List of ambassadors of Sweden to Canada

Ambassador of Sweden to Canada
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Signe Burgstaller since 1 September 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Ottawa
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	700 Manor Avenue, Rockcliffe Park
Seat	Ottawa, Canada
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Per Wijkman
Formation	1943
Website	Swedish Embassy, Ottawa

The Ambassador of Sweden to Canada (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Canada) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the governor general and government of Canada.

History

In August 1943, the Swedish government decided to establish a diplomatic mission in Ottawa and close the Consulate General of Sweden, Montreal. The Swedish consul general in Montreal Per Wijkman was appointed as Swedish first envoy in Canada.^[1]

In March 1978, Per Anger became the first Swedish ambassador to Canada to also be accredited in Nassau, Bahamas.^[2]

In March 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Canadian 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.^[3]

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Per Wijkman	1943–1951	Envoy		^[4]
Klas Böök	1951–1956	Envoy		^[5]
Oscar Thorsing	1956–1962	Ambassador		^[6]
Ragnvald Bagge	1962–1965^[a]	Ambassador		^[7]
Per Lind	1965–1969	Ambassador		^[11]
Åke Malmaeus	1969–1976	Ambassador		^[12]
Per Anger	1976–1979	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nassau (from 1978).	^[13]
Kaj Björk	1980–1984	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nassau.	^[14]
Ola Ullsten	1984–1989	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nassau.	^[15]
Håkan Berggren	1989–1995	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nassau.	^[16]
Jan Ståhl	1995–2000	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nassau.	^[17]
Lennart Alvin	2000–2005	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nassau.	^[18]
Ingrid Iremark	2005–2010	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nassau.	^[19]
Teppo Tauriainen	2010–2014	Ambassador
Per Sjögren	2014–2019	Ambassador
Urban Ahlin	February 2019 – 2023	Ambassador		^[20]
Signe Burgstaller	1 September 2023 – present	Ambassador		^[21]

Footnotes

^ Some sources state that Bagge was ambassador to Ottawa from 1963^[7] and others say 1962.^[8] Bagge submitted his letter of credence in February 1963^[9] but was appointed ambassador in November 1962.^[10]

References

^ "Beskickning i Ottawa". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 August 1943. p. A9. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (31 March 1978). "namn i dag: Per Anger". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 17. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ "Thorsing ambassadör". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 March 1956. p. 6A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1951 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1951. p. 292.
^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 314.
^ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. p. 297.
^ ^a ^b Sveriges statskalender 1965 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 316.
^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 81. ISBN 91-1-843222-0.
^ "I vimlet". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 February 1963. p. A21. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Nya ambassadörer" [New ambassadors]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 November 1962. p. A17. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 338. SELIBR 3682754.
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 424. ISBN 91-38-02736-4. SELIBR 3682757.
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 333, 335. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 345. ISBN 91-38-90400-4. SELIBR 3682782.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 361. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 174. ISBN 91-38-30428-7. SELIBR 3682775.
^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1064. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 185. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
^ "Ny ambassadör i Kanada" [New ambassador in Canada] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Ny ambassadör i Kanada" [New ambassador in Canada] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.