List of ambassadors of Sweden to Libya

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Libya
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Cecilia Wramsten
since 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tripoli
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatTunis, Tunisia[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderLennart Petri
FormationAugust 1960

The Ambassador of Sweden to Libya (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the State of Libya) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the chairman of the Presidential Council and government of Libya. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Tripoli, Sweden's ambassador in Tunis, Tunisia is co-accredited in Tripoli.

History

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In August 1960, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Libya concluded an agreement establishing diplomatic relations between the two states. Following this decision, Sweden's ambassaror in Rabat, Lennart Petri, was concurrently accredited as ambassador to Tripoli.[1] In November of the same year, Ambassador Petri presented his credentials to King Idris in Tripoli.[2]

Until 1974, Swedish representation in Libya was maintained through an embassy office in Tripoli headed by a consul.[3] In June 1974, Torsten Hylander was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador to Libya.[4]

In February 1995, the Swedish government resolved to close the embassy in Tripoli effective mid-year.[5] Since that time, Sweden's ambassador to Libya has been non-resident, based in Stockholm (1995–1999, 2003–2016), Cairo (1999–2003), and Tunis (2016–present), with concurrent accreditation to Libya.

List of representatives

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Name Period Resident/Non resident Title Notes Presented credentials Ref
United Kingdom of Libya (1951–1963) and Kingdom of Libya (1963–1969)
Lennart Petri 1960–1962 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Rabat. November 1960 [6][2]
Per Bertil Kollberg 1963–1967 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Tunis. [7]
Lars Hedström 1967–1969 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Tunis. [8]
Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977)
Lars Hedström 1969–1972 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Tunis. [8]
Marc Giron 1973–1974 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Tunis. [9]
Torsten Hylander 1974–1977 Resident Ambassador [10]
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–1986) and Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1986–2011)
Torsten Hylander 1977–1978 Resident Ambassador [10]
Bengt Holmquist 1977–1983 Resident Ambassador [11]
Sven E. Jonsson 1983 – 24 October 1984 Resident Ambassador Died in office. [12]
Ian Paulsson 1985–1989 Resident Ambassador [13]
Andreas Ådahl 1989–1992 Resident Ambassador [14]
Nils-Erik Schyberg 1992–1995 Resident Ambassador [15][16]
Nils-Erik Schyberg 1995–1999 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [15][16]
Bengt Sparre 1999–2003 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Cairo. [17]
Bo Wilén 2003–2008 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [18]
Anne Marie Dierauer 2009–2011 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [19]
Libya (2011–2017) and State of Libya (2017–present)
Jan Thesleff 2011–2014 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [20][21]
Fredrik Florén 2014–2016 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [22]
Fredrik Florén 2016–2019 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Tunis. 17 July 2017 [23]
Anna Block Mazoyer 2019–2023 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Tunis. [24]
Cecilia Wramsten 2023–present Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Tunis. 26 June 2024 [25]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Sweden's ambassador in Tunis, Tunisia is co-accredited in Tripoli.

References

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  1. ^ "Sverige-Libyen" [Sweden-Libya]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 25 August 1960. p. 14A. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sveriges ambassadör i Marocko" [Ambassador of Sweden to Morocco]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 November 1960. p. 6A. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ Sträng, Gunnar (1974). "Kungl. Maj:ts proposition nr 85 år 1974:85" [King in Council Government Bill No. 85 of 1974:85] (in Swedish). Riksdag. p. 5. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Ambassadörer utsedda i Peking och Tripoli" [Ambassadors appointed in Beijing and Tripoli]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 June 1974. p. 19. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ^ "UD skall spara 185 miljoner kr" [The Ministry for Foreign Affairs shall save 185 million SEK.]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 16 March 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 893. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  7. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 605. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  8. ^ a b Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 463. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  9. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 337. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  10. ^ a b Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 520. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  11. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 500. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  12. ^ Kjellén, Bo (1 November 1984). "Sven E. Jonsson död. Mönstergillt ombud för svenska intressen" [Sven E. Jonsson has died. A model representative for Swedish interests]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 16 (12). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  13. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 873–874. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  14. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1226. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  15. ^ a b Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1009. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  16. ^ a b Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 186. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.
  17. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 178. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  18. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 188. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  19. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 188. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  20. ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF) (in Swedish). Sweden Abroad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Jan Thesleff Comissioner General of Sweden". virtualexpodubai.com. Expo 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  22. ^ "H.E Fredrik Floren Ambassador of Sweden to the UAE". Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025. 2014 - 2019 Ambassador to Tunisia, also to Libya
  23. ^ Cousins, Michel (18 July 2017). "Belgian and Swedish ambassadors present credentials to Serraj". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  24. ^ "Marshal Haftar receives Swedish Ambassador Anna Block Mazoyer in Benghazi". Alwasat. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  25. ^ Alwasat Libya [@alwasatengnews] (26 June 2024). "Sweden's incoming ambassador to #Libya, Cecilia Wramsten, presents copy of her credentials to the Director of the Public Protocol Department at the GNU Ministry of Foreign Affairs. #Libya #ليبيا" (Tweet). Tripoli. Retrieved 4 September 2025 – via Twitter.
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