List of ambassadors of Sweden to South Africa

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence297 Canopus Street, Waterkloof Ridge
SeatPretoria, South Africa
Ambassador of
Sweden to South Africa
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Pretoria
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence297 Canopus Street, Waterkloof Ridge
SeatPretoria, South Africa
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderHarry Eriksson
Formation1944
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Pretoria

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

In 1944, the Swedish consulate general in Pretoria was upgraded to a legation and Harry Eriksson was appointed Sweden's first envoy in South Africa.[1]

On 1 November 1993, after Nelson Mandela was released from prison, the Swedish legation was upgraded to an embassy, as one of the last legations in the world.[2] The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Union of South Africa (1910–1961)
Harry Eriksson1944–1945Acting envoy[1]
Harry Eriksson1945–1948Envoy[3]
Carl Olof Gisle1948–1954Envoy[4]
Alexis Aminoff1954–1959Envoy[5]
Eyvind Bratt1959–1961Envoy[6]
Republic of South Africa (1961–present)
Eyvind Bratt1961–1963Envoy[6]
Hugo Tamm1964–1966Envoy[7]
Eric Virgin1966–1970EnvoyAlso acreddited to Gaborone (from 1969) and Maseru (from 1968).[8]
Carl Johan Rappe1970–1973EnvoyAlso acreddited to Gaborone, Maseru and Mbabane.[9]
Lennart Westerberg1973–1978EnvoyAlso acreddited to Maseru (until 1978) and Mbabane (until 1977).[10][11]
Gustaf Hamilton af Hageby1978–1982Envoy[12]
Arne Helleryd1982–1985Envoy[13]
Jan Lundvik1985–1990Envoy[14]
Ingemar Stjernberg1990–1993Envoy[15][16]
Ingemar Stjernberg1993–1994Ambassador[16]
Bo Heinebäck1994–1999Ambassador[17]
Helena Nilsson Lannegren2000–2005AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Maseru and Windhoek (both from 2001).[18]
Anders Möllander2005–2008AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Maseru and Windhoek.[a][19]
Peter Tejler2008–2012AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Maseru, Gaborone, and Windhoek.[20]
Anders Hagelberg2012–2016AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Gaborone.[21]
Cecilia JulinSeptember 2016 – 2020AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Maseru, Gaborone, and Windhoek.[22]
Håkan JuholtSeptember 2020 – 2025AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Maseru, Gaborone, and Windhoek.[23]
Anna Karin Eneström2025–presentAmbassador[24]

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