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List of ambassadors of Sweden to South Africa

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.

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

History

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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

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NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRef
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–presentAmbassadorAlso acreddited to Maseru and Gaborone.2 October 2025[24]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ↑ The Swedish embassy in Luanda and Gaborone were planned to close in 2008 and the same year the responsibility would be transferred to the Swedish embassy in Pretoria.[19] However, the decision to close the embassy in Luanda was changed the same year and it remained open.

References

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  1. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. p. 268.
  2. ↑ "Pretoria får svensk ambassad" [Pretoria gets Swedish embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 2 November 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 275.
  4. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1954 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1954. p. 307.
  5. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1959 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1959. p. 304.
  6. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender 1963 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 309.
  7. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. p. 298.
  8. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 350, 354, 357.
  9. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 916. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  10. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 458. ISBN 91-38-03894-3. SELIBR 3682759.
  11. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 455. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
  12. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 375. ISBN 9138067307. SELIBR 3682763.
  13. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 362. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 371. ISBN 913812291X. SELIBR 3682769.
  15. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 360. ISBN 9138128098. SELIBR 3682772.
  16. 1 2 Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 193. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 195. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.
  18. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 182, 184, 191. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
  19. 1 2 Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 188, 191, 198. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  20. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 175, 188, 191, 198. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
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