Per Bertil Kollberg

Per Bertil Kollberg
Born
Per Bertil Northamn Kollberg

(1921-03-08)8 March 1921
Stockholm, Sweden
Died7 November 2008(2008-11-07) (aged 87)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma materStockholm University College
OccupationDiplomat
Years active1944–1987
Spouse
Inge Nielsen
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(m. 1946; died 2004)​

Per Bertil Northamn Kollberg (8 March 1921 – 7 November 2008) was a Swedish diplomat. Kollberg had a long career in the Swedish diplomatic service, beginning as an attaché in 1944. He held key postings in cities such as Paris, Budapest, Bucharest, London, Washington, and Geneva, where he represented Sweden at major international trade negotiations. He served as ambassador in several countries, including Tunisia, Libya, Venezuela, Argentina, and Romania. Notably, he handled the sensitive case of Dagmar Hagelin during his time in Buenos Aires. His work spanned over four decades and reflected Sweden's active role in global diplomacy during the Cold War era.

Early life

Kollberg was born on 8 March 1921 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Alfred Kollberg, Director General at the National Swedish Board of Excise (Kontrollstyrelsen), and his wife Gurli (née Lagerheim-Lager).[1] He completed his studentexamen at Norra Real in Stockholm in 1939[2] and earned a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College in 1944.[1]

Career

Kollberg joined the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an attaché in 1944. From 1945 to 1954, he served in Paris, Budapest, Bucharest, and at the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm. Between 1955 and 1959, he was Sweden's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.[1] During this time, he also participated in numerous trade policy negotiations and represented Sweden at various international conferences.[1] These included the annual meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Trade Committee in Geneva beginning on 27 September 1955,[3] the eleventh GATT Conference in Geneva starting on 11 October 1956,[4] the European Commission's Trade Committee meeting in Geneva in October 1956,[5] and another GATT session in Geneva in April 1957.[6]

He was appointed commercial counsellor in London in 1959 and became embassy counsellor there in 1961. From 1963 to 1967, he served as ambassador to Tunis and Tripoli.[1] Between 1967 and 1970, he was embassy counsellor with the rank of minister at the Swedish Embassy in Washington.[7] He was then posted as ambassador to Caracas from 1970 to 1975, with concurrent accreditation to Port of Spain (from 1971) and Santo Domingo.[8] From 1976 to 1977, he served as ambassador in Buenos Aires,[7] where he notably handled the case of Dagmar Hagelin, a Swedish-Argentine girl who disappeared in January 1977.[9] In 1978, he returned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as a negotiator and later served as ambassador to Bucharest from 1982 to 1987.[7]

Personal life

In 1946, Kollberg married Inge Nielsen (1925–2004), the daughter of the wholesaler Winfried Nielsen and Anna Andersen. They had three children: Per (born 1947), Lars (born 1948), and Marianne (born 1961).[1]

Death

Kollberg and his wife's gravestone at Norra begravningsplatsen

Kollberg died on 7 November 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden. In his final days, he had been receiving care at Stockholms sjukhem.[10] He was interred on 5 December 2008 at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna.[11]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 5, Norrland : supplement, register (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 752. SELIBR 53513.
  2. ^ "Måndagens godkända" [Monday's approved]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 9 May 1939. p. 28. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ^ "ECE-möte 27 sept. i Genève" [ECE meeting 27 Sept. in Geneva]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 September 1955. p. A11. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Svensk delegation utsedd för nästa GATT-möte" [Swedish delegation appointed for the next GATT meeting]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 29 September 1956. p. A15. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Europakommissionens handelskommittés möte" [European Commission Trade Committee meeting]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 October 1956. p. 18A. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ^ "GATT-möte i Genéve" [GATT meeting in Geneva]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 April 1957. p. 18A. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 627. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  8. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 403, 422, 425. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  9. ^ Asplid, Åsa (11 February 2015). "Hemliga dokumenten om försvunna Dagmar" [Secret documents about the missing Dagmar]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Döda" [Deaths]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 November 2008. p. 47. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Kollberg, Per Bertil Northamn". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Matriklar (D 1)" [Directory (D 1)]. Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 1970–1979. p. 232. Retrieved 23 May 2025 – via National Archives of Sweden.
  13. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 231.


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