List of ambassadors of Sweden to China

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Ambassador of Sweden to China
 [sv]
Incumbent

since May 28, 2019
Inaugural holder [sv]
Formation1907

The Swedish Ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Stockholm to the Government of the People's Republic of China as well as the Non-Resident Ambassador to Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).

List of representatives[]

Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Swedish prime minister Term end
1907  [sv] With residence in Tokyo. Arvid Lindman 1920
1918  [sv] Chargé d'affaires, with residence in Tokyo. Carl Swartz 1920
1920  [sv] With residence in Tokyo. Hjalmar Branting 1922
1922  [sv] With residence in Tokyo. Oscar von Sydow 1928
1929 Johan Hultman With residence in Tokyo. Arvid Lindman 1936
1937 Per Albin Hansson 1939
1944  [sv] Per Albin Hansson 1947
1947  [sv] Chargé d'affaires Östen Undén 1948
1947 Torsten Hammarström With residence in Bangkok and Manila accredited to the government in Nanking. Östen Undén 1950
1950 Torsten Hammarström With residence in Bangkok and Manila accredited to the government in Beijing. Östen Undén 1951
1951  [sv] Tage Erlander 1952
1952 1953–1956: With accreditation in Bangkok. Tage Erlander 1956
1956 Klas Böök Tage Erlander 1961
1961  [sv] Tage Erlander 1962
1963  [sv] Tage Erlander 1969
1969  [sv] With accreditation as nonresident ambassador to Phnom Penh and Hanoi 1969–1972 and Pyongyang 1973–1974. Olof Palme 1974
1975 Kaj Björk Olof Palme 1980
1980  [sv] Thorbjörn Fälldin 1982
1982  [sv] Olof Palme 1988
1988 With accreditation as nonresident ambassador to Phnom Penh and Hanoi 1969–1972 and Pyongyang 1973–1974. Ingvar Carlsson 1992
September 23, 1992  [sv] With accreditation as nonresident ambassador to Ulan Bator and Pyongyang.[1] Carl Bildt 1997
November 12, 1997  [sv] Göran Persson 2002
November 20, 2002  [sv] With accreditation as nonresident ambassador to Ulan Bator.[2] Göran Persson 2006
October 1, 2006 Mikael Lindström With accreditation as nonresident ambassador to Ulan Bator. Fredrik Reinfeldt 2010
December 2, 2010 Lars Fredén With accreditation as nonresident ambassador to Ulan Bator.[3] Fredrik Reinfeldt 2016
September 1, 2016 Anna Lindstedt Recalled after incident related to Angela Gui, daughter of Gui Minhai[4][5] Stefan Löfven February 13, 2019[4][6][7]
May 16, 2019 Helena Sångeland[8]

Coordinates: 39°56′30″N 116°27′33″E / 39.94177°N 116.45927°E / 39.94177; 116.45927

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References[]

  1. ^ Sven Linder
  2. ^ Börje Ljunggren
  3. ^ Lars Fredén
  4. ^ a b "Swedish ambassador to China recalled after bizarre meeting over detained bookseller". Washington Post. 2019-02-14.
  5. ^ Anna Lindstedt
  6. ^ "Swedish foreign ministry investigates ambassador to China". Associated Press. 2019-02-14.
  7. ^ "Swedish publisher's daughter: Chinese men told me to be mum". Associated Press. 2019-02-18.
  8. ^ "Sweden sends new ambassador to China in wake of diplomatic scandal". The Local. April 18, 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. ^  [es], The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of June 1981, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 1981, 110 pp., p. 112
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