List of ambassadors of Sweden to Belgium

Ambassador of Sweden to Belgium
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Annika Molin Hellgren since 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Brussels
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Avenue Géo Bernier 13^[a]
Seat	Brussels, Belgium
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Axel von Wahrendorff
Formation	1837

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

History

The Swedish diplomatic mission in Belgium was established in 1837. From 1869 to 1895, the mission was shared with The Hague, Netherlands, located in the latter city and covering both states.^[1] Until 1921, the envoy in Brussels had a dual accreditation in The Hague.^[2]

In March 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Belgian 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]

The Swedish embassy closed in 2011 and since then a Stockholm-based ambassador has been responsible for the bilateral relations between Sweden and Belgium.^[4]

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Axel von Wahrendorff	11 September 1837 – 20 May 1851	Chargé d'affaires	Dual accreditation to The Hague 2 October 1843 – 30 December 1847. Died in office.	^[5]
Fredrik Hartvig Anton Ferdinand Baron af Wedel-Jarlsberg	1852–1856	Chargé d'affaires
Carl August Järta	29 July 1856 – 1857	Chargé d'affaires		^[6]
Carl August Järta	23 October 1857 – 1858	Resident minister	Also resident minister in Nassau on 16 januari 1857.	^[6]
Karl Adalbert von Mansbach	1859–1868	Resident minister		^[7]
Oluf Stenersen	1869–1870	Resident minister	Dual accreditation to The Hague.
Carl Burenstam	13 October 1870 – 1884	Resident minister	Dual accreditation to The Hague.	^[8]
Carl Burenstam	18 April 1884 – 6 September 1895	Minister plenipotentiary	Dual accreditation to The Hague.	^[8]
August Gyldenstolpe	1895–1896	Acting minister plenipotentiary	Dual accreditation to The Hague.	^[9]
August Gyldenstolpe	1896–1899	Minister plenipotentiary	Dual accreditation to The Hague.	^[9]
Herman Wrangel	1900–1904	Envoy	Dual accreditation to The Hague.	^[10]
Gustaf Falkenberg	1905–1908	Envoy and consul general	Dual accreditation to The Hague.	^[11]
Albert Ehrensvärd	17 juni 1908 – 1910	Envoy and consul general	Dual accreditation to The Hague.	^[12]
Fredrik af Klercker	1910–1921	Envoy	Dual accreditation to The Hague.	^[13]
Gustaf von Dardel	1921–1941	Envoy	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City (from 1922).	^[14]^[15]
–	1942–1944	–	Vacant	^[16]^[17]
Gunnar Hägglöf	1 April 1944 – 1945	Envoy	To the Belgian government in exile and Dutch government-in-exile.	^[18]^[19]^[19]
Einar Modig	7 December 1945^[b] – 1948	Envoy	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City (29 March 1946 – 1948).	^[21]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld	1948–1956	Envoy	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[22]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld	2 March 1956 – 1956	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[23]
Hugo Wistrand	1956–1961	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[24]
Stig Unger	1961–1965	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[25]
Tage Grönwall	1965–1969	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[26]
Tord Göransson	1969–1976	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[27]
Lars von Celsing	1976–1979	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[28]
Jean-Jacques von Dardel	1979–1984	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[29]
Kaj Sundberg	1984–1989	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[30]
Henrik Liljegren	1989–1992	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City.	^[31]
Göran Berg	1992–1998	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City (until 1995).	^[32]
Anders Oljelund	1998–2003	Ambassador		^[33]
Herman af Trolle	2003–2007	Ambassador		^[34]
Magnus Robach	2007–2011	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City (from 2010).	^[35]^[36]
Ulrika Sundberg	2011–2014	Ambassador
Maria Christina Lundqvist	2014–2016	Ambassador
Annika Hahn-Englund	2016–2021	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City. Based in Stockholm.	^[37]
Annika Molin Hellgren	2021–present	Ambassador	Dual accreditation to Luxembourg City. Based in Stockholm.	^[38]

Footnotes

^ The address of the former residence which is still owned by the Swedish state. The ambassador is since 2011 based in Stockholm.
^ Assumed office on 1 April 1946.^[20]

References

^ "Beskickningen Bryssel (1837 – )" [Diplomatic mission in Brussels (1837 – )] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ "Flera sändebudsutnämningar äro omedelbart förestående. Minister Westman till Haag" [Several ambassadorial appointments are imminent. Minister Westman to The Hague.]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 January 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ "Nya ambassadörer" [New ambassadors]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 March 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ "Belgien" [Belgium] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 645. SELIBR 10076764.
^ ^a ^b "Hierta nr 250". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1912). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). Vol. 17 (Ny, rev. och rikt ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. p. 812. SELIBR 8072220.
^ ^a ^b Jacobson, Gr. (1926). "Carl J R Burenstam". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 740. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Gyldenstolpe, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. 1967–1969. p. 507. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1904 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: P.A. Nordstedt & Söner. 1903. p. 100.
^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1908 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: P.A. Nordstedt & Söner. 1908. p. 100.
^ Hildebrand, Bengt; Lindberg, Folke (1949). "Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 12. National Archives of Sweden. p. 496. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ Vem var det?: biografier över bortgångna svenska män och kvinnor samt kronologisk förteckning över skilda ämbetens och tjänsters innehavare [Who was it?: biographies of deceased Swedish men and women and chronological list of different office and services holders] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1944. p. 104. SELIBR 8079633.
^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1941 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1941. p. 228.
^ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 1, Stor–Stockholm (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 279. SELIBR 53509.
^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1942 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1942. p. 234.
^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1944 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1944. p. 257.
^ "Gunnar Hägglöf minister för Holland och Belgien" [Gunnar Hägglöf, Minister for the Netherlands and Belgium.]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 26 March 1944. p. A7. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. pp. 263, 266.
^ "Envoyén Einar Modin". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 March 1946. p. A5. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ Rockberger, Nicolaus (1985–1987). "Einar Modig". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 314.
^ "Ambassadör". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 4 March 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 311.
^ Sveriges statskalender 1965 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 316.
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 338. SELIBR 3682754.
^ 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. 413. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 209. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 344. ISBN 91-38-90400-4. SELIBR 3682782.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 360. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 347. ISBN 913812694X. SELIBR 3682771.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 172. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 166. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 169. ISBN 9138323583. SELIBR 10414913.
^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 175. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
^ "Stängning av ambassaden i Luxemburg" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Brussels. 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ "Ny ambassadör i Belgien och Luxemburg" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ "Ny ambassadör i Belgien och Luxemburg" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

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