The Ambassador of Norway to the United Kingdom is

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's foremost

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, and in charge of the Norwegian

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in the UK. Norway and the United Kingdom have exchanged diplomats since Norway became independent in 1905, when the polar explorer

Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (; 10 October 186113 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian. He led the team t ...

was appointed Minister. The Norwegian legation was upgraded to a full embassy during the

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when the Norwegian government sat in exile in London. The current Embassy is located in Belgravia in London.

List of heads of mission

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom

*1906–1908:

*1908–1910: Johannes Irgens *1910–1934: Benjamin Vogt *1934–1942:

Erik Colban Erik Andreas Colban (18 October 1876 – 28 March 1956) was a Norwegian diplomat. Colban had many important roles in Norwegian diplomacy; especially being named to the post of Norwegian Ambassador in London before and during the Second World ...

Ambassadors to the United Kingdom

*1942–1946:

*1946–1959: Per Preben Prebensen *1959–1961: Erik Braadland *1962–1968: Arne Skaug *1968–1975:

Paul Koht Paul Gruda Koht (7 December 1913 – 26 March 2002) was a Norwegian diplomat. Personal life He was born in Bærum as a son of Halvdan Koht (1873–1965) and Karen Grude Koht 1871–1960. He was a brother of Åse Gruda Skard. He was a grandson of ...

*1975–1982: Frithjof Jacobsen *1982–1989: Rolf Trygve Busch *1989–1994: Kjell Eliassen *1994–1996:

Tom Vraalsen Tom Eric Vraalsen (26 January 1936 – 13 September 2021) was a Norwegian ambassador and politician for the Centre Party. He served as the Norwegian Minister of International Development from 1989 to 1990, as well as Minister of Nordic Cooperati ...

*1996–2000: Kjell Colding *2000–2005:

Tarald Brautaset Tarald Osnes Brautaset (born 28 September 1946) is a Norwegian diplomat. He is a cand.polit. by education, and started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973. He was a member of the Norwegian delegation to the European Union ...

*2005–2010: Bjarne Lindstrøm *2010–2014: Kim Traavik *2014–2019:

Mona Juul Mona Juul (born 10 April 1959) is an official in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former politician for the Labour Party. Juul hails from Sparbu, and was educated in political science. She played a key role facilitating the Oslo Acc ...

*2019–present:

Wegger Christian Strømmen Wegger Christian Strømmen (born 14 June 1959) is a Norwegian diplomat and politician who is Political Director of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was born in Larvik, Norway and holds a master's of law degree from the University of ...

References

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External links

Norwegian Embassy in London
Ambassadors of Norway to the United Kingdom

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