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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
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence700 Manor Avenue, Rockcliffe Park
SeatOttawa, Canada
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderPer Wijkman
Formation1943
WebsiteSwedish 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

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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] On 4 August 1943, Wijkman presented his credentials to Governor-General Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone.[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]

In March 1978, Per Anger became the first Swedish ambassador to Canada to also be accredited in Nassau, Bahamas.[4]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Per Wijkman 1943–1951 Envoy [5]
Klas Böök 1951–1956 Envoy [6]
Oscar Thorsing 1956–1962 Ambassador [7]
Olof Ripa 1957–1958 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [8]
Ragnvald Bagge 1962–1965[a] Ambassador [9]
Per Lind 1965–1969 Ambassador [13]
Åke Malmaeus 1969–1976 Ambassador [14]
Per Anger 1976–1979 Ambassador Also accredited to Nassau (from 1978). [15]
Kaj Björk 1980–1984 Ambassador Also accredited to Nassau. [16]
Ola Ullsten 1984–1989 Ambassador Also accredited to Nassau. [17]
Håkan Berggren 1989–1995 Ambassador Also accredited to Nassau. [18]
Jan Ståhl 1995–2000 Ambassador Also accredited to Nassau. [19]
Lennart Alvin 2000–2005 Ambassador Also accredited to Nassau. [20]
Ingrid Iremark 2005–2010 Ambassador Also accredited to Nassau. [21]
Teppo Tauriainen 2010–2014 Ambassador
Per Sjögren 2014–2019 Ambassador [22]
Urban Ahlin February 2019 – 2023 Ambassador [23]
Signe Burgstaller 1 September 2023 – present Ambassador [24]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Some sources state that Bagge was ambassador to Ottawa from 1963[9] and others say 1962.[10] Bagge submitted his letter of credence in February 1963[11] but was appointed ambassador in November 1962.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Beskickning i Ottawa" [Diplomatic mission in Ottawa]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 August 1943. p. A9. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Ny beskickning i Kanada. Per Wijkman till Ottawa" [New mission in Canada. Per Wijkman to Ottawa]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 6 August 1943. p. 4A. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Thorsing ambassadör" [Thorsing ambassador]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 March 1956. p. 6A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (31 March 1978). "namn i dag: Per Anger" [names of today: Per Anger]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 17. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1951 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1951. p. 292.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 314.
  7. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. p. 297.
  8. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 852. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  9. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender 1965 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 316.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "I vimlet". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 February 1963. p. A21. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Nya ambassadörer" [New ambassadors]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 November 1962. p. A17. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 338. SELIBR 3682754.
  14. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 424. ISBN 91-38-02736-4. SELIBR 3682757.
  15. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 333, 335. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  16. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 345. ISBN 91-38-90400-4. SELIBR 3682782.
  17. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 361. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
  18. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 174. ISBN 91-38-30428-7. SELIBR 3682775.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
  21. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 185. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  22. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Kanada" [New ambassador in Canada] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Kanada" [New ambassador in Canada] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Kanada" [New ambassador in Canada] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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