# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Portugal

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

## History

Between 1900 and 1937, the Swedish minister in Madrid, Spain, was accredited to Lisbon.
In January 1951, it was reported that the minister position in Lisbon, would be abolished. After this, Sweden's diplomatic mission in Portugal was to be headed by a chargé d'affaires rather than a full ambassador. The Swedish envoy in Madrid was to extend their duties to cover Portugal. Although the Foreign Minister supported this change, some members of the Committee of Supply, particularly from the right and liberal parties, opposed it, advocating to retain the position for at least another year. However, the committee ultimately approved the abolition of the post. The Portuguese refused to accept this arrangement. The Foreign Minister resolved the issue by appointing a chargé d'affaires en pied to replace the minister, ensuring the position remained filled at a lower diplomatic rank. In 1953, a Swedish minister was once again appointed in Lisbon, reinstating the higher diplomatic position after the earlier changes.
In 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Portuguese 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.
The Swedish ambassador in Lisbon has, during various periods, also been accredited to other countries: between 1958 and 1961, the Swedish ambassador was also accredited to Monrovia, Liberia; between 1979 and 1994, to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, and Praia, Cape Verde; and since 2008, to São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. After the Swedish embassy in Dakar, Senegal was closed in 2010, responsibility for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau was transferred back to the ambassador in Lisbon.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Kingdom of Portugal (–1910) |||||
| Christoffer Henrik von Vegesack | 15 April 1663 – 6 November 1669 | Resident | Also consul. |
| Carl Gustaf Oxenstierna | 1792–1797 | Envoy | |
| Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1797–1801 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Gotthard Mauritz von Rehausen | 1801–1805 | Minister | |
| Johan Albert Kantzow | 1806–1807 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Carl Adolf de Kantzow | 16 January 1823 – 29 May 1860 | Chargé d'affaires and consul general | |
| Johan Fredrik Sebastian Crusenstolpe | 29 May 1860 – 1866 | Chargé d'affaires | Also consul general 20 October 1860. |
| Johan Fredrik Sebastian Crusenstolpe | 11 December 1866 – 23 July 1882 | Resident minister | Died in office (during visit in Stockholm). |
| Otto Steenbock | 1883–1890 | Resident minister and consul general | |
| Axel August Cronhielm | 16 October 1890 – 1896 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim and consul general | |
| Axel August Cronhielm | 7 December 1896 – 1900 | Chargé d'affaires | Also consul general 4 December 1896. |
| Ove Gude | 1900–1902 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg | 1902–1905 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Robert Sager | 1905–1907 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Carl Haraldsson Strömfelt | 1907–1910 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926) |||||
| Carl Haraldsson Strömfelt | 1910–1913 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Gustaf Falkenberg | 28 November 1913 – 26 August 1917 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. Died in office. |
| Augustin Beck-Friis | 4 December 1917 – 1920 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | Resident in Madrid. |
| Ivan Danielsson | 1921–1922 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Wollmar Boström | 1922–1925 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Ivan Danielsson | 1925–1926 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Ditadura Nacional (1926–1933) |||||
| Ivan Danielsson | 1926–1933 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Second Portuguese Republic/Estado Novo (1933–1974) |||||
| Ivan Danielsson | 1933–1937 | Envoy | Resident in Madrid. |
| Lennart Rappe | 1937–1938 | First legation secretary and chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Leif Öhrvall | 1938–1941 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Johan Beck-Friis | 24 December 1940 – 1943 | Envoy | Also accredited to the Norwegian government-in-exile in London. |
| Gustaf Weidel | 1943–1951 | Envoy | |
| Sten Sundström | ? – 30 June 1951 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Jan Stenström | 7 July 1951 – 1953 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Jan Stenström | 1953–1955 | Envoy | |
| Knut Richard Thyberg | 1955–1959 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Monrovia 1958–1959. |
| Knut Richard Thyberg | 1959 – 1 November 1959 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Monrovia. |
| Alexis Aminoff | 1 November 1959 – 1963 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Monrovia 1959–1961. |
| Gunnar Dryselius | 1964–1970 | Ambassador | |
| Karl Fredrik Almqvist | 1970–1972 | Ambassador | |
| Herman Kling | 1973–1974 | Ambassador | |
| Third Portuguese Republic (1974–present) |||||
| Herman Kling | 1974–1979 | Ambassador | |
| Sven Fredrik Hedin | 1979–1986 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bissau and Praia. |
| Lennart Rydfors | 1986–1988 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bissau and Praia. |
| Göran Hasselmark | 1989–1994 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bissau and Praia. |
| Kerstin Asp-Johnsson | 1994–1997 | Ambassador | |
| Krister Isaksson | 1997–2001 | Ambassador | |
| Gunilla Olofsson | 2001–2005 | Ambassador | |
| Gabriella Lindholm | 2005–2008 | Ambassador | |
| Bengt Lundborg | 2008–2012 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Praia and São Tomé. |
| Caroline Fleetwood | 2012–2017 | Ambassador | Presented credentials 14 January 2013. |
| Helena Pilsas Ahlin | 2017–2022 | Ambassador | |
| Elisabeth Eklund | 2022–present | Ambassador | |