List of ambassadors of Sweden to Thailand

Ambassador of
Sweden to Thailand
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Anna Hammargren
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Bangkok
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceBaan Suan Mark, 2-3 soi Patanasin, Nanglinchee Road, Thung Maha Mek, Sathon district[1]
SeatBangkok, Thailand
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderTord Hagen
Formation1959
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Bangkok

The Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Thailand) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the monarch of Thailand and government of Thailand.

History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Thailand were established in 1868.[2] Between 1931 and 1959, Sweden had a non-resident envoy accredited to Thailand from Japan and China. In July 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Thai 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. In connection with this, Tord Hagen was appointed Sweden's first resident ambassador in Bangkok.[3]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Johan Hultman 1931–1936 Envoy Resident in Tokyo. [4]
Widar Bagge 1937–1945 Envoy Resident in Tokyo. [5]
Torsten Hammarström 1948–1951 Envoy Resident in Beijing. [6]
– 1952–1952 – Vacant [7]
Hugo Wistrand 1953–1956 Envoy Resident in Beijing. [8]
Klas Böök 1956–1959 Envoy Resident in Beijing. [9]
Tord Hagen 1959–1964 Ambassador Also accredited to Phnom Penh (from 1961), Rangoon, and Saigon (from 1960). [10]
Åke Sjölin 1964–1967 Ambassador Also accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Saigon, Singapore (from 1966), and Vientiane (from 1965). [11]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1967–1970 Ambassador Also accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Singapore, and Vientiane (from 1968). [12]
Eric Virgin 1971–1976 Ambassador Also accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Singapore, and Vientiane. [13]
Jean-Christophe Öberg 1976–1981 Ambassador Also accredited to Singapore and Vientiane. [14]
Axel Edelstam 1981–1982 Ambassador Also accredited to Singapore and Vientiane. [15]
Nils-Olov Hasslev 1983–1986 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon and Vientiane. [16]
Olov Ternström 1986–1992 Ambassador Also accredited to Vientiane and Yangon/Rangoon. [17]
Eva Heckscher 1992–1997 Ambassador Also accredited to Phnom Penh (1993–96), Vientiane (1993–96), and Yangon (1992–96). [18][19]
Inga Eriksson Fogh 1997–1998 Ambassador Also accredited to Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon. [20]
– 1999–1999 Vacant [21]
Jan Axel Nordlander 1999–2004 Ambassador Also accredited to Phnom Penh, Vientiane (from 2000), and Yangon (from 2000). [22]
Jonas Hafström 2004–2007 Ambassador Also accredited to Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon. [23]
Lennart Linnér 2007–2011 Ambassador Also accredited to Manila (from 2008), Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon. [24]
Klas Molin 2011–2015 Ambassador Also accredited to Manila, Naypyidaw, and Vientiane. [25]
Staffan Herrström 2015–2020 Ambassador Also accredited to Manila (until 2016), Naypyidaw, and Vientiane.[a] [26]
Jon Åström Gröndahl 1 September 2020 – 2023 Ambassador Also accredited to Naypyidaw, Phnom Penh (from 2021), and Vientiane. [27]
Anna Hammargren August 2023 – present Ambassador Also accredited to and Phnom Penh and Vientiane. [28]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The Swedish embassy in Manila opened in 2016 and a resident ambassador was then stationed there.

References

  1. ^ "Vår verksamhet" [Our business] (in Swedish). Church of Sweden in Asia. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Thailand" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Bangkok har fått svensk ambassad" [Bangkok has got a Swedish embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 July 1959. p. A11. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 506. SELIBR 8261511.
  5. ^ Svensson, Stina, ed. (1953). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 61. SELIBR 9649164.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1949 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1949. p. 278.
  7. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1952 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1952. p. 304.
  8. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1069.
  9. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 179. SELIBR 9649168.
  10. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 430. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  11. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 998. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
  12. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 354, 356, 358.
  13. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 435, 441, 445. ISBN 91-38-02736-4. SELIBR 3682757.
  14. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 355, 361, 364. ISBN 91-38-06008-6. SELIBR 3682762.
  15. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 366, 373, 376. ISBN 9138067307. SELIBR 3682763.
  16. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 349, 358, 368. ISBN 91-38-08944-0. SELIBR 3682765.
  17. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 359, 361, 369. ISBN 913812694X. SELIBR 3682771.
  18. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 187, 190, 197. ISBN 9138350211. SELIBR 3682781.
  19. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184–185, 188, 195. ISBN 9138309734. SELIBR 3682776.
  20. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 182, 184, 186, 193. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
  21. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184–185, 188, 195. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.
  22. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 179, 182, 189. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  23. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 179, 181, 185, 193. ISBN 9138323583. SELIBR 10414913.
  24. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 179, 185, 188, 191, 199. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
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