# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Chile

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

## History

Sweden's first minister accredited in Chile was Carl Hultgren [sv], who was appointed as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Argentine and Chilean republics, with residence in Buenos Aires, starting on 1 April 1918.
In 1949, Sweden appointed its first resident minister in Santiago, Envoy Folke Wennerberg [sv]. He presented his credentials to Chilean President Gabriel González Videla on 7 April.
In November 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Chilean 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.
Following the military coup in Chile on 11 September 1973, Sweden's ambassador, Harald Edelstam, was declared persona non grata in December of the same year for helping over 1,200 Chileans, hundreds of Cuban diplomats and civilians, and around 50 Uruguayan refugees escape persecution under dictator Augusto Pinochet. To signal its disapproval, Sweden did not appoint a new ambassador. Carl-Johan Groth [sv] took over as head of mission with the rank of chargé d'affaires. No new Swedish ambassador was appointed in Santiago for the next 17 years while the Government Junta ruled Chile.
In 1990, Sweden once again had a Swedish ambassador in Chile for the first time since the military coup of 1973. On 20 April, Sweden's then chargé d'affaires, Staffan Wrigstad [sv], presented his credentials to Chile's new president, Patricio Aylwin. According to Foreign Minister Sten Andersson, Sweden sought to accredit a new ambassador in Santiago as quickly as possible following the change of power, as a way to further demonstrate its strong support for Chile's democratic government.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Carl Hultgren | 1 April 1918 – 1925 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Buenos Aires. |
| Einar Ekstrand | 1925–1931 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Buenos Aires. |
| Christian Günther | 23 January 1931 – 1933 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Buenos Aires. |
| Einar Modig | 31 December 1934 – 1939 | Envoy | Accredited from the legation in Buenos Aires. |
| Axel Paulin | 1934–1942 | Chargé d'affaires | Minister plénipotentiaire in 1940. |
| Folke Wennerberg | 1942–1949 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Folke Wennerberg | 1949–1952 | Envoy | |
| Ulf Barck-Holst | 1952–1953 | Envoy | |
| Harry Bagge | 1954 – November 1956 | Envoy | Accredited to La Paz (from 1956). |
| Harry Bagge | November 1957 – 1962 | Ambassador | Accredited to La Paz. |
| Gustaf Bonde | 1962–1965 | Ambassador | |
| Louis De Geer | 1966–1972 | Ambassador | |
| Harald Edelstam | 1972 – 9 December 1973 | Ambassador | |
| Carl-Johan Groth | 9 December 1973 – 1976 | Chargé d'affaires and embassy counselor | |
| Peder Hammarskjöld | 1976–1980 | Chargé d'affaires and minister | |
| Lars Schönander | 1981–1984 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim and minister | |
| Håkan Wilkens | 1984–1987 | Chargé d'affaires and minister | |
| Staffan Wrigstad | 1987–1990 | Chargé d'affaires and minister | |
| Staffan Wrigstad | 1990–1992 | Ambassador | |
| Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens | 1992–1997 | Ambassador | |
| Håkan Granqvist | 1997–2000 | Ambassador | |
| Arne Rodin | 2000–2005 | Ambassador | Accredited to Lima. |
| Martin Wilkens | 2005–2006 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | Accredited to Lima. |
| Maria Christina Lundqvist | 2006–2008 | Ambassador | Accredited to Lima. |
| Eva Zetterberg | 2009–2014 | Ambassador | Accredited to Lima. |
| Jakob Kiefer | 2014–2018 | Ambassador | Accredited to Lima (2015–16). |
| Oscar Stenström | 2018–2022 | Ambassador | |
| Tomas Wiklund | August 2022 – present | Ambassador | Accredited to Lima (from 2023). |

## Gallery

* Ambassador Jakob Kiefer (2014–2018).