Anders Thunborg
Anders Thunborg | |
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Minister of Defense | |
In office December 1983 – 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
Preceded by | Börje Andersson |
Personal details | |
Born | Anders Ingemar Thunborg 9 June 1934 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 3 December 2004 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 70)
Political party | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
Spouse | Ingalill Thunborg |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Anders Thunborg (1934–December 2004) was a Swedish
Biography
Thunborg was born in 1934.[2] In the 1950s he was a motorcycle racer.[3]
He was state secretary at the
Thunborg's next post was ambassador to the Soviet Union which he served between 1986 and 1989.[5] Then he was appointed Swedish ambassador to the United States and was in office until 25 January 1993 when he was replaced by Henrik Liljegren in the post.[9] He served as the Swedish ambassador to the Vatican City State in 1996.[10] Next Thunborg was named as the Swedish ambassador to Greece in 1997.[9] It was his last diplomatic post which he could hold just for a few months because of asthma problems.[3][11]
In addition to his diplomatic service Thunborg was the chairman of the Swedish Motorcycle Association.[12] He published several articles in Finnish international relations magazine Ulkopolitiikka.[1]
Personal life and death
His wife was Ingalill Thunborg.[13] Anders Thunborg died in December 2004.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-349-09322-9.
- ^ "Ambassadör Anders Thunborg har avlidit". SVT (in Swedish). 10 December 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ ProQuest 383714867. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- S2CID 155052521.
- ^ a b c "Anders Thunborg död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 10 December 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Swedish Defense Chief Gives Up His Job". The New York Times. 2 December 1982. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "När Palme dog gick även livlinan till Nato i graven". Press Norrköping (in Swedish). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ ProQuest 431195118. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Henrik Liljegren is new Swedish Ambassador to the U.S." Vestkusten. No. 2. UCR. 1 February 1993. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Address of his Holiness John Paul II TO H.E. Mr. Anders Thunborg Ambassador of Sweden to The Holy See". Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 6 July 1996. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Deaths of Note". The Herald. Associated Press. 12 December 2004. p. 3B. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Michael Kilian (21 May 1989). "Count Wilhelm Wachtmeister, Swedish ambassador to the". Chicago Tribune. Washington DC. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Author peddling computer-assisted novel". Tampa Bay Times. 13 October 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2021.