List of ambassadors of Sweden to North Korea

Ambassador of
Sweden to North Korea
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Andreas Bengtsson
since 1 September 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Pyongyang
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceMunsudong 3, Taedonggang-guyok
SeatPyongyang, North Korea
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderArne Björnberg
Formation1973
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Pyongyang

The Ambassador of Sweden to North Korea (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the Supreme Leader and government of North Korea. Sweden is the protecting power of United States interests in North Korea. Until 2001, Sweden was the only western state with unbroken diplomatic representation in the city. The Swedish embassy has consular representation for Australia, Canada and the Nordic countries.

List of representatives

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Name Period Resident/Non resident Title Notes Ref
Arne Björnberg 1973–1974 Non-resident Ambassador Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [1]
Kaj Björk 1975–1979 Non-resident Ambassador Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [2]
Erik Cornell 1975–1977 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [3][4]
Karlerik Nordenquist 1977–1979 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [5]
Ingolf Kiesow 1979–1981 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [6][7]
Sten Sundfeldt 1980–1982 Non-resident Ambassador Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [8]
– 1983–1983 Non-resident Ambassador Vacant [9]
Per Fritzson 1982–1983 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [9][10]
Ulla Boija 1983–1985 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [11]
Lars Bergquist 1984–1988 Non-resident Ambassador Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [12]
Gudmund Naessén 1985–1988 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [12][13]
Björn Skala 1988–1991 Non-resident Ambassador Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [14]
Göran Wide 1989–1992 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [15][16]
Sven Linder 1992–1997 Non-resident Ambassador Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [17]
– 1993–1994 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires Vacant [18][19]
Åke Lövquist 1995–1997 Resident Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [17][20]
Kjell Anneling 1997–2002 Non-resident Ambassador Accredited from the Swedish embassy in Beijing. [21]
Svante Kilander 1998–2001 Resident Minister and chargé d'affaires [22]
Paul Beijer 2001–2002 Resident Minister and chargé d'affaires [21]
Paul Beijer 2002–2005 Resident Ambassador [23]
Mats Foyer 2005–2010 Resident Ambassador [24]
Barbro Elm 2010–2012 Resident Ambassador [25]
Karl-Olof Andersson 2012–2014 Resident Ambassador [25]
Torkel Stiernlöf 2014–2017 Resident Ambassador [26]
Jonas Wendel 1 September 2017 – 2019 Resident Ambassador [27]
Joachim Bergström 1 September 2019 – 2021 Resident Ambassador [28]
Andreas Bengtsson 1 september 2021 – present Resident Ambassador [29]

References

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  1. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 120. ISBN 91-1-805012-3. SELIBR 3681525.
  2. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 344. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  3. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 444. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
  4. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 216. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  5. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 810. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  6. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 354. ISBN 91-38-06008-6. SELIBR 3682762.
  7. ^ Pileby, Axel (25 July 2012). "Någon kommer att råka illa ut för det här" [Someone is going to get hurt by this]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 366. ISBN 9138067307. SELIBR 3682763.
  9. ^ a b Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 353. ISBN 9138071576. SELIBR 3682764.
  10. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 364. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  11. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 352. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
  12. ^ a b Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 366. ISBN 91-38-09927-6. SELIBR 3682767.
  13. ^ Hultman, Barbro, ed. (20 April 1985). "namn" [name]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  14. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 354. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
  15. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 358. ISBN 913812694X. SELIBR 3682771.
  16. ^ Knutson, Mats (12 December 1992). "Nordkorea utan ambassadör" [North Korea without ambassador]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 14. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN 9138309734. SELIBR 3682776.
  18. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 350. ISBN 9138128098. SELIBR 3682772.
  19. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 183. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  20. ^ Mattisson, Birgitta (29 March 2003). "I den stund som det skickades militära trupper till området, så var det egentligen avgjort" [The moment military troops were sent to the area, it was really decided.]. Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  21. ^ a b Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN 9138319519. SELIBR 8428312.
  22. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 183. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  23. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 181. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
  24. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 187. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  25. ^ a b "Ny ambassadör i hemligt Nordkorea" [New ambassador to secretive North Korea]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). TT-TT Spektra. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Tre nya ambassadörer" [Three new ambassadors] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Demokratiska Folkrepubliken Korea" [New Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  28. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Demokratiska Folkrepubliken Korea" [New Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  29. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Nordkorea" [New ambassador in North Korea] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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