List of ambassadors of Sweden to Ghana

The British colony of the Gold Coast proclaimed its independence during festivities in Accra on 3–10 March 1957, and at the same time adopted the name Ghana. The Swedish government had received an invitation to be represented and appointed envoy Nils Ståhle [sv] to represent Sweden at the ceremonies in the capacity of ambassadeur en mission spéciale.^[1]

In May 1960, a Swedish delegation undertook a trip to West Africa in which nine countries were visited, including Ghana. The purpose of the journey was, among other things, to provide Swedish authorities with the supplementary information that was needed in order to comprehensively assess the appropriate extent of Swedish representation in this part of Africa.^[2] In January 1961, Sweden planned to establish three new diplomatic missions in Africa, including an independent mission in Monrovia, Liberia.^[3]

The proposed mission in Monrovia was intended to serve not only Liberia but also Ghana, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. A delegation recommended setting up at least two missions in West Africa, prioritizing Monrovia and Lagos.^[4] On 16 August 1961, Sweden's then newly appointed ambassador in Monrovia, Torsten Brandel, was also appointed ambassador to Ghana.^[5] Ambassador Brandel presented his credentials to President Kwame Nkrumah in October 1961.^[6] He thus became Sweden's first ambassador accredited to Ghana.

In 1967, accreditation for Ghana was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Nigeria, who has since then been concurrently accredited to Ghana.