Jonas Magnus Alströmer

Friherre Jonas Magnus Alströmer (21 August 1877 – 30 November 1955) was a Swedish diplomat. Alströmer began his diplomatic career in 1908 at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, rising to first secretary by the end of that year. During World War I, he served as acting head of the Ministry's Legal Division and later took on key international roles, including chargé d'affaires in London (1918–1919) and diplomatic postings in Paris and Kristiania (now Oslo). In 1921, he was appointed resident minister and head of the personnel and administrative department at the Ministry, followed by positions as consul general in Shanghai and envoy to Switzerland, Vienna, and Budapest. He represented Sweden at several international conferences, including those of the Red Cross, and participated in trade negotiations with Greece and Romania.

Early life Alströmer was born on 21 August 1877 at the Åkersta farm in , Nyköping Municipality, Sweden, the son of Friherre Jonas Alströmer, a factory manager, and his wife Sigrid Björkenheim. He received a Bachelor of both laws degree at Uppsala University on 23 May 1903.

Career Alströmer began his career as an extraordinary ordinary notary in the Svea Court of Appeal in 1903 and in the Göta Court of Appeal in the same year. He did his clerkship from 1903 to 1906. On 23 February 1908, he became second secretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and by 31 December 1908, he had advanced to first secretary.

50px Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sava (between 1928 and 1931)

First Class of the Hungarian Cross of Merit (1926)