List of ambassadors of Sweden to Moldova

Ambassador of
Sweden to Moldova
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Petra Lärke
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Chișinău
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatChișinău, Moldova
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderJan Lundvik
Formation1992
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Chișinău

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

History

On 2 April 1992, the Swedish government recognized the Republic of Moldova.[1] On 27 May 1992, the Swedish government decided to enter into an agreement with Moldova to establish diplomatic relations. The agreement entered into force on 12 June 1992, upon its signing in Moscow by Ambassador Örjan Berner on behalf of Sweden, and Ion Cebuc on behalf of Moldova.[2]

The Consulate General in Berlin, under the leadership of Consul General Jan Lundvik, was given responsibility for relations with Moldova in 1992, and that same year he was accredited as ambassador there. In 1994, the responsibility for Moldova was transferred to the embassy in Budapest when Jan Lundvik became ambassador there.[3][4] The Swedish ambassador to Moldova was resident in neighoring countries from 1992 to 2010: Berlin (1992–1994), Budapest (1994–1998), Kiev (1998–2000), and Bucharest (2000–2010),

The Swedish Embassy in Chișinău was inaugurated on 30 September 2010. The ceremony was attended by Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt; Moldova's Acting President, Mihai Ghimpu; and Iurie Leancă, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration.[5]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Jan Lundvik 1992–1994 Ambassador Resident in Berlin. [3]
Jan Lundvik 1994–1998 Ambassador Resident in Budapest. [6]
Göran Jacobsson 1998–2000 Ambassador Resident in Kiev. [7]
Nils Gunnar Revelius 2000–2001 Ambassador Resident in Bucharest. [8]
Svante Kilander 2001–2006 Ambassador Resident in Bucharest. [9]
Mats Åberg 2006–2010 Ambassador Resident in Bucharest. [10]
Ingrid Tersman 2010–2015 Ambassador [11]
Signe Burgstaller 2015–2018 Ambassador [12]
Anna Lyberg 1 September 2018 – 2021 Ambassador [13]
Katarina Fried 2021–2025 Ambassador [14]
Petra Lärke 2025–present Ambassador [15]
  • Ambassador Signe Burgstaller (2015–2018) and Minister of Finance Octavian Armașu.
  • Ambassador Katarina Fried (2021–2025) and President of the Moldovan Parliament Igor Grosu.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tio nya stater - tio nya flaggor" [Ten new states - ten new flags]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 January 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ^ Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1992:56 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN 0284-1967. SELIBR 4110996.
  3. ^ a b Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 353, 362. ISBN 9138128098. SELIBR 3682772.
  4. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 195. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  5. ^ "Sveriges ambassad i Moldavien invigdes av utrikesminister Bildt" [Sweden's embassy in Moldova was inaugurated by Foreign Minister Bildt] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Chișinău. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 195. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
  7. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184, 193. ISBN 91-38-31692-7. SELIBR 8261600.
  8. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 189. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  9. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 187, 190–191. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
  10. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 191, 194. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  11. ^ "Internationell utblick: Moldavien - I kris mellan öst och väst" [International Outlook: Moldova - In Crisis Between East and West] (in Swedish). Arbetarnas bildningsförbund. 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2025. Ingrid Tersman, tidigare svensk ambassadör i Moldavien 2010-2015 [Ingrid Tersman, former Swedish ambassador to Moldova 2010-2015]
  12. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Moldavien" [New ambassador to Moldova] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Moldavien" [New ambassador to Moldova] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Moldavien" [New ambassador to Moldova] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Moldavien" [New ambassador to Moldova] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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