Bengt G Carlsson

Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia

 

Born 1957 in Halmstad, Sweden

Married to Wiveka Eklund-Carlsson, three children

 

Professional Record:

2012-         Appointed Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia. On 20 September 2012 presented credentials to His Majesty Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XIV

 

2011-2012 Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden, Riga, Latvia

 

2006-2011 Senior Advisor on Trade and Trade Promotion, Middle East and North Africa Department (MENA), MFA

 

2005-2006 Deputy Director, Department of Migration and Asylum Policy, MFA

 

2004-2005 Deputy Director and Head of Section, Department of Personnel, MFA

 

2000-2004 Minister, Deputy Head of Mission and Head of the Trade Section, Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok, Thailand

 

1996-2000 Counsellor, Trade and Economic matters, Embassy of Sweden, Pretoria, South Africa

 

1995-1996 Desk Officer, Department of International Trade Policy, MFA

 

1994-1995 Desk Officer, Department of the European Union, MFA

 

1991-1994 Second Secretary, Political Section, Embassy of Sweden, London, United Kingdom

 

1988-1991 Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

1987-1988 Diplomatic Training Programme and Desk Officer at the Department of Law, MFA.

 

1986-1987 Junior Judge and Clerk, Gota Court of Appeal, Jonkoping, Sweden

 

1983-1986 Law Clerk, District Court of Angelholm, Sweden

 

1981-1983 Teaching Assistant in Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, University of Lund, Sweden

 

Academic Record:

1978-1983 Master of Laws (LL.M) at University of Lund, Sweden

 

Military service:

1977-1981 National Military Service and Officer's Academy, Halmstad, Sweden. Appointed Captain in the Swedish Army (reserves) in 1981.