Mikael Lindström

Jan-Mikael Lindström (born 1944) is a retired Swedish diplomat, serving as the Ambassador of Sweden to China and Mongolia from 2006 to 2010. Previous postings include:

• 2002-2006 Swedish Ambassador to Japan
• 2000-2002 Chief Co-ordinator for Trade and Investment Promotion, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in Stockholm.
• 1998-2000 Head of the Trade Minister's office (rank of Ambassador), Stockholm
• 1994-1998 Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia
• 1990-1994 Minister Plenipotentiary and Uruguay Round negotiator, Swedish Delegation to the International Organisations in Geneva
• 1989-1990 Deputy Head of Department for Multilateral Trade Affairs, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm

Lindström (in the middle of the back row) as ambassador to China.

Prior to 1989 he had postings with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Washington DC, Paris and Rabat.

Mikael Lindström was born in the Municipality of Solna outside Stockholm on 20 August 1944 to Monica Lindström (deceased in 2007) and Jan-Gunnar Lindström (deceased in 1969). He is married to Kerstin Lindström (née Davidson) and has three children.

He studied at Uppsala University, Sweden, receiving a degree in law in 1967 and one in economics and political science in 1970. In 1968-1969 he was a Ford Foundation fellow in international law, a Fulbright scholar and received an LL.M. degree from Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, USA.

Mikael Lindstrom is currently a senior advisor with the business consultancy Six Year Plan AB and with Huawei Sweden. He is also chairman of Sweden Asia Consulting AB.