijing, China
Appointer:Government of Sweden
Termlength:No fixed term
Formation:1907

The Ambassador of Sweden to China (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the People's Republic of China) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of China and government of China. The ambassador has a dual accreditation to Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).

History

Sweden's first envoy to China was the minister in Tokyo, Japan, Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg. In April 1907, Wallenberg was in Beijing to have the Treaty of Canton (1847) between Sweden–Norway and China amended and to establish diplomatic relations between Sweden and China.[1]

During the 1920s and 1930s, legation counselors from the Swedish legation in Tokyo where based in Beijing and served as acting chargé d'affaires. From 1933, the holder of the consul general position also acted as the chargé d'affaires in the Republic of China.[2] became Sweden's first resident envoy to China on 1 July 1937.[3]

In 1947, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Nationalist 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.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleRemarkRef
Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg1907–1918EnvoyAcreddited from the legation in Tokyo.[4]
David Bergström7 May 1918 – 10 June 1920Acting envoyAcreddited from the legation in Tokyo.[5]
David Bergström11 June 1920 – 27 October 1922EnvoyAcreddited from the legation in Tokyo.
Oskar Ewerlöf1923–1928EnvoyAcreddited from the legation in Tokyo.[6]
Carl Leijonhufvud1924–1930Legation counselor/Acting chargé d'affaires[7]
Johan Hultman1929–1936EnvoyAcreddited from the legation in Tokyo.[8]
Joen Lagerberg14 July 1930 – 1932Legation counselor/Acting chargé d'affaires[9]
Johan Beck-Friis18 January 1936 – 30 June 1937Acting chargé d'affaires Consul General in Shanghai.[10]
Johan Beck-Friis1 July 1937 – 1939EnvoyBased in Shanghai.[11] [12]
Erik Kronvall1939–1941Acting chargé d'affaires Based in Shanghai.[13]
–1940–1943EnvoyVacant.[14] [15]
Malte Pripp1940–1946Acting chargé d'affaires Based in Shanghai.[16]
Sven Allard1943–1944Acting envoyBased in Chongqing.[17]
Sven Allard1944 – August 1947EnvoyBased in Chongqing (1944–1945), Nanjing (1945–1946), and Shanghai (from 1947).[18] [19] [20] [21]
Henrik RamelAugust 1947 – April 1948Chargé d'affaires
Torsten HammarströmJuly 1947 – 1951AmbassadorAlso acreddited as envoy to Manila (from 1947) and to Bangkok (from 1948).[22] [23]
Staffan Söderblom1 July 1951 – 1952AmbassadorAssumed office 15 July.[24]
Hugo Wistrand1952–1956AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Bangkok (1953–1956).[25]
Klas Böök1956–1961AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Bangkok (1956–1959).[26]
Kjell Öberg1961–1962Ambassador[27]
Lennart Petri1963–1969AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Phnom Penh (1965–1969).[28]
Arne Björnberg1969–1974AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Phnom Penh (1969–1974) and Hanoi (1969–1972) as well as Pyongyang (1973–1974).[29]
Kaj Björk1975–1980AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Phnom Penh (until 1979) and Pyongyang.[30] [31]
Sten Sundfeldt1980–1982AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Pyongyang.[32]
Lars Bergquist1982–1988AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Pyongyang.[33]
Björn Skala1988–1991AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Pyongyang.[34]
Sven Linder23 September 1992 – 1997AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Pyongyang and Ulaanbaatar.[35] [36]
Kjell Anneling1997–2002AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Pyongyang and Ulaanbaatar.[37]
Börje Ljunggren20 November 2002 – 2006AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Ulaanbaatar.[38] [39]
Mikael Lindström2006–2010AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Ulaanbaatar.[40]
Lars Fredén1 September 2010 – 2016AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Ulaanbaatar. Presented letter of credence on 1 December.[41] [42]
Anna Lindstedt1 September 2016 – February 2019Ambassador[43] [44] [45]
Helena Sångeland2019–2023Ambassador[46]
Per AugustssonAugust 2023 – presentAmbassador[47]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Våra förbindelser med Kina . . 4 . 106 . 1907-04-20 . 18 June 2024 . sv . subscription.
  2. News: Vår representation i Kina . . 20 . 1936-01-18 . 2 November 2023 . sv . subscription.
  3. Web site: Beck-Friis nr 104 . www.adelsvapen.com . 7 November 2023 . sv.
  4. Book: Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . Westrin . Theodor . Ny, rev. och rikt ill. uppl. . 1921 . Nordisk familjeboks förl. . Stockholm . sv . 31 . . 481.
  5. Encyclopedia: David Kristian Bergström . . . G. . Jacobson . 1922 . 3 . 728 . 2023-06-28 . sv.
  6. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1933 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1933 . 1932 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 233.
  7. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1933 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1933 . 1932 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 486.
  8. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 . Svensson . Stina . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953 . 1953 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 488.
  9. Encyclopedia: Joen C Lagerberg . . . Anders R . Öhman . 1977–1979 . 22 . 55 . 2024-04-05 . sv.
  10. Web site: Beck-Friis nr 104 . www.adelsvapen.com . 7 November 2023 . sv.
  11. News: J.H. Beck-Friis minister i Kina . . 16A . 1937-05-30 . 10 April 2024 . sv . subscription.
  12. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1939 . 1939 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 219.
  13. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 . Lagerström . Sten . 1968 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . . 517.
  14. Book: Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1940 . 1940 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 226.
  15. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1943 . 1943 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 245.
  16. 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 . . 914.
  17. Book: Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1944 . 1944 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 260.
  18. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 . 1945 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 266.
  19. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 . 1946 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 272.
  20. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1947 . 1947 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 278.
  21. News: Förändringar inom diplomatin . . 4A . 1947-08-12 . 18 June 2024 . sv . subscription.
  22. Book: Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1948 . 1948 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 267.
  23. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1949 . 1949 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 278.
  24. Encyclopedia: Staffan John Söderblom . . . Johan . Matz . 2020 . 35 . 365 . 17 June 2024 . sv.
  25. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 . Burling . Ingeborg . 1956 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 1069.
  26. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 . Burling . Ingeborg . 1962 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . . 179.
  27. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 . Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1994 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-943202-X . sv . . 1239.
  28. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 . 1976 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-766022-X . . 819.
  29. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981 . 1980 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-805012-3 . . 120.
  30. News: DN gratulerar: Klok rapportör i stormcentrum . . Thorleif . Hellbom . 1998-12-21 . 16 January 2018 . sv.
  31. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1979 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1979 . Liber . Stockholm . 91-38-04622-9 . sv . . 344.
  32. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1982 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1982 . Liber/Allmänna . Stockholm . 9138067307 . sv . . 366.
  33. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1988 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1988 . Allmänna . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-09927-6 . . 366.
  34. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1991 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1991 . Allmänna . Stockholm . sv . 9138125277 . . 354.
  35. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1997 . Almqvist . Gerd . 1997 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138309734 . . 184.
  36. https://books.google.com/books?id=TMuGAAAAIAAJ&q=Sweden+Yang+Guirong+Sven+Linder Sven Linder
  37. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2002 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2002 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138319519 . . 184.
  38. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2006 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2006 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-32230-7 . . 183.
  39. https://books.google.com/books?id=zyfmAAAAMAAJ&q=Sweden%09Zou+Mingrong Börje Ljunggren
  40. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2010 . 2010 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32520-9 . . 186.
  41. Web site: Regeringen utser nya ambassadörer . https://web.archive.org/web/20130324121819/http://regeringen.se/sb/d/13380/a/150143 . . 5 August 2010 . 15 July 2013 . 24 March 2013 . sv.
  42. Web site: Chinese president receives credentials from foreign envoys . https://web.archive.org/web/20101204121720/http://english.cpc.people.com.cn/66102/7218064.html . www.english.cpc.people.com.cn . . 2 December 2010 . 4 December 2010 . 18 June 2024.
  43. Ny ambassadör i Kina . . New ambassador in China . 28 April 2016 . 18 June 2024 . sv.
  44. Web site: Deputy Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Zhang Yiming Accepts Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Swedish Ambassador to China Anna Lindstedt . https://web.archive.org/web/20190308081057/https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbxw/t1394538.shtml . . 1 September 2016 . 8 March 2019 . 18 June 2024.
  45. Web site: China-Sweden: Ex-ambassador Lindstedt on trial for risking security . . 5 June 2020 . 18 June 2024.
  46. Ny ambassadör i Kina . . New ambassador in China . 18 April 2019 . 18 June 2024 . sv.
  47. Per Augustsson ny ambassadör i Kina . . Per Augustsson new ambassador in China . 13 April 2023 . 18 June 2024 . sv.

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