Current Members
See also: List of all members, past and present, of the Swedish AcademyThe 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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