List of ambassadors of Sweden to Ireland

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatDublin, Ireland
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Ambassador of
Sweden to Ireland
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Lina van der Weyden
since January 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Dublin
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatDublin, Ireland
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1946
First holderOscar Thorsing
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Dublin

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

In January 1946, it was decided that the consulship in Dublin would be changed to a position of legation counsellor, and the holder of the position was given the status of chargé d'affaires en pied.[1] In May 1946, the head of the Press Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Director Oscar Thorsing [sv], was appointed as chargé d'affaires in Dublin, effective 1 July, with the title of minister plenipotentiary.[2]

In May 1951, he was appointed as Sweden's first envoy there.[3] On 7 June 1951, he presented his letter of credence to Prime Minister John A. Costello. During an earlier official visit, he had presented them to President Seán T. O'Kelly.[4]

In October 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Irish 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.[5]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Nils JaensonJanuary 1946 – 30 June 1946Chargé d'affaires en piedConsul general (1937–46) and legation councillor (1946).[1][6]
Oscar Thorsing1 July 1946 – 1951Chargé d'affaires and minister plenipotentiary[7][8]
Oscar Thorsing1951–1952Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary[8]
Folke Wennerberg1952–1958Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary[9]
Leif Öhrvall1958 – October 1959Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary[5][10]
Leif ÖhrvallOctober 1959 – 1963Ambassador[5][10]
Nils-Eric Ekblad1963–1967Ambassador[11]
Eyvind Bratt1967–1973Ambassador[12]
Bo Järnstedt1973–1977Ambassador[13]
Lennart Myrsten1977–1982Ambassador[14]
Gustaf Hamilton af Hageby1982–1987Ambassador[15]
Ilmar Bekeris1987 – 5 November 1988AmbassadorDied in office.[16][17][18]
Margareta Hegardt1989–1993Ambassador[19]
Per Jödahl1993–1997Ambassador[20]
Peter Osvald1997–2002Ambassador[21]
Nils Daag2002–2006Ambassador[22]
Claes Ljungdahl2007–2010Ambassador[23]
Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier2010–2014AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[24]
Ulrika SundbergOctober 2014 – 2016AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[25]
Anna BrandtSeptember 2016 – 2018AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[26]
Lars Wahlund1 September 2018 – 2021AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[27]
Magnus Rydén2021–2023AmbassadorResident in Stockholm[28]
Lina van der WeydenJanuary 2024 – 2026Ambassador[29]
Inger BuxtonAugust 2026Ambassador[30]

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