List of Portuguese ambassadors in Sweden

The list of Portuguese ambassadors in Sweden lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in Sweden . The two states have had diplomatic relations since 1641.

In the course of diplomatic efforts after the Restoration War and the restoration of its independence in 1640, the Kingdom of Portugal opened a first legation in the Swedish capital Stockholm in 1641 . In 1959 it was made a full embassy.

Today the Portuguese embassy resides there at Narvavägen 30, 2 tr . There is also an honorary consulate of Portugal in Gothenburg .

Heads of mission

Portuguese representative in Sweden

Surname	image	Term of office	Remarks
Sweden
Francisco de Sousa Coutinho		May 1641 - September 1641	Ambassador; first representative of Portugal in Sweden, accredited on June 10, 1641
João de Guimarães		1643-1650	resident
Rodrigo Botelho de Morais		September 1643 - November 1643	accredited on September 26, 1643
José Pinto Pereira		July 1650-28. March 1651	Ambassador; accredited in August 1650
João Gomes de Serpa		1651-1652	Chargé d'affaires
Antonio da Silva e Sousa		August 1652-29. March 1658	Resident, head of the Legation until May 6, 1659
Francisco José Pereira		August 10, 1792-15. July 1793
José Maria de Sousa		July 1793 -29. March 1795	Ministro Plenipotenciário
Francisco José Pereira		March 26, 1795 -4. July 1797	Chargé d'affaires
Fernando Correia Henriques de Noronha		October 17, 1797 -10. October 1800	Chargé d'affaires
José Anselmo Correia Henriques		October 10, 1797 - January 1806	Chargé d'affaires
José Manuel Pinto da Fonseca		? -?	Chargé d'affaires
Joaquim Lobo da Silveira		January 13, 1806-14. July 1814	Chargé d'affaires
Gustavo Beyer		1814 -25. December 1821	Consul and correspondence officer
Rafael da Cruz Guerreiro		1817	Prime Minister
Jacob Frederico Torlades Pereira de Azambuja		December 25, 1821-21. June 1822	Chargé d'affaires
Ambrósio Joaquim Gomes de Oliveira		May 30, 1822-8. December 1823	Chargé d'affaires
Antonio Lopes da Cunha		January 6, 1824 -8. November 1833	Chargé d'affaires
António José da Silva Loureiro		August 30, 1833 -8. March 1848	Chargé d'affaires, accredited November 6, 1833
José António Soares Leal		October 2, 1851-20. November 1852	Prime Minister, accredited October 9, 1851
NM Höglund		November 20, 1852 -5. August 1854	Legation representative
António Travassos Valdez		August 5, 1854 - December 1855	Chargé d'affaires, accredited August 9, 1854
Visconde de Sotto Maior		March 19, 1856-13. December 1892	Prime Minister, Chargé d'affaires from December 21, 1869
Antonio de Castro Feijó		December 13, 1892-20. June 1917	Consul General and interim chargé d'affaires, from November 17, 1901 chargé d'affaires
José Jorge Rodrigues dos Santos		June 20, 1917-29. September 1919	Chargé d'affaires
Francisco Roberto da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens (Conde de Martens Ferrão)		September 29, 1919-11. November 1926	Chargé d'affaires
Francisco de Santos Tavares		November 14, 1926 -3. September 1928	Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited November 26, 1926
César de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches		November 14, 1929 -8. May 1933	Accredited Ministro Plenipotenciário, November 22, 1929
Tomaz Ribeiro de Melo		July 29, 1933 -8. April 1934	Accredited Ministro Plenipotenciário, August 28, 1933
José Jorge Rodrigues dos Santos		April 25, 1934-31. January 1935	Accredited Ministro Plenipotenciário, May 23, 1934
Fernando Quartin de Oliveira Bastos		June 27, 1935 -9. October 1937	Accredited Ministro Plenipotenciário, September 19, 1935
José Weinholtz de Bivar Brandeiro		January 2, 1938 - January 1939	Chargé d'affaires
Carlos Pedro Pinto Ferreira		January 9, 1939 -11. March 1941	Chargé d'affaires
José Mendes de Vasconcelos Guimarães (Riba Tâmega)		23 August 1941 -5. January 1946	Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited September 11, 1941
Carlos de Almeida Fonseca de Sampaio Garrido		April 27, 1946 -6. April 1948	Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited May 3, 1946
Emílio Patrício		April 6, 1946 -5. March 1951	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
João de Deus Battaglia Ramos		May 3, 1951-20. December 1958	Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited March 15, 1951
João Manuel Hall Themido		December 20, 1958-10. February 1959	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Augusto Rato Potier		February 10, 1959 -9. October 1961	Ambassador, accredited February 16, 1959, elevation of Legation to full embassy
José Noronha Gamito		October 9, 1961-27. April 1962	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Manuel da Cunha Pimentel Homem de Melo		April 27, 1962 -7. April 1964	Ambassador, accredited May 8, 1962
Carlos Mendes Costa		April 7, 1964 -6. October 1964	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
João Rodrigues Simões Affra		October 6, 1964 -5. April 1971	Ambassador, accredited December 23, 1964
Rui Eduardo Barbosa de Medina		May 8, 1971 -7. November 1974	Ambassador, accredited May 26, 1971
José Luis da Silveira e Charters Coelho Trigueiros de Aragão		November 21, 1974-10. August 1981	Ambassador, accredited November 28, 1974
Joaquim Renato Corrêa Pinto Soares		August 11, 1981 -11. March 1984	Ambassador, accredited October 8, 1981
José Manuel de Noronha Gamito		March 13, 1984-11. October 1987	Ambassador, accredited March 22, 1984
José Manuel Soares Beleza Pais Moreira		October 12, 1987 -5. February 1988	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Maria Raquel Lopes de Bettencourt Ferreira		May 2, 1988-10. February 1993	Ambassador, accredited May 5, 1988
Vasco Taveira da Cunha Valente		February 10, 1993 -9. March 1995	ambassador
Paulo Guilherme Pires de Lima de Castilho		March 30, 1995-18. May 1999	Ambassador, accredited April 5, 1995
Alvaro Manuel Soares Guerra		May 19, 1999 -8. October 2001	Ambassador, accredited June 10, 1999
João Pedro Zanatti Rodrigues		October 10, 2001-15. November 2005	ambassador
José Carlos Júlio da Cruz Almeida		November 21, 2005 -21. January 2010	ambassador
José Carlos Serafino		January 26, 2010 -12. September 2010	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Francisco Pimentel de Melo Ribeiro de Menezes		September 13, 2010 -5. August 2011	Ambassador, accredited October 27, 2010
André Oliveira		August 26, 2011 –28. February 2012	Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Manuel Marcelo Monteiro Curto		March 1, 2012 -26. December 2014	Ambassador, accredited March 8, 2012
José Júlio Pereira Gomes		2015 -20. October 2017	Ambassador, accredited May 31, 2015
Henrique Manuel Silveira Borges		since November 15, 2017	ambassador

See also

• List of Portuguese diplomatic missions abroad
• Portuguese-Swedish relations

Web links

Commons : Portuguese Ambassador to Sweden  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the Portuguese Embassy in Stockholm (Portuguese, Swedish, English)
• List of Portuguese representatives in Sweden at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of diplomatic relations with Sweden at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 13, 2019
2. ↑ ^{a b} List of Portuguese representatives in Sweden at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on October 13, 2019
3. ↑ Overview of Portugal's consular contact details in Sweden , website for travelers and Portuguese expatriates at the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on February 19, 2018