# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Singapore

The Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Singapore) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Singapore and government of Singapore. Sweden has had a resident ambassador in Singapore since 1983. The Swedish ambassador in Singapore is also accredited as ambassador to Brunei.

## History

Sweden established diplomatic relations with Singapore on 8 February 1966, six months after the signing of the Independence of Singapore Agreement, which declared Singapore an independent state. That same month, Sweden's ambassador to Bangkok, Åke Sjölin, was also appointed as ambassador to Singapore. On 23 April 1966, Sjölin presented his credentials in Singapore. Sweden's ambassador to Bangkok remained concurrently accredited to Singapore from 1966 until 1983.
Sweden had been represented in Singapore since the establishment of a Swedish honorary consulate on 25 May 1850. The honorary consulate was elevated to an honorary general consulate in 1970, before being closed in 1975. Despite having an unpaid honorary consul who served until the consulate general's closure in 1975, there was a Swedish career consul in Singapore between 1973 and 1976.
From 1974, a chargé d'affaires, who also served as an embassy counsellor, was based in Singapore. In 1982, this position was elevated to minister, and the following year, to ambassador. In 1983, the Swedish embassy received approval to appoint a resident ambassador to Singapore. The designated ambassador, Håkan Berggren, presented his credentials on 14 January.
Sweden established diplomatic relations with Brunei in 1984. Since then, the Swedish ambassador to Singapore has been concurrently accredited to Brunei.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Åke Sjölin | 1966–1967 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. |
| Axel Lewenhaupt | 1967–1970 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. |
| Eric Virgin | 1971–1976 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. |
| Sven E. Jonsson | 1973–1976 | Consul and chargé d'affaires | Chargé d'affaires from 1974. |
| Jean-Christophe Öberg | 1976–1981 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. |
| Rasmus Rasmusson | 1976–1980 | Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires | |
| Håkan Berggren | 1980–1982 | Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires | |
| Axel Edelstam | 1981–1983 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in Bangkok. |
| Håkan Berggren | 1982–1983 | Minister | |
| Håkan Berggren | 1983–1984 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 1984). |
| Arnold Willén | 1985–1989 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. |
| Finn Bergstrand | 1989–1995 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. |
| Krister Isaksson | 1995–1997 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. |
| Eva Walder-Brundin | 1998–2002 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. |
| Teppo Tauriainen | 2002–2006 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. |
| Pär Ahlberger | 2006–2010 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. |
| Ingemar Dolfe | 2010–2013 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 21 January 2012). |
| Håkan Jevrell | 2013–2018 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei. |
| Niclas Kvarnström | 1 September 2018 – 2021 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 29 April 2019). |
| Harald Fries | 15 August 2021 – 9 January 2022 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Kent Härstedt | January 2022 – 2023 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 16 April 2022). |
| Jenny Egermark | 2023–2023 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | Dual accreditation to Brunei (from 27 July 2020). |
| Anders Sjöberg | 31 October 2023 – present | Ambassador | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ First embassy secretary from 1976 to 1977, embassy counsellor from 1977 to 1980.
* ↑ Appointed in December 1982.