# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Peru

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

## History

Both countries established diplomatic relations in the 1930s and maintained diplomatic missions in both Lima and Stockholm.
In November 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Peruvian 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.
In 1983, after Ambassador Cai Melin [sv] expressed support for Amnesty International during a private event in Peru—which had criticized the Peruvian regime in a letter for torture and arbitrary executions, including of Indigenous people during the Peruvian Civil War—he faced criticism from the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They conveyed their dissatisfaction with Melin to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The regime in Peru, under President Fernando Belaúnde, had been displeased with Amnesty's criticism. Melin was recalled, even though he had not been officially declared persona non grata by the Peruvian government.
The Swedish embassy in Lima was closed in 2001 but reopened in 2016 and the embassy of Peru in Stockholm was closed in 2010 but reopened in 2012. The Swedish embassy closed again in 2022. Since 2023, the Swedish ambassador in Santiago, Chile has a dual accreditation to Lima.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Resident/Non resident | Title | Accreditation |
| Einar Modig | 1 January 1931 – 28 April 1933 | Resident | Acting envoy | Also accredited to Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, and Quito. |
| Einar Modig | 28 April 1933 – 1934 | Resident | Envoy | Also accredited to Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, and Quito. |
| Vilhelm Assarsson | 1935–1937 | Resident | Envoy | Also accredited to Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, and Quito. |
| Gunnar Reuterskiöld | 1937–1945 | Resident | Envoy | Also accredited to Bogotá, Caracas (until 1938), La Paz, and Quito. |
| Martin Kastengren | 1945–1951 | Resident | Envoy | Also accredited to La Paz and Quito. |
| Harry Eriksson | 1951–1952 | Resident | Envoy | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Claes Westring | 1952 – November 1956 | Resident | Envoy | Also accredited to La Paz (until 1956). |
| Claes Westring | November 1956 – 1959 | Resident | Ambassador | |
| Malte Pripp | 1959–1962 | Resident | Ambassador | |
| Carl Henrik Petersén | 1962–1966 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Torsten Björck | 1966–1974 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Göran Engblom | 1975–1978 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Ulf Norström | 1979–1982 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Cai Melin | 1982–1983 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Hans Linton | 1984–1989 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Carl-Erhard Lindahl | 1989–1992 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Lars Schönander | 1992–1996 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Ulf Lewin | 1996–2000 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Mikael Dahl | 2000–2001 | Resident | Ambassador | Also accredited to La Paz. |
| Arne Rodin | 2001–2005 | Non-resident | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Santiago de Chile. |
| Martin Wilkens | 2005–2006 | Non-resident | Chargé d'affaires a.i | Accredited from the embassy in Santiago de Chile. |
| Maria Christina Lundqvist | 2006–2008 | Non-resident | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Santiago de Chile. |
| Eva Zetterberg | 2009–2014 | Non-resident | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Santiago de Chile. |
| Jakob Kiefer | 2015–2016 | Non-resident | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Santiago de Chile. |
| Anna Ferry | September 2016 – 2019 | Resident | Ambassador | |
| Cecilia Ekholm | 1 September 2019 – 2021 | Resident | Ambassador | |
| Maria Cramér | August 2021 – 2022 | Resident | Ambassador | |
| Tomas Wiklund | 18 April 2023 – present | Non-resident | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Santiago de Chile. |

## Gallery

* Einar Modig (1931–1934)
* Vilhelm Assarsson (1935–1937)
* Eva Zetterberg (2009–2014)