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.

The events surrounding the Spanish Civil War led, in 1937, to a mid-level official being sent to Lisbon as chargé d'affaires ad interim. After the war broke out, given the situation in Europe and Sweden's commercial and other interests, it became important to appoint an envoy to Portugal. For the time being, this was arranged by reallocating the funds that had been set aside for the envoy post in Riga to instead cover an envoy in Lisbon. In 1946, the Swedish parliament approved the government’s proposal to make the position permanent in 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 July 1953, a Swedish envoy 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 NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefKingdom of Portugal (–1910)Christoffer Henrik von Vegesack15 April 1663 – 6 November 1669ResidentAlso consul.Carl Gustaf Oxenstierna1792–1797EnvoyGotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1797–1801Chargé d'affairesGotthard Mauritz von Rehausen1801–1805MinisterJohan Albert Kantzow1806–1807Chargé d'affairesCarl Adolf de Kantzow16 January 1823 – 29 May 1860Chargé d'affaires and consul generalJohan Fredrik Sebastian Crusenstolpe29 May 1860 – 1866Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general 20 October 1860.Johan Fredrik Sebastian Crusenstolpe11 December 1866 – 23 July 1882Resident ministerDied in office (during visit in Stockholm).Otto Steenbock1883–1890Resident minister and consul generalAxel August Cronhielm16 October 1890 – 1896Chargé d'affaires ad interim and consul generalAxel August Cronhielm7 December 1896 – 1900Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general 4 December 1896.Ove Gude1900–1902EnvoyResident in Madrid.Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg1902–1905EnvoyResident in Madrid.Robert Sager1905–1907EnvoyResident in Madrid.Carl Haraldsson Strömfelt1907–1910EnvoyResident in Madrid.First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926)Carl Haraldsson Strömfelt1910–1913EnvoyResident in Madrid.Gustaf Falkenberg28 November 1913 – 26 August 1917EnvoyResident in Madrid. Died in office.Augustin Beck-Friis4 December 1917 – 1920Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryResident in Madrid.Ivan Danielsson1921–1922EnvoyResident in Madrid.Wollmar Boström1922–1925EnvoyResident in Madrid.Ivan Danielsson1925–1926EnvoyResident in Madrid.Ditadura Nacional (1926–1933)Ivan Danielsson1926–1933EnvoyResident in Madrid.Second Portuguese Republic/Estado Novo (1933–1974)Ivan Danielsson1933–1937EnvoyResident in Madrid.Lennart Rappe1937–1938Chargé d'affaires ad interimLeif Öhrvall1938–1941Chargé d'affaires ad interimJohan Beck-Friis24 December 1940 – 1943EnvoyAlso accredited to the Norwegian government-in-exile in London.Gustaf Weidel1943–1951EnvoySten Sundström? – 30 June 1951Chargé d'affaires ad interimJan Stenström7 July 1951 – July 1953Chargé d'affaires en piedJan StenströmJuly 1953 – 1955EnvoyLars von Celsing1953–1954Charge d'affaires ad interimKnut Richard Thyberg1955–1959EnvoyAlso accredited to Monrovia 1958–1959.Knut Richard Thyberg1959 – 1 November 1959AmbassadorAlso accredited to Monrovia.Alexis Aminoff1 November 1959 – 1963AmbassadorAlso accredited to Monrovia 1959–1961.Gunnar Dryselius1964–1970AmbassadorKarl Fredrik Almqvist1970–1972AmbassadorHerman Kling1973–1974AmbassadorThird Portuguese Republic (1974–present)Herman Kling1974–1979AmbassadorSven Fredrik Hedin1979–1986AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bissau and Praia (both from 1980).Lennart Rydfors1986–1988AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bissau and Praia.Göran Hasselmark1989–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bissau and Praia.Kerstin Asp-Johnsson1994–1997AmbassadorKrister Isaksson1997–2001AmbassadorGunilla Olofsson2001–2005AmbassadorGabriella Lindholm2005–2008AmbassadorBengt Lundborg2008–2012AmbassadorAlso accredited to Praia and São Tomé.Caroline Fleetwood2012–2017AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bissau.14 January 2013.Portugal: Guinea-Bissau: Helena Pilsas Ahlin2017–2022AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bissau and Praia.16 November 2017Portugal: ; Credentials: Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde: Elisabeth Eklund2022–2026AmbassadorAlso accredited to Bissau and São Tomé.25 August 2022Portugal: ; Credentials: Guinea-Bissau: São Tomé and Príncipe: Johan PehrsonAugust 2026 – presentAmbassador

See also Portugal–Sweden relations

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