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List of ambassadors of Sweden to Austria

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The Ambassador of Sweden to Austria (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Austria) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Austria and government of Austria.

StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
ReportstoMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidencePalais Szeps, Liechtensteinstraße 51[a]
SeatVienna, Austria
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Ambassador of
Sweden to Austria
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Incumbent
Annika Ben David
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Vienna
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidencePalais Szeps, Liechtensteinstraße 51[a]
SeatVienna, Austria
Appointer
Term length
  • No fixed term
Formation1651
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Vienna
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History

Swedish representation in various forms has existed in Vienna since the 17th century.[2] In 1651, three years after the end of the Thirty Years' War, the first Swedish legation in Vienna was opened.[3]

In April 1938, the King in Council decreed that the Swedish minister in Vienna should, for the time being, relocate his residence and the legation's chancery to Budapest, Hungary.[4] During the war, a Swedish consul was based in Vienna. It wasn't until 1946, when Jens Malling was appointed chargé d'affaires, that the Swedish legation was reopened. From 1951, a Swedish envoy was once again based in Vienna.

In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Austrian 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. Sven Allard, the envoy there, was appointed as Sweden's ambassador to Vienna.[5]

List of representatives

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NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRef
Holy Roman Empire (–1806)
Carl Gustaf Oxenstierna af Södermöre1684 – 13 March 1686Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryDied in office[6]
Ture Gabriel Bielke10 May 1719 – 27 February 1721Minister[7]
Georg Vilhelm von Höpken23 May 1719 – 1725Resident[8][9]
Charles Emil Lewenhaupt1720–1722Envoy en mission spéciale[10]
Carl Gustaf Tessin1725–?Envoy[11]
Carl Vilhelm von Krassow1728–1733EnvoyPartly in Vienna, partly in Dresden.[12]
Carl Gustaf Tessin1735–1736Envoy[11]
Caspar Joachim Ringwicht1738–1742Minister
Nils von Röök1742–1747Chargé d'affaires
Nils Bark22 July 1747 – 21 September 1781Envoy[13]
Lars von Engeström7 November 1782 – 1787Chargé d'affaires[14]
Ulric Celsing19 April 1787 – 2 June 1789Envoy[15]
Knut Reinhold Bildt1789–1791Chargé d'affaires
Johan Fredrik von Nolcken15 February 1791 – 16 June 1794Envoy extraordinary[16]
Knut Reinhold Bildt1794–1796Chargé d'affaires
Lars von Engeström17 July 1795EnvoyNever took office.[b][14]
Fredrik Samuel Silverstolpe1796–1802Chargé d'affaires[17]
Jacob Gustaf De la Gardie24 August 1799 – 7 August 1801Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary[18]
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt17 September 1802 – 30 October 1804Envoy[19]
Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
Gustaf von Düben1805–1810Envoy
Carl Bunge1810 – 21 August 1812MinisterDied in office[20]
Christian Bernhard Hegardt1812–1816Chargé d'affaires[21]
Gustaf Löwenhielm1815–1818Minister[22]
Nils Fredric Palmstjerna23 September 1818 – 1820Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary[23]
Olof Nordenfeldt1820–1821Chargé d'affaires[24]
Elias Lagerheim30 April 1821 – 1824Chargé d'affairesIn Dresden and Vienna.[25]
Carl Johan Didrik Ulrik Croneborg1824–1827Chargé d'affaires
Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm4 July 1827 – 1843Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryAlso accredited to Munich on 28 August[26]
Carl August (Järla) Hierta1842–?Chargé d'affaires ad interim[27]
Carl Hochschild19 June 1845 – 1850Envoy[28]
Carl August (Järla) Hierta22 April 1850 – 4 March 1852Chargé d'affairesAlso accredited to Munich[27]
Carl von und zu Mansbach1851–1855Envoy
Ludvig Manderström30 May 1855 – 1856Envoy ad interim[29]
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt8 February 1856 – 1856Chargé d'affaires ad interim[30]
Frederik Anton Ferdinand Hartwig Wedel-Jarlsberg1856–1858Envoy
Frederik Due1858–1871Envoy[31]
Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper25 October 1872 – 1877EnvoyAlso accredited to Munich[32]
Hans Henric von Essen26 June 1877 – 16 November 1883Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary[33]
Henrik Åkerman1884–1890Envoy[34]
Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt22 November 1890 – 11 July 1895Chargé d'affaires[35]
Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt12 July 1895 – 15 October 1895Acting envoy[35]
Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt16 October July 1895 – 27 December 1904Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryDied in office (in Tamaris-sur-Mer, France)[35]
Gustaf Falkenberg15 November 1904 – ?Chargé d'affaires ad interim[36]
Joachim Beck-Friis9 June 1905 – 1918EnvoyAlso accredited to Bucharest and Belgrade[c]Also consul general.[d][39]
Republic of German-Austria (1918–1919)
Oskar Ewerlöf1918–1919Envoy[40]
First Austrian Republic (1919–1934)
Oskar Ewerlöf1919–1923EnvoyAlso accredited to Budapest (from 1920)[40]
Ivan Danielsson1923–1924EnvoyAlso accredited to Budapest[41]
Jonas Alströmer24 September 1924 – 1925EnvoyResident in Bern[42]
Patrik Reuterswärd28 June 1924 – 1928Chargé d'affairesAlso accredited to Budapest[43]
Einar Hennings1925–1928EnvoyResident in Bern[44]
Federal State of Austria (1934–1938)
Torsten Undén1928–1938EnvoyAlso accredited to Budapest and Belgrade[45]
Austria within Nazi Germany (1938–1945)
–1938–1946EnvoyNo representation due to Anschluss and World War II
Republic of Austria (1945–present)
Jens Malling1946–1948Chargé d'affaires ad interim[e][46]
Gösta Hedengren1948–1951Chargé d'affaires[f][47]
Kurt-Allan Belfrage1951–1954Envoy[48]
Sven Allard1954 – August 1956Envoy[5]
Sven AllardAugust 1956 – 1964Ambassador[5]
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt1964–1969Ambassador[49]
Lennart Petri1969–1976Ambassador[50]
Claës Ivar Wollin1976–1981Ambassador[51]
Dag Malm1981–1988Ambassador[52]
Curt Lidgard1988–1992Ambassador[53]
Anita Gradin1992–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited to Ljubljana and the United Nations Office at ViennaPolitical appointee (non-career diplomat)[54]
Björn Skala1995–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Ljubljana (until 1999)[55][56]
Gabriella Lindholm2000–2005Ambassador[57]
Hans Lundborg2005–2011Ambassador[58]
Nils Daag2011–2015AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bratislava and Ljubljana[59][60]
Helen Eduards2015–2018AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bratislava and Ljubljana (from 2016)[61][62]
Mikaela Kumlin GranitSeptember 2018 – 2021AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bratislava and Ljubljana[63][64]
Annika Markovic2021–2025AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bratislava16 September 2021[65][66][67]
Annika Ben David2025–presentAmbassador[68]
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Footnotes

  1. [a]
    The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.[1]
  2. [b]
    Lars von Engeström did not assume his post in Vienna in 1795 because the Austrian emperor refused to accept him as the new envoy. This rejection was influenced by accusations of "Jacobism" against Engeström, largely fueled by the envoys of Russia and England, who used their influence in Vienna to discredit him. Although these accusations were largely unfounded, they stemmed from Engeström's long-standing sympathies for French culture and his perceived opposition to England's policies. The incident highlights the geopolitical tensions and influence struggles of the time.[14]
  3. [c]
    From 8 April and 6 May 1914 respectively.[37][38]
  4. [d]
    The position was combined with the role of Consul General there on 28 September 1906.
  5. [e]
    Held the diplomatic rank of first legation secretary.[46]
  6. [f]
    Held the diplomatic rank of legation counsellor.[47]

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