Swedish Academy - Current Members

Current Members

See also: List of all members, past and present, of the Swedish Academy

The current permanent secretary of the Academy is Peter Englund, who was preceded by Horace Engdahl. The current members of the Swedish Academy listed by seat number:

Seat Member of the Academy Born Age Elect. Notes
1. Lotta Lotass 1964 48 2009
2. Bo Ralph 1945 67 1999
3. Sture Allén 1928 84 1980 Permanent secretary 1986–1999
4. Anders Olsson 1949 63 2008
5. Göran Malmqvist 1924 88 1985
6. Tomas Riad 1959 53 2011
7. Knut Ahnlund 1923 89 1983 Inactive
8. Jesper Svenbro 1944 68 2006
9. Torgny Lindgren 1938 74 1991
10. Peter Englund 1957 55 2002 Permanent secretary 2009–
11. Ulf Linde 1929 83 1977
12. Per Wästberg 1933 79 1997
13. Gunnel Vallquist 1918 94 1982
14. Kristina Lugn 1948 64 2006
15. Kerstin Ekman 1933 79 1978 Inactive
16. Kjell Espmark 1930 82 1981
17. Horace Engdahl 1948 64 1997 Permanent secretary 1999–2009
18. Katarina Frostenson 1953 59 1992

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