The Ambassador of Sweden to Gabon (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Gabonese Republic) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Gabon and government of Gabon. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Libreville, Sweden's ambassador in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is also accredited to Libreville, the capital of Gabon.
History In May 1960, a Swedish delegation undertook a trip to West Africa in which nine countries were visited, including Gabon. The purpose of the journey was, among other things, to provide Swedish authorities with the supplementary information that was needed in order to comprehensively assess the appropriate extent of Swedish representation in this part of Africa.
On the occasion of the Gabonese Republic's declaration of independence on 17 August 1960, Foreign Minister Östen Undén sent a congratulatory telegram to its president and head of government, Léon M'ba. In the telegram, it was stated that the Swedish government recognized Gabon as a sovereign and independent state and expressed hopes for friendly and cordial relations between the two countries. At the same time, King Gustaf VI Adolf also sent a telegram of congratulations. At the celebration of Gabon's first anniversary as an independent state on 17 August 1961, Sweden was represented at the festivities in Libreville by Consul Bengt Rösiö in Léopoldville in the capacity of ambassadeur en mission spéciale.
In January 1961, it was proposed in the government budget bill that the Swedish consulate in Léopoldville, Republic of the Congo be replaced by an embassy. The embassy opened in 1962, and in 1965 the Swedish ambassador in Léopoldville was also accredited to Libreville, with residence in Léopoldville (later renamed Kinshasa).
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefDag Malm1965–1967AmbassadorResident in LéopoldvilleOlof Bjurström1967–1971AmbassadorResident in Kinshasa25 May 1968Henrik Ramel1972–1976AmbassadorResident in KinshasaRagnar Petri1977–1979AmbassadorResident in KinshasaKarl Henrik Andersson1980–1984AmbassadorResident in Kinshasa (1980–83) and Stockholm (1983–84)–1985–1986AmbassadorVacantOlof Skoglund1987–1990AmbassadorResident in Stockholm–1991–1991AmbassadorVacantCarl-Erhard Lindahl1992–2001AmbassadorResident in StockholmRobert Rydberg2002–2003AmbassadorResident in KinshasaMagnus Wernstedt2004–2007AmbassadorResident in KinshasaHelena Rietz2007–2008AmbassadorResident in KinshasaJohan Borgstam2010–2011AmbassadorResident in KinshasaMette Sunnergren2011–2013AmbassadorResident in KinshasaAnnika Ben David2013–2016AmbassadorResident in KinshasaMaria Håkansson2016–2019AmbassadorResident in KinshasaHenric Råsbrant2019–2024AmbassadorResident in Kinshasa6 May 2021Joakim Vaverka2024–presentAmbassadorResident in KinshasaSeptember 2025
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