Lisette Lindahl

Lisette Lindahl, born in 1954, has spent over 40 years as a diplomat in the Swedish Foreign service. During that time her postings have taken her from Sofia via Madrid, New York, Ottawa, Copenhagen, Washington DC to Beijing and Shanghai.

In Beijing, Lisette was head of the economic section with responsibilities for trade and economics ranging from direct promotion of Swedish companies, discussions with Chinese authorities regarding trade rules and regulations, arranging for incoming delegations in this field and reporting to the Ministry in Stockholm on economic issues and trade policies.

2016 Lisette was appointed Swedish Consul General to Shanghai. The provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang was included in her area of responsibilities. She primarily worked with promoting Swedish businesses and Swedish culture to China. Lisette was awarded Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China’s Honorary Award in 2019 for being a “facilitator for Swedish enterprises in China”

Lisette retired last year and is constantly trying to continue being a facilitator when it comes to cooperation with China.

Lisette Lindahl became Substitute Member of the Board of Directors of SCTC in 2023.