# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Colombia

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

## History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Colombia were established in 1847.
In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to Colombia, and the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies. This did not materialize on Colombia's behalf.
On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Venezuela, though stationed in Lima, Peru. He assumed office on 1 January 1931. Simultaneously, Albert Winqvist [sv] was appointed as legation counsellor with a specific focus on Colombia and Venezuela. Based in Bogotá, Winqvist also served as chargé d'affaires ad interim in Caracas and Bogotá during periods when the minister was absent.
In 1949, Sweden's then chargé d'affaires in Bogotá, legation counsellor Ragnvald Bagge, was promoted to envoy and was also accredited in Panama City. He thereby became Sweden's first resident envoy in Bogotá.
In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Colombian 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.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Einar Modig | 1 January 1931 – 28 April 1933 | Acting envoy | Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. |
| Albert Winqvist | 1931–1936 | Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Einar Modig | 28 April 1933 – 1934 | Envoy | Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. |
| Vilhelm Assarsson | 1935–1937 | Envoy | Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. |
| Gunnar Reuterskiöld | 1936–1937 | Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Gunnar Reuterskiöld | 1937–1945 | Envoy | Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. |
| Rolf Arfwedson | 1938–1938 | Envoy en mission spéciale | During the change of president in Colombia in 1938. |
| Rolf Arfwedson | 1938–1939 | Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires ad interim | Chargé d'affaires ad interim in Bogotá and Caracas. |
| Rolf Arfwedson | 1939–1939 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Rolf Arfwedson | 1943–1944 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Karl Yngve Vendel | 1944–1948 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Ragnvald Bagge | 1948–1949 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Ragnvald Bagge | 1949–1950 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Panama City. |
| Brynolf Eng | 1950–1955 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. |
| Bengt Friedman | 1952–1952 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Leif Öhrvall | 1955 – September 1956 | Envoy | Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. |
| Leif Öhrvall | September 1956 – 1958 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. |
| Knut Bernström | 1957–1957 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | |
| Torsten Brandel | 1958–1961 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. |
| Curt Leijon | 1961–1964 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. |
| Hugo Ärnfast | 1964 – 11 July 1965 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. Died in office. |
| Ingvar Grauers | 1965–1976 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. |
| Hans-Efraim Sköld | 1976–1979 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. |
| Ragnar Petri | 1979–1982 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City (from 1980). |
| Karl Wärnberg | 1983–1988 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City. |
| Fredrik Bergenstråhle | 1989–1991 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Panama City. |
| Sven Juhlin | 1991–1996 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Quito (from 1992). |
| Björn Sternby | 1996–2000 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Quito. |
| Olof Skoog | 2001–2003 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Caracas (from 2002), Panama City, and Quito. |
| – | 2004–2004 | Ambassador | Vacant. |
| Lena Nordström | 2005–2011 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Caracas, Panama City, and Quito. |
| Marie Andersson de Frutos | 2011–2017 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Caracas, La Paz, and Quito. |
| Tommy Strömberg | 1 September 2017 – 2020 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to La Paz and Quito. |
| Helena Storm | 1 September 2020 – present | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Quito. |
| Maria Cramér | 2025– | Ambassador | |