List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United Kingdom

The Ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Court of St James's) is the official representative of the Government of Sweden to the monarch (Court of St James's) and government of the United Kingdom.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefKingdom of England (–1707)Dionysius Beurræus1558–1561Legatus perpetuusLetter of credence dated 1 November 1557.Jakob Spens1613–1620?Jakob Spens1623–1623?Peter Julius Coyet30 September 1654 – 14 June 1656EnvoyWritten instructions on 25 November 1654.Christer Bonde1656–1657?Johan Leijonbergh4 May 1672 – 1674Envoy extraordinaryGustaf Adolf De la Gardie24 May 1672 – 2 November 1672Envoy en missions specialesTo England, France and the Netherlands.Johan Leijonbergh11 May 1680 – August 1691Envoy extraordinaryDied in office.Christoffer Leijoncrona1691–1697Acting envoyNils Lillieroot12 September 1695 – 1697EnvoyChristoffer Leijoncrona6 April 1697 – 1703ResidentChristoffer Leijoncrona3 November 1703 – 1707EnvoyKingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)Christoffer Leijoncrona1707 – 8 April 1710EnvoyDied in office.Carl Gyllenborg21 May 1710 – 17 May 1715ResidentCarl Gyllenborg16 May 1715 – 1717Envoy extraordinaryCarl Gustaf Sparre1719–1736EnvoyCarl Magnus Wasenberg1736–1741Chargé d'affairesCarl Magnus Wasenberg1741–1743MinisterDied in office.Caspar Joachim Ringwicht1744–1748MinisterEdvard Carleson28 March 1748EnvoyNever took office. England declined to receive him as minister.–1758–1763–Due to war conditions, the post had been vacant since 1758.Gustaf Adam von Nolcken22 November 1763 – 1792?EnvoyDual accreditation to the Court of Hanover.Pehr Olof von Asp1775–1776Chargé d'affaires ad interimLars von Engeström21 July 1793 – 1795EnvoyPehr Olof von Asp17 July 1795 – 4 December 1798MinisterWas officially called back on 21 December 1802.Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm1795–1796Chargé d'affairesGöran Ulrik Silfverhielm1799–1800Chargé d'affairesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)Göran Ulrik Silfverhielm1801–1803Chargé d'affairesGotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1805 – 1 May 1807Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryCarl Gustaf Adlerberg10 May 1807 – 13 September 1808EnvoyCarl Gustaf von Brinkman17 September 1808 – May 1810MinisterGotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1812 – ?Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryGustaf Algernon Stierneld14 March 1818 – 1827EnvoyMagnus Björnstjerna12 January 1828 – 29 December 1846MinisterGotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1847–1854EnvoyChristian Adolf Virgin24 March 1854 – 8 August 1854Acting envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryCarl Hochschild8 August 1854 – 1 September 1857EnvoyDied in office.Baltzar von Platen23 October 1857 – 26 August 1861EnvoyCarl Wachtmeister11 October 1861 – 1865Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryCarl Fredrik Hochschild25 June 1866 – 3 October 1876EnvoyCarl Lewenhaupt9 July 1869 – 9 October 1869Chargé d'affaires ad interimCarl Edward Vilhelm Piper1877–1890EnvoyHans Gustaf Trolle-Wachtmeister7 July 1883 – 5 March 1884Chargé d'affairesJakob Fredrik Adelborg1890 – 24 March 1890Chargé d'affaires ad interimDied in office.Henrik Åkerman1890–1895EnvoyCarl Lewenhaupt12 July 1895 – 3 October 1902Acting envoyCarl Bildt3 October 1902 – 1905Envoy13 February 1903 to King Edward VIICarl Gotthard Bonde21 August 1906 – 1 November 1906Chargé d'affaires ad interimHerman Wrangel21 February 1906 – 1920EnvoyJonas Alströmer18 December 1918 – 4 November 1919Chargé d'affaires ad interimErik Palmstierna5 November 1920 – 1922Envoy13 December 1920 to King George V.United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present)Erik Palmstierna1922 – 26 November 1937EnvoyPatrik Reuterswärd1922–1922Chargé d'affaires ad interimPatrik Reuterswärd1923–1923Chargé d'affaires ad interimPatrik Reuterswärd1924–1924Chargé d'affaires ad interimHans Beck-Friis1938–1938Chargé d'affaires ad interim and minister plenipotentiaryBjörn Prytz1 June 1938 – 31 March 1947EnvoyAppointed on 26 November 1937.Kurt-Allan Belfrage1944–1945Chargé d'affairesErik Boheman1947 – September 1947EnvoyErik BohemanSeptember 1947 – 1948AmbassadorGunnar Hägglöf1948–1967AmbassadorLeif Belfrage1967–1972AmbassadorOle Jödahl1972–1976AmbassadorOlof Rydbeck16 December 1976 – June 1979AmbassadorPer Lind1979–1982AmbassadorLeif Leifland1982–1991AmbassadorLennart Eckerberg1991–1994AmbassadorLars-Åke Nilsson1994 – 5 November 1996AmbassadorDied in office.Mats Bergquist1997–2004AmbassadorStaffan Carlsson2004–2010AmbassadorNicola Clase2010–2016Ambassador12 October 2010 to Elizabeth II.Torbjörn SohlströmSeptember 2016 – 2021Ambassador30 November 2016 to Elizabeth II.Mikaela Kumlin Granit2021–2023Ambassador14 December 2021 to Elizabeth II.Stefan GullgrenAugust 2023 – presentAmbassador13 December 2013 to King Charles III.

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See also Embassy of Sweden, London Sweden–United Kingdom relations

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