The Ambassador of Sweden to Ireland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Ireland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Ireland and government of Ireland.
History In January 1946, it was decided that the consulship in Dublin would be changed to a position of legation counsellor, and the holder of the position was given the status of chargé d'affaires en pied. In May 1946, the head of the Press Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Director , was appointed as chargé d'affaires in Dublin, effective 1 July, with the title of minister plenipotentiary.
In May 1951, he was appointed as Sweden's first envoy there. On 7 June 1951, he presented his letter of credence to Prime Minister John A. Costello. During an earlier official visit, he had presented them to President Seán T. O'Kelly.
In October 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Irish 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 NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefNils JaensonJanuary 1946 – 30 June 1946Chargé d'affaires en piedConsul general (1937–46) and legation councillor (1946).Oscar Thorsing1 July 1946 – 1951Chargé d'affaires and minister plenipotentiaryOscar Thorsing1951–1952Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryFolke Wennerberg1952–1958Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryLeif Öhrvall1958 – October 1959Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryLeif ÖhrvallOctober 1959 – 1963AmbassadorNils-Eric Ekblad1963–1967AmbassadorEyvind Bratt1967–1973AmbassadorBo Järnstedt1973–1977AmbassadorLennart Myrsten1977–1982AmbassadorGustaf Hamilton af Hageby1982–1987AmbassadorIlmar Bekeris1987 – 5 November 1988AmbassadorDied in office.Margareta Hegardt1989–1993AmbassadorPer Jödahl1993–1997AmbassadorPeter Osvald1997–2002AmbassadorNils Daag2002–2006AmbassadorClaes Ljungdahl2007–2010AmbassadorElisabet Borsiin Bonnier2010–2014AmbassadorResident in StockholmUlrika SundbergOctober 2014 – 2016AmbassadorResident in Stockholm15 October 2014Anna BrandtSeptember 2016 – 2018AmbassadorResident in Stockholm13 October 2016Lars Wahlund1 September 2018 – 2021AmbassadorResident in Stockholm17 January 2019Magnus Rydén2021–2023AmbassadorResident in Stockholm24 November 2021Lina van der WeydenJanuary 2024 – 2026Ambassador23 January 2024Inger BuxtonAugust 2026 – presentAmbassador
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See also Ireland–Sweden relations Embassy of Sweden, Dublin
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