Mikael Hemniti Winther, Denmark’s Consul General in Shanghai since 2018, will take up a new posting as Ambassador of Denmark to South Korea from 1 August 2025. He will also be side-accredited to North Korea.
During his six years in Shanghai, Mikael Winther has played a key role in strengthening Danish-Chinese relations, with a strong focus on trade, sustainability, and green transition. He has been an active and visible representative of Denmark in one of the country’s most strategically important diplomatic missions in Asia.
Mikael is also well known in Thailand, where he previously served as Danish Ambassador and earlier at the Royal Danish EMabssy. His wife, Ratanawadee Hemniti Winther, continues her long-standing commitment to traffic safety through her role as Chairperson of the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP) in both Thailand and Denmark.
The couple visits Thailand frequently – her home country and the country where they first me.
