The Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Singapore) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Singapore and government of Singapore. Sweden has had a resident ambassador in Singapore since 1983. The Swedish ambassador in Singapore is also accredited as ambassador to Brunei.
Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore | |
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Singapore | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | 39 Andrew Road[1] |
Seat | Singapore |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Åke Sjölin |
Formation | 1966 |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Singapore |
History
editSweden established diplomatic relations with Singapore on 8 February 1966,[2] six months after the signing of the Independence of Singapore Agreement, which declared Singapore an independent state. That same month, Sweden's ambassador to Bangkok, Åke Sjölin, was also appointed as ambassador to Singapore.[3] On 23 April 1966, Sjölin presented his credentials in Singapore.[4] Sweden's ambassador to Bangkok remained concurrently accredited to Singapore from 1966 until 1983.
Sweden had been represented in Singapore since the establishment of a Swedish honorary consulate on 25 May 1850.[5] The honorary consulate was elevated to an honorary general consulate in 1970, before being closed in 1975.[6] Despite having an unpaid honorary consul who served until the consulate general's closure in 1975,[7] there was a Swedish career consul in Singapore between 1973 and 1976.[8]
From 1974, a chargé d'affaires,[9] who also served as an embassy counsellor, was based in Singapore. In 1982, this position was elevated to minister, and the following year, to ambassador. In 1983, the Swedish embassy received approval to appoint a resident ambassador to Singapore. The designated ambassador, Håkan Berggren, presented his credentials on 14 January.[10]
Sweden established diplomatic relations with Brunei in 1984.[11] Since then, the Swedish ambassador to Singapore has been concurrently accredited to Brunei.
List of representatives
editName | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Åke Sjölin | 1966–1967 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. | [12] |
Axel Lewenhaupt | 1967–1970 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. | [13] |
Eric Virgin | 1971–1976 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. | [8] |
Sven E. Jonsson | 1973–1976 | Consul and chargé d'affaires | Chargé d'affaires from 1974.[9] | [8][14][15] |
Jean-Christophe Öberg | 1976–1981 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. | [16] |
Rasmus Rasmusson | 1976–1980 | Embassy counsellor[a] and chargé d'affaires | [18][19] | |
Håkan Berggren | 1980–1982 | Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires | [20] | |
Axel Edelstam | 1981–1983 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. | [21] |
Håkan Berggren | 1982–1983 | Minister | [20] | |
Håkan Berggren | 1983[b]–1984 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 1984). | [20][22][23] |
Arnold Willén | 1985–1989 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. | [24] |
Finn Bergstrand | 1989–1995 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. | [25] |
Krister Isaksson | 1995–1997 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. | [26] |
Eva Walder-Brundin | 1998–2002 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. | [27] |
Teppo Tauriainen | 2002–2006 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. | [28] |
Pär Ahlberger | 2006–2010 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. | [29] |
Ingemar Dolfe | 2010–2013 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 21 January 2012). | [30] |
Håkan Jevrell | 2013–2018 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. | [31][32] |
Niclas Kvarnström | 1 September 2018 – 2021 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 29 April 2019). | [33][34] |
Harald Fries | 15 August 2021 – 9 January 2022 | Chargé d'affaires | [35] | |
Kent Härstedt | January 2022 – 2023 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 16 April 2022). | [36][37] |
Jenny Egermark | 2023–2023 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 27 July 2020). | [38] |
Anders Sjöberg | 31 October 2023 – present | Ambassador | [39][40] |
Footnotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Singapore. Ambassadörens residens" [Singapore. Ambassador's residence] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Foreign Representative to Singapore". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Sveriges ambassadör i Bangkok" [Sweden's ambassador in Bangkok]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 February 1966. p. A5. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Sändebud i Singapore" [Emissary in Singapore]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 April 1966. p. A5. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Almquist, Johan Axel (1914). Kommerskollegium och Riksens Ständers Manufakturkontor samt konsulsstaten 1651-1910: administrativa och biografiska anteckningar (PDF). Meddelanden från svenska Riksarkivet, Ny följd. Ser. 2, 99-0506720-5 ; 4 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 364. SELIBR 844316.
- ^ "Konsulatet Singapore (1850 – )" [Consulate Singapore (1850–)] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 418. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
- ^ a b c Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 441. ISBN 91-38-02736-4. SELIBR 3682757.
- ^ a b Berggren, Håkan (5 June 1983). "A great future lies ahead". The Straits Times. p. 1. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Embassy creates new post". The Business Times. 4 January 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Brunei" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 356.
- ^ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (23 August 1976). "namn i dag: Sven E. Jonsson" [name of today: Sven E. Jonsson]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 34. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Jonsson, Sven E. (4 May 1975). "STEADY INCREASE IN SWEDISH TRADE WITH SINGAPORE OVER THE YEARS". The Straits Times. p. 20. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 361. ISBN 91-38-06008-6. SELIBR 3682762.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 451. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
- ^ a b Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 351. ISBN 91-38-05350-0. SELIBR 33682761.
- ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 927. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ a b c Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 109. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 251. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ a b Johansson, Kerstin, ed. (14 December 1982). "namn i dag: Håkan Berggren" [name of today: Håkan Berggren]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Hultman, Barbro, ed. (17 November 1984). "namn: Håkan Berggren" [name: Håkan Berggren]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 361, 377. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
- ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 173, 190. ISBN 91-38-30428-7. SELIBR 3682775.
- ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 175, 192. ISBN 9138309734. SELIBR 3682776.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 175, 192. ISBN 9138319519. SELIBR 8428312.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 174, 193. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 176, 196. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
- ^ "DIPLOMATIC & CONSULAR LIST 2013" (PDF). Bandar Seri Begawan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. January 2013. p. 125. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "CV Håkan Jevrell" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "His Excellency Håkan Jevrell Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore and Brunei Darussalam" (PDF). ASEAN CSR Network: Corporate Governance and Responsibility Conference. 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2024 – via National Archives of Singapore.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Singapore" [New ambassador in Singapore] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR LIST 2020" (PDF). Bandar Seri Begawan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 29 November 2019. p. 136. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Former Charge' d'Affaires at Embassy of Sweden in Singapore". Facebook. Retrieved 18 September 2024.[self-published]
- ^ "Kent Härstedt ny ambassadör i Singapore" [Kent Härstedt new ambassador in Singapore] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Sweden". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR LIST 2023" (PDF). Bandar Seri Begawan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 4 May 2023. p. 133. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Singapore" [New ambassador in Singapore] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "DIPLOMATIC & CONSULAR LIST". Singapore: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 18 September 2024. p. 10. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
External links
edit- Embassy of Sweden, Singapore, official website