Claes Fredrik Richardson Wersäll (born 30 April 1951) is a Swedish

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and

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who has been the Marshal of the Realm of Sweden and chief of the

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since 1 September 2018. Wersäll was educated at

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, graduating in 1976 with a

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. He was

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from 2004 to 2008 and President of the

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from 2008 to 2018. He was appointed Marshal of the Realm of Sweden by King

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on 15 January 2018 and took office on 1 September 2018. Wersäll served as the Special Investigator of the

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into the proposal to allow anonymous witnesses in Swedish courts. He presented his findings in June 2024.

Honours

National honours

* H. M. The King's Medal of the 12th size gold medal worn around the neck on a chain of gold (silver-gilt) (2013)

Foreign honours

*: Knight Grand Cross of the

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(14 January 2019) *: Grand Cross 1st class of the

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(7 September 2021) *: Knight Grand Cross of the

Order of Isabella the Catholic The Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (; Abbreviation, Abbr.: OYC) is a knighthood and one of the three preeminent Order of merit, orders of merit bestowed by the Kingdom of Spain, alongside the Order of Charles III (established in 1771) and ...

(16 November 2021) *: Grand Cross of the

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(17 May 2022) *: Knight Grand Cross of the

Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau () is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has performed acts of special merits for ...

(11 October 2022) *: Grand Cross of the

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(6 May 2025)

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Wersäll, Fredrik Academic staff of Uppsala University 1951 births Living people Swedish jurists Marshals of the Realm Uppsala University alumni