Sten Gustaf Fredrik Troil Ramel (9 December 1872 – 30 October 1947) was a Swedish baron, governor, diplomat and officer. He was the
Governor of Malmöhus County from 1925 to 1938.
Biography
He was the son of Hans Fredrik Ramel and Carolina Alexandrina von Troil.
Ramel studied law in Lund and took his graduation in 1890 and became law notary in 1897. Ramel started his diplomatic career first as an
attaché
In diplomacy, an attaché () is a person who is assigned ("to be attached") to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency. Although a loanword from French, in English the word is not modified ac ...
in the foreign ministry in 1895. The same year he worked at the consulate general in
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, to become second secretary at the foreign ministry in 1897, first secretary in 1900 and cabinet secretary in 1908 to 1913. As cabinet secretary Ramel handled feuds with Norway, he has been described as pro-German.
As
Secretary of State he worked to implement the Oslo convention.
[''Svenska Män och Kvinnor'', 1955]
References
1872 births
1947 deaths
Swedish jurists
Swedish barons
Politicians from Malmö
Governors of Malmöhus County
Ministers for foreign affairs of Sweden
Ambassadors of Sweden to Norway
Ambassadors of Sweden to Germany
Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
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