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Bengt Holmquist

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Bengt Holmquist
Born
Bengt Carl Gustaf Holmquist

(1926-10-27)27 October 1926
Arvidsjaur, Sweden
Died11 November 1993(1993-11-11) (aged 67)
Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Burial place
Norra begravningsplatsen
EducationLund University
OccupationDiplomat
Years active1953–1992
Spouse
Marianne Svedman
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(m. 1961)​
Children1

Bengt Carl Gustaf Holmquist (27 October 1926 – 11 November 1993) is a Swedish diplomat who joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1953. Over a career spanning nearly four decades, he held diplomatic posts in Europe, Asia, and at the United Nations, and served as deputy chief of protocol at the ministry. He was Sweden's ambassador to Libya from 1977 and later consul general in Munich. From 1988, he served as ambassador-at-large to several West African countries, retiring in 1992.

Early life

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Holmquist was born on 27 October 1926 in Arvidsjaur, Norrbotten County, Sweden, the son of district veterinarian John Holmquist and his wife, Disa (née Lundh).[1] He became a reserve officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1949 and earned a Candidate of Law degree from Lund University in 1951.[1]

Career

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Holmquist joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an attaché in 1953. He served in Bonn in 1954, Vienna in 1956, Budapest in 1957, and Vienna again in 1958. That same year, he became a second secretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and served as secretary to Foreign Minister Östen Undén. In 1961, he was appointed first legation secretary at Sweden's mission to the United Nations in New York City. He subsequently served as first embassy secretary in The Hague in 1963 and in Bern in 1965, where he became counsellor of embassy in 1968. In 1969, he was appointed deputy chief of protocol at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. From 1973, he served as counsellor of embassy in New Delhi, Colombo, and Kathmandu.[1]

In 1977, he was appointed ambassador to Tripoli, Libya.[1] During his tenure as Sweden's ambassador to Libya, Holmquist reported to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the planned cooperation between the Swedish state-owned company Telub and Libya. In January 1978, he expressed reservations about plans to train Libyan military personnel in Sweden, noting that such an arrangement could create political unease. His report was circulated within the Government Offices and became part of the subsequent handling of the matter. Holmquist continued to report on the Telub affair and on Swedish-Libyan relations.[2]

In 1983, Holmquist was appointed consul general in Munich. From 1988, he served as ambassador-at-large for a number of West African countries, with his base in Stockholm.[1] His responsibilities included Liberia, where he was accredited from 1988, as well as Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Niger, and Mauritania. He was accredited to Sierra Leone from 1989 and to Niger and Mauritania from 1990.[3] Holmquist retired in the autumn of 1992.[4]

Personal life

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On 3 February 1961, Holmquist married Marianne Svedman (1926–2002) at Storkyrkan in Stockholm.[5] She was the daughter of factory owner John Svedman and Anna (née Finnér).[1] They had one daughter, Charlotte, who was born in 1961.[4][6]

Death

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Holmquist died on 11 November 1993 in Saltsjöbaden Parish [sv], Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County.[7] He was interred on 1 December 1993 at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.[8]

Awards and decorations

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 500–501. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  2. ↑ "Konstitutionsutskottets betänkande 1980/81:25" [Constitutional Committee Report 1980/81:25] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Riksdag. 8 May 1981. 1980/81:ku25. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 354–355, 359–360, 362, 365–366. ISBN 913812694X. SELIBR 3682771.
  4. 1 2 "Rättelse" [Correction]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 26 November 1993. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Bröllop" [Weddings]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 February 1961. p. 10A. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Födde" [Newborns]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 October 1961. p. 2A. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013 [Swedish death index 1901-2013] (in Swedish) (Version 6.0 ed.). Solna: Sveriges släktforskarförbund. 2014. ISBN 9789187676642. SELIBR 17007456.
  8. ↑ "Holmquist, BENGT KARL G." svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Verleihungen des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepulik Deutschland Großes Verdienstkreuz (Abfragezeitraum 1970 bis 1975)" [Conferrals of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – Grand Cross of Merit (period: 1970 to 1975)] (PDF) (in German). FragDenStaat. p. 11. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer" [Tilldelning av ordnar och medaljer] (in Norwegian). Royal Court of Norway. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Anfragebeantwortung" [Response to inquiries] (PDF) (in German). Austrian Parliament. 23 April 2012. p. 53. 10542/AB XXIV. GP. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
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