List of ambassadors of Sweden to Azerbaijan

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Azerbaijan
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Tobias Lorentzson
since August 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Baku
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatBaku, Azerbaijan
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderÖrjan Berner
Formation1992
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Baku

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

History

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In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, it was proposed that the head of mission in Constantinople also be accredited to Baku, Sofia, Belgrade, Athens, Tbilisi, and eventually Armenia. However, the experts recommended that, for the time being, the minister be accredited only to Sofia.[1]

Sweden recognized Azerbaijan's independence in November 1992.[2] On 7 May 1992, the Swedish government decided to enter into an agreement with Azerbaijan to establish diplomatic relations. The agreement entered into force on 8 May 1992, upon its signing in Baku by Ambassador Örjan Berner on behalf of Sweden, and Hussein Sadychov on behalf of Azerbaijan.[3] That same year, Sweden's ambassador in Moscow, Örjan Berner, was also accredited as ambassador to Azerbaijan.[4]

The ambassador in Moscow remained accredited to Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, until 2006, when a Stockholm-based ambassador for the Caucasus region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) assumed the accreditation.[5]

Sweden opened an embassy in Baku on 3 March 2014. As before, the ambassador was based in Stockholm. In the absence of the ambassador, the embassy was headed by a chargé d'affaires ad interim. Until the embassy's opening, Sweden had been represented in Azerbaijan by an honorary consulate (established in February 1998[2]). The honorary consulate was closed in connection with the opening of the Swedish embassy.[6] The embassy was officially inaugurated by the Minister for Foreign Trade, Ewa Björling, on 12 June 2014.[7]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Presented credentials Ref
Örjan Berner 1992–1994 Ambassador Resident in Moscow. [4]
Sven Hirdman 1994–1997 Ambassador Resident in Moscow. [8]
Michael Sahlin 1997–1998 Ambassador Resident in Ankara. [9]
Henrik Liljegren 1998–2001 Ambassador Resident in Ankara. [10]
Ann Dismorr 2001–2005 Ambassador Resident in Ankara. [11]
Hans Adén September 2006 – 2010 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [12][5][13]
Mikael Eriksson March 2011 – October 2015 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. 2 December 2011 to President Ilham Aliyev. [14][15]
Tomas Danestad 2014 – July 2017 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [16][17]
Ingrid Tersman 2015–2020 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. 18 January 2016 to President Ilham Aliyev. [18]
Christian Kamill September 2017 – September 2020 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [19][20]
Christian Kamill September 2020 – 2022 Ambassador 24 September 2020 to President Ilham Aliyev. [20][21]
Tobias Lorentzson August 2022 – present Ambassador 16 August 2022 to President Ilham Aliyev. [22][23][24]
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  • Ambassador Mikael Eriksson (2011–2015) with President Ilham Aliyev.
    Ambassador Mikael Eriksson (2011–2015) with President Ilham Aliyev.
  • Ambassador Ingrid Tersman (2015–2020) with President Ilham Aliyev.
    Ambassador Ingrid Tersman (2015–2020) with President Ilham Aliyev.
  • Ambassador Christian Kamill (2020–2022) with President Ilham Aliyev.
    Ambassador Christian Kamill (2020–2022) with President Ilham Aliyev.
  • Ambassador Tobias Lorentzson (2022–present) with President Ilham Aliyev.
    Ambassador Tobias Lorentzson (2022–present) with President Ilham Aliyev.

References

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  1. ^ "Vår diplomati: beskickning bör upprättas i Prag" [Our diplomacy: diplomatic mission should be established in Prague]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 3. 4 January 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Jafarova, Aynur (13 June 2025). "Swedish companies can invest in Azerbaijan's infrastructure". azernews. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. ^ Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1992:60 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN 0284-1967. SELIBR 4110996.
  4. ^ a b Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 172, 189. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  5. ^ a b "New Ambassador in Southern Caucasus" (Press release). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 September 2006. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Ambassaden" [The embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Baku. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. ^ "İsveç Krallığının rəsmi nümayəndə heyəti Azərbaycanı ziyarət etdi" [Official delegation of the Kingdom of Sweden visited Azerbaijan] (in Azerbaijani). Qafqazinfo. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 191. ISBN 9138309734. SELIBR 3682776.
  9. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 172, 194. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
  10. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 172, 194. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  11. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 170, 192. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
  12. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 174. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  13. ^ "Ilham Aliyev received the outgoing Ambassador of Sweden". Baku: President of Azerbaijan. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Azerbaijan`s President accepts credentials of new Swedish ambassador". Baku. Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC). 2 December 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Mikael Eriksson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 August 2025. Ambassador March 2011–October 2015 4 years 8 months Ambassador of Sweden to Azerbaijan (Stockholm-based)
  16. ^ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Baku. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  17. ^ "On 30 June, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Swedish Embassy in Baku Mr Tomas Danestad and his spouse Mrs Malena Mård, the EU Ambassador to Azerbaijan hosted a farewell reception at their residence". Embassy of Sweden, Baku. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via Facebook.
  18. ^ "President Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of the incoming Swedish Ambassador". Baku. Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  19. ^ "New charge d'affaires of Sweden to Azerbaijan appointed". Baku. Report İnformasiya Agentliyi. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Ny ambassadör i Azerbajdzjan" [New ambassador in Azerbaijan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  21. ^ "President Ilham Aliyev received credentials of incoming Swedish ambassador". Baku. Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Tobias Lorentzson ny ambassadör i Azerbajdzjan" [Tobias Lorentzson new ambassador in Azerbaijan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Diplomatic List" (PDF). Baku: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2025. p. 12. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  24. ^ "President Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials of incoming ambassador of Sweden". Baku. Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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