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Swedish politician and diplomat

BornJan Ingemar Knutsson
(1958-04-21) 21 April 1958 (age 67)

Jan Knutsson
Knutsson in July 2024

Permanent Representative of Sweden to NATO
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 August 2024
Preceded by	Axel Wernhoff

Personal details
Born	Jan Ingemar Knutsson (1958-04-21) 21 April 1958 (age 67) Skurup, Sweden

Jan Ingemar Knutsson (born 21 April 1958), is a Swedish politician and diplomat who has been the Permanent Representative of Sweden to NATO since 25 August 2024.^[1]

Jan Knutsson was born on 21 April 1958.

He has been head of Sweden's representation at the international organizations in Geneva, Foreign Council for international development cooperation and head of the Global Security Unit. He has also been Sweden's ambassador to Saudi Arabia until 2019, where became the Ambassador to Switzerland.^[2]

Between 2022 and 2024 he served as the state secretary for foreign affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in the Kristersson cabinet.

On 20 June 2024, he was appointed as the Permanent Representative of Sweden to NATO,^[3] succeeding Axel Wernhoff on the post.^[4] He officially took office on 25 August.^[5]

References

↑ "Curriculum Vitae for Ambassador Jan Knutsson" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025.
↑ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (27 June 2019). "Ny ambassadör i Schweiz". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
↑ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (20 June 2024). "Jan Knutsson ny chef för Sveriges ständiga representation vid Nato i Bryssel". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
↑ "Billströms högra hand blir ny Natoambassadör - Altinget". www.altinget.se. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
↑ "Curriculum Vitae for Ambassador Jan Knutsson" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2025.

Diplomatic posts

Preceded by

Hans Dahlgren

Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva
2010–2015

Succeeded by

Veronika Bard Bringéus

Preceded by

Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt

Ambassador of Sweden to Saudi Arabia
2016–2019

Succeeded by

Niclas Trouvé

Preceded by

Magnus Hartog-Holm

Ambassador of Sweden to Switzerland
2019–2022

Succeeded by

Carl Magnus Nesser

Preceded by

Robert Rydberg

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
2022–2024

Succeeded by

Dag Hartelius

Preceded by

Axel Wernhoff

Permanent Representative of Sweden to NATO
2024–present

Succeeded by

Incumbent

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