Background
Bergquist, Lars was born on June 6, 1930. Son of Thorwald and Ingrid (Chrysander) Bergquist.
Bergquist, Lars was born on June 6, 1930. Son of Thorwald and Ingrid (Chrysander) Bergquist.
Bachelor, University Lund, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, University Lund, 1956. Postgraduate, Law School Yale University, 1956—1957.
With Ministry of Interior, 1957—1958, The Dagens Nyheter Daily, 1958—1960. Press attache Swedish Embassy, Paris, 1960—1963. Press secretary to Prime Minister Tage Erlander, 1963—1964.
1st secretary Swedish Embassy, Moscow, 1965—1968, Warsaw, 1968—1973. Head of division Ministry Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, 1973—1976. Minister counsellor Swedish Embassy, London, 1976—1977.
Director Swedish Cultural Institute, Paris, 1977—1982. Ambassador to Peoples Republic of Beijing, 1982—1988.
Married Gunvor Linden, 1955. Children: Mats, Eva, Karl.