The Ambassador

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LARS-OLOF LINDGREN
Ambassador to India

His Excellency Lars-Olof Lindgren is the Ambassador of Sweden to India. This is his first posting as Head of Mission.

Before taking office in The Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi, Lars-Olof Lindgren was the State Secretary to the Prime Minister dealing with International Affairs and the European Union. Prior to this, he was the State Secretary for Trade in the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Ambassador Lindgren has held various offices of importance in the Foreign Ministry between 1991 and 2004; starting as the Deputy Head of Mission and Minister at Swedish Embassy in Beijing, the People's Republic of China, then as Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative at the Swedish Representation to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium and finally as the Director General for Trade.

Prior to the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Lindgren was with the Ministry of Finance as the Economic and Financial Counsellor at the Swedish Delegation to the OECD in Paris, France.

For four years, Ambassador Lindgren was with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, Stockholm, as an Economist, General Economic and Trade Policy Questions. For the next four years, he was the Political Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Trade at the Ministry for Foreign Trade.

Ambassador Lindgren’s association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs goes back to initial phases of his professional life when between 1974 and 1978 he was Attaché, First Secretary, Political and Development Assistance Questions.

A student of Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics, Lars-Olof Lindgren started his career with the Local Government, Köping, Sweden in the department of Economic Planning.

Ambassador Lindgren enjoys a good game of golf and downhill skiing.

He is married and has four children.