List of ambassadors of Sweden to France

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Swedish Embassy, Paris

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

List of representatives

Name\|\|Period\|\|Title\|\|Notes\|\|Refs
class="wikitable"
Hugo Grotius	\|1634–1645	?
Clas Åkesson Tott	1661–1662	?
Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck	April 1666 – 1667	Ambassador	Power of attorney on 31 May 1665	{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=11943 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck \|first=Alf \|last=Åberg \|year=1975–1977 \|volume=21 \|page=782 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Clas Åkesson Tott	1672–1674	?
Carl Bonde	7 October 1674 – ?	Envoy extraordinary		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=17917 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Carl Bonde \|first=Georg \|last=Wittrock \|year=1925 \|volume=5 \|page=355 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Nils Lillieroot	9 November 1677 – November 1677	Envoy extraordinary		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=10360 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Nils Lillieroot \|first=Gustaf \|last=Jonasson \|year=1980–1981 \|volume=23 \|page=131 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Nils Lillieroot	31 March 1681 — 1689	Envoy	With a break in service in 1686
Johan Palmquist	6 April 1697 – 1702	Resident		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8004 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Johan Palmquist \|first=Gustaf \|last=Jonasson \|year=1992–1994 \|volume=28 \|page=661 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Daniel Cronström	13 August 1702 – 3 November 1703	Resident		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=15711 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Daniel Cronström \|first=R. \|last=Josephson \|first2=P. \|last2=Sörensson \|year=1931 \|volume=9 \|page=376 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Daniel Cronström	4 November 1703 – 30 August 1719	Envoy extraordinary	Died in office.
Carl Gustaf Bielke	19 October 1719 – 27 February 1721	Envoy extraordinary		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=18160 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Carl Gustaf Bielke \|first=G. \|last=Carlquist \|year=1924 \|volume=4 \|page=257 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Niclas Peter von Gedda	6 May 1721 – 1725	Resident		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=14687 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Niclas Peter Gedda, von \|first=Olof \|last=Jägerskiöld \|year=1964–1966 \|volume=16 \|page=767 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Niclas Peter von Gedda	16 August 1725 – 1728	Envoy
Niclas Peter von Gedda	1 December 1730 – 1736	Minister Plenipotentiary
Per Axel Fleming	1738–1742	Minister
Carl Gustaf Tessin	1739–1742	Minister Plenipotentiary		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/8/0257.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=3 Gadde-Höökenberg \|year=1927 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{LIBRIS\|10076750}} \|page=241}}
Claes Ekeblad	1742–1744	Envoy
Carl Fredrik Scheffer	February 1744 – 1752	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=6374 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Carl Fredrik Scheffer \|first=Göran \|last=Nilzén \|year=2000–2002 \|volume=31 \|page=520 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Ulrik Scheffer	1752–1763	Envoy
Ulrik Scheffer	1763–1765	Ambassador
Gustaf Philip Creutz	7 January 1766 – 1772	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=15658 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Gustav Philip Creutz \|first=Gunnar \|last=Castrén \|year=1931 \|volume=9 \|page=136 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Gustaf Philip Creutz	6 October 1772 – 1783	Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein	May 1783 – 1783	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=20029 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein \|first=Rolf \|last=Hagstedt \|year=2007–2011 \|volume=33 \|page=132 \|access-date=7 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein	31 July 1783 – 1783	Minister Plenipotentiary
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein	24 November 1783 – February 1792	Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein	25 February 1783 – November 1793	Ambassador
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein	23 February 1795 – August 1796	Ambassador
Carl Gustaf König	22 November 1796 – 1797	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/4/0402.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=4 Igelström-Lillietopp \|year=1928 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|10076751}} \|page=386}}
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein	20 February 1798 – 1798	Commissioner Plenipotentiary
Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein	4 April 1798 – 13 July 1799	Minister Plenipotentiary
Carl August Ehrensvärd	23 May 1801 – 28 March 1804	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=16734 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Carl August Ehrensvärd \|first=Bengt \|last=Hildebrand \|first2=Ingegerd \|last2=Hildebrand \|year=1949 \|volume=12 \|page=469 \|access-date=2024-06-10 \|language=sv}}
Gustaf Lagerbielke	8 August 1810 – 16 April 1811	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=10842 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Gustaf Lagerbielke \|first=Stig \|last=Jägerskiöld \|year=1977–1979 \|volume=22 \|page=62 \|access-date=2024-06-10 \|language=sv}}
{{nowrap\|Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'Ohsson}}	24 May 1811 – 29 December 1812	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=17592 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'Ohsson \|first=Nils \|last=Holm \|first2=Gunnar \|last2=Jarring \|author-link2=Gunnar Jarring \|first3=Bengt \|last3=Hildebrand \|year=1945 \|volume=11 \|page=340 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Elof Signeul	1 October 1815 – 8 November 1817	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=5910 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Elof Signeul \|first=Rolf \|last=Hagstedt \|year=2003–2006 \|volume=32 \|page=182 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Carl Hochschild	16 October 1817 – 1818	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/3/0658.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=3 Gadde-Höökenberg \|year=1927 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{LIBRIS\|10076750}} \|page=642}}
Gustaf Löwenhielm	4 April 1818 – 8 February 1856	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=10119 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Gustaf C F Löwenhielm \|first=Nils F \|last=Holm \|year=1982–1984 \|volume=24 \|page=600 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Georg Adelswärd	8 July 1844 – 16 September 1844	Chargé d'affaires ad interim		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=5533 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Georg (Georges) N Adelswärd \|first=Carl \|last=Hallendorff \|year=1918 \|volume=1 \|page=93 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Georg Adelswärd	31 July 1850 – 8 September 1850	Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Georg Adelswärd	12 July 1852 – 12 August 1852	Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Carl August Järta	1853–1856	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/3/0614.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=3 Gadde-Höökenberg \|year=1927 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|10076750}} \|page=598}}
Ludvig Manderström	8 January 1856 – 1858	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=9017 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=C R Ludvig Manderström \|first=Alf W \|last=Johansson \|year=1985–1987 \|volume=25 \|page=50 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Georg Adelswärd	15 June 1858 – 14 December 1877	Envoy
Georg Sibbern	1878–1884	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://snl.no/Georg_Sibbern \|publisher=Foreningen Store norske leksikon \|encyclopedia=Great Norwegian Encyclopedia \|title=Georg Sibbern \|first=Terje \|last=Bratberg \|first2=Magnus A. \|last2=Mardal \|date=27 June 2024 \|access-date=13 August 2024 \|language=no}}
Carl Lewenhaupt	30 September 1884 – 1889	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=11271 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Carl Lewenhaupt \|first=Nils F \|last=Holm \|year=1977–1979 \|volume=22 \|page=631 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt	1 November 1889 – 21 November 1889	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/4/0624.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=4 Igelström-Lillietopp \|year=1928 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|10076751}} \|page=608}}
Frederik Georg Knut Due	1890–1899	Envoy		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/6/0510.html \|editor-last=Blangstrup \|editor-first=Christian \|title=Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon \|edition=2nd \|volume=VI: DEMETER - ELEKTRISKE SIKRINGER \|year=1917 \|location=Copenhagen \|language=da \|id={{LIBRIS\|15283}} \|page=486}}
Henrik Åkerman	1899 – 13 June 1905	Envoy	Died in office.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/nfcm/0521.html \|editor-last=Westrin \|editor-first=Theodor \|editor-link=Theodor Westrin \|title=Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi \|edition=Ny, rev. och rikt ill. uppl. \|year=1922 \|publisher=Nordisk familjeboks förl. \|volume=33 \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{LIBRIS\|8072220}} \|page=969}}
August Gyldenstolpe	1905–1918	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=13332 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Gyldenstolpe, släkt \|year=1967–1969 \|volume=17 \|page=507 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Albert Ehrensvärd	11 June 1918 – 4 May 1934	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=16741 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd \|first1=Bengt \|last1=Hildebrand \|first2=Folke \|last2=Lindberg \|year=1949 \|volume=12 \|page=496 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Einar Hennings	1934–1944	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=12872 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Hennings, släkt \|year=1969–1971 \|volume=18 \|page=647 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Erik Boheman	1944–1947	Envoy
Karl Ivan Westman	1947 – 15 October 1947	Envoy		{{cite news \|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1947-10-16/5/SVD \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Militär ståt för Westman. Gardet paraderade med fana och musik \|location=Paris \|page=A5 \|date=1947-10-16 \|access-date=26 March 2024 \|language=sv \|url-access=subscription}}
Karl Ivan Westman	15 October 1947 – 1956	Ambassador
Ragnar Kumlin	1956–1965	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1977/0576.html \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 \|year=1976 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-1-766022-X \|id={{SELIBR\|3681523}} \|page=556}}
Rolf Sohlman	2 November 1965 – 23 July 1967	Ambassador	Died in office.	{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=6114 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Rolf R Sohlman \|first=Olof \|last=Kronvall \|year=2003–2006 \|volume=32 \|page=635 \|access-date=2023-12-06 \|language=sv}}
Gunnar Hägglöf	1967–1971	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1993/0523.html \|editor1-last=Uddling \|editor1-first=Hans \|editor2-last=Paabo \|editor2-first=Katrin \|year=1992 \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|isbn=91-1-914072-X \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|8261513}} \|page=523}}
Ingemar Hägglöf	1971–1978	Ambassador
Sverker Åström	1978–1982	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1993/1234.html \|editor1-last=Uddling \|editor1-first=Hans \|editor2-last=Paabo \|editor2-first=Katrin \|year=1992 \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|isbn=91-1-914072-X \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|8261513}} \|page=1234}}
Carl Lidbom	1982–1992	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1997/0668.html \|editor-last=Salander Mortensen \|editor-first=Jill \|year=1996 \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|isbn=91-1-960852-7 \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|3681533}} \|page=668}}
Stig Brattström	1992–1996	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1997/0174.html \|editor-last=Salander Mortensen \|editor-first=Jill \|year=1996 \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|isbn=91-1-960852-7 \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|3681533}} \|page=174}}
Örjan Berner	1996–2001	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59834/gupea_2077_59834_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2001 \|year=2001 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=9138318385 \|id={{SELIBR\|8261601}} \|page=177}}
Frank Belfrage	2001–2006	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59889/gupea_2077_59889_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2006 \|year=2006 \|publisher=Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-38-32230-7 \|id={{SELIBR\|10156707}} \|page=177}}
Krister Kumlin	2006–2007	Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Gunnar Lund	2007–2014	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59894/gupea_2077_59894_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2010 \|year=2010 \|publisher=Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=978-91-38-32520-9 \|id={{SELIBR\|11846164}} \|page=180}}
Veronika Wand-Danielsson	2014–2020	Ambassador
Håkan Åkesson	September 2020 – 2025	Ambassador		{{cite press release \|url=https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2020/04/ny-ambassador-i-frankrike/ \|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs \|title=Ny ambassadör i Frankrike \|trans-title=New ambassador in France \|date=23 April 2020 \|access-date=10 June 2024 \|language=sv}}
Caroline Vicini	Autumn 2025	Ambassador		\|{{cite press release \|url=https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2025/04/ny-ambassador-i-frankrike/ \|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs \|title=Ny ambassadör i Frankrike \|trans-title=New ambassador in France \|date=10 April 2025 \|access-date=16 April 2025 \|language=sv}}

Gallery

File:Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt - Hugo Grotius.jpg|Hugo de Groot

File:CarlGustafTessin.jpg|Carl Gustaf Tessin

File:Carl_Gustaf_Tessin,_portrait_by_Aved.jpg|Carl Gustaf Tessin

File:Claes Ekeblad (1708-1771).JPG|Claes Ekeblad

File:Gustav Filip Creutz.jpg|Gustaf Filip Creutz

File:Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein.jpg|Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein

Footnotes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/utlandsmyndigheter/frankrike-paris/|Embassy of Sweden, Paris}} {{lang in|sv|fr}}

France

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