List of ambassadors of Sweden to the Netherlands

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The Ambassador of Sweden to the Netherlands (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of the Netherlands) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the monarch and government of the Netherlands.

StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceLange Voorhout 28
SeatThe Hague, Netherlands
Quick facts Ambassador of Sweden to the Netherlands, Style ...
Ambassador of
Sweden to the Netherlands
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Julius Liljeström
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, The Hague
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceLange Voorhout 28
SeatThe Hague, Netherlands
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderJacob van Dijck
Formation1614
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, The Hague
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History

In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Dutch 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.[1]

List of representatives

More information Name, Period ...
NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Dutch Republic (1588–1795)
Jacob van Dijck28 July 1614 – 3 June 1620Ambassador[2]
Nils Gyldenstolpe8 March 1679 – 27 October 1679Envoy Extraordinary[3]
Nils Gyldenstolpe28 October 1679 – 1687Envoy[3]
Nils Lillieroot9 October 1691 – 1695Envoy[4]
Joachim Fredrik Preis31 October 1721[a]Envoy[5]
Joachim Fredrik Preis16 August 1725[b] – 22 December 1759EnvoyDied in office.[5]
Carl Johan Creutz21 January 1760 – 16 March 1775Envoy[6]
Emanuel De Geer16 March 1775 – 14 October 1779Envoy[7]
Gustaf Johan Ehrensvärd17 January 1780 – 1782Envoy[8]
Pehr Olof von Asp1782–1783Chargé d'affaires ad interim[9]
Carl Gustaf Schultz von Ascheraden8 April 1783 – 18 June 1787Envoy[10]
Mårten BungeJuly 1785 – April 1786Chargé d'affaires[11]
Mårten BungeJune 1787 – May 1789Chargé d'affaires[11]
Fredrik Adolf Löwenhielm1789–1795Envoy
Batavian Republic (1795–1806)
Fredrik Adolf Löwenhielm1795–1806Envoy
Anders Fredrik Reuterswärd1796–1801Chargé d'affaires ad interim[12]
Kingdom of Holland (1806–1810)
First French Empire (1804–1814)
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld3 October 1814 – 1815Chargé d'affaires[13]
United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1839)
Gustaf Algernon Stierneld1815–1818Chargé d'affaires[13]
Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'OhssonOctober 1816 – 1834Envoy[14]
Carl Hochschild30 November 1818 – 1819Chargé d'affaires[15]
Carl Hochschild13 July 1836 – 1839Envoy[15]
Kingdom of the Netherlands (1839–present)
Carl Hochschild1839 – 7 May 1841Envoy[15]
Edvard Gabriel Gyldenstolpe7 May 1841 – ?Chargé d'affaires[16]
Axel von Wahrendorff2 October 1843 – 30 December 1847Chargé d'affaires[17]
Carl von und zu Mansbach1847–1851Envoy[18]
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt8 May 1851 – 1852Chargé d'affaires ad interim[19]
Adam Christopher Løvenskiold1851–1856Minister plenipotentiary
Adam Christopher Løvenskiold1856–1858Envoy
Christian Adolf Virgin16 December 1858 – 23 November 1860Envoy[20]
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt23 November 1860 – 1864Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary[19]
Carl Fredrik Palmstierna1864–1865Resident minister[21]
Ludvig Fredrik Ernst (Louis) Wrede17 November 1865 – 15 April 1869Resident minister[22]
Oluf Stenersen1869–1870Resident ministerAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[23]
Carl Burenstam13 October 1870 – 1884Resident ministerAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[24]
Carl Burenstam18 April 1884 – 6 September 1895Minister plenipotentiaryAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[24]
August Gyldenstolpe1895–1896Acting minister plenipotentiaryAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[25]
August Gyldenstolpe1896–1899Minister plenipotentiaryAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[25]
Joachim Beck-Friis16 December 1899 – 16 September 1900Chargé d'affairesAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[26]
Herman Wrangel26 June 1901 – 1904EnvoyAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[27]
Gustaf Falkenberg9 June 1905 – 1908Envoy and consul general[c]Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[29]
Albert Ehrensvärd17 June 1908 – 1910Envoy and consul general[d]Accredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[30]
Carl Otto Blomstedt18 August 1908 – 11 October 1908Chargé d'affairesAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[31]
Fredrik af Klercker1910–1921EnvoyAccredited from the Swedish legation in Brussels.[32]
Gustaf von Dardel21 November 1919 – 2 March 1921Chargé d'affaires ad interim and extra first legation secretaryMinister plenipotentiary on 21 November 1919.[33]
Gustaf Westman1921–1922Envoy[34]
Patrick Adlercreutz9 June 1922 – 1937Envoy[35][36]
Erik Sjöborg1937 – 31 March 1944EnvoyTo the Dutch government-in-exile in London (from 1944).[37][38]
Olof Ripa1941–1941Chargé d'affaires ad interim[39]
Gunnar Hägglöf1 April 1944 – 1945EnvoyTo the Dutch government-in-exile in London.[38][40]
Hugo Tamm1945–1946First legation secretary/Chargé d'affaires ad interim[41]
Joen Lagerberg28 June 1946 – 1952Envoy[42]
Sven Dahlman1953–1956Envoy[1][43]
Sven Dahlman1956–1961Ambassador[1][43]
Brynolf Eng1961–1965Ambassador[44]
Jens Malling1966 – 25 January 1969AmbassadorDied in office.[45][46]
Lars-Olof Brilioth1969–1969Chargé d'affaires[46]
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt1969–1972Ambassador[47]
Tord Hagen1972–1977Ambassador[48]
Nils-Olov Hasslev1977–1983Ambassador[49]
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff1983–1984Ambassador[50]
Hans Danelius1984–1988Ambassador[51]
Göte Magnusson1988–1992Ambassador[52]
Jan af Sillén1992–1996Ambassador[53]
Lennart Alvin1996–2000Ambassador[54]
Björn Skala2000–2005Ambassador[55]
Hans Magnusson2005–2010Ambassador[56]
Håkan Emsgård2010–2015Ambassador
Per Holmström2015–2018Ambassador[57]
Annika Markovic1 September 2018 – 2021Ambassador[58]
Johannes Oljelund2021–2025Ambassador[59]
Julius Liljeström2025–presentAmbassador[60]
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Gallery

  • Ambassador Brynolf Eng in Madurodam in 1964
    Ambassador Brynolf Eng in Madurodam in 1964
  • Ambassador Jens Malling in 1966
    Ambassador Jens Malling in 1966
  • Ambassador Hans Danelius in 1986
    Ambassador Hans Danelius in 1986

See also

Footnotes

  1. [a]
    Declined the appointment.[5]
  2. [b]
    Received a new letter of credence on 4 April 1751.[5]
  3. [c]
    Consul general for Belgium from 28 September 1906 to 17 June 1908.[28]
  4. [d]
    Consul general for Belgium from 17 June 1908 to 8 October 1910.[28]

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