Göran Hasselmark

Göran Hasselmark
Born
Per Göran Hasselmark

(1936-12-28) 28 December 1936
Stockholm, Sweden
EducationÖstra Real
OccupationDiplomat
Years active1963–2002
Spouse
Berit Lindborg
​
(m. 1965)​
Children2

Per Göran Hasselmark (born 28 December 1936) is a Swedish diplomat who served in the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs for nearly four decades. After joining the ministry as an attaché in 1963, he held diplomatic postings in Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Dar es Salaam, and Maputo, where he played a key role in Sweden's relations with the Portuguese-speaking liberation movements in southern Africa and helped establish Sweden's embassy in newly independent Mozambique. He later served as ambassador to Zambia (1979–1983), Chief of Protocol at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (1983–1989), ambassador to Portugal (1989–1994), and ambassador to Australia (1994–2000), with concurrent accreditation to New Zealand. From 2000 to 2002, he was Sweden's ambassador-at-large for several countries in Oceania. As Chief of Protocol, he coordinated major state visits and organised the international aspects of Prime Minister Olof Palme's state funeral in 1986.

Early life

Hasselmark was born on 28 December 1936 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of the business executive Allan Hasselmark (1904–1975) and his wife, Karin (née Markström).[1] His father worked in the restaurant industry, serving as vice chairman of the Stockholm Hotel and Restaurant Association from 1944 to 1953. He was also managing director and manager of several prominent Stockholm establishments, including Restaurant Cecil, Operakällaren, Hotel Apollonia, and the Strand Hotel.[2]

Hasselmark graduated from the classical (Latin) programme at Östra Real on 1 May 1955.[3] In August 1957, he completed the Swedish Air Force's training course in air surveillance and ground combat control for prospective reserve officers at F 20 in Uppsala, graduating top of his class.[4] He received a Candidate of Law degree in 1962.[1]

Career

Hasselmark joined the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an attaché in June 1963, alongside future ambassadors Carl-Erhard Lindahl, Rasmus Rasmusson, Lennart Watz, and Kjell Anneling.[5] He was appointed second secretary at Sweden's delegation to the OECD in Paris in 1964, and first secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Rio de Janeiro in 1966.[1] During his posting in Rio de Janeiro, he appeared in Serge Roullet's 1969 film Benito Cereno[6] and welcomed the Swedish training ship HSwMS Älvsnabben during its visit in December 1967.[7]

In 1969, Hasselmark returned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as a desk officer (departementssekreterare). He was posted as first secretary to Dar es Salaam in 1973.[1] Because he spoke Portuguese, he was responsible for contacts with the Portuguese-speaking liberation movements FRELIMO in Mozambique and the MPLA in Angola. This work led to his being asked to open Sweden's embassy in Mozambique following the country's independence.[8]

He served as counsellor and chargé d'affaires in Maputo from 1976, became a deputy director (kansliråd) at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1978, and was appointed ambassador to Lusaka in 1979, serving until 1983,[1] while also being accredited to Malawi.[9] In Zambia, he once again worked closely with southern African liberation movements, particularly those of Namibia and South Africa. Lusaka was home to the United Nations Institute for Namibia, which trained Namibians for future leadership roles. His time there combined political and development work, as Zambia was one of Sweden's largest recipients of foreign aid.[8]

From 1983 to 1989, Hasselmark served as Chief of Protocol at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.[1] He acted as the principal liaison between foreign embassies and Swedish authorities, handling legal and diplomatic matters, overseeing the welfare of the diplomatic corps in Stockholm, and coordinating incoming state visits as well as the Swedish royal couple's official visits abroad in cooperation with the Royal Court.[8][10] Among the visits he organised were those of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to Brazil in 1984,[11] Egypt in 1986,[12] Iceland in 1987,[13] and New Zealand in 1989.[10] He also arranged the June 1984 visit of Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang, then the highest-ranking Chinese official ever to visit Sweden.[14] Following the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, Hasselmark was responsible for organising the international aspects of Palme's state funeral.[8]

Hasselmark was appointed ambassador to Portugal in 1989, serving until 1994, while also being accredited to Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau.[15] He then served as ambassador to Australia from 1994 to 2000. He was concurrently accredited to New Zealand between 1995 and 2000.[1] After returning to Stockholm in 2000, he served as ambassador-at-large for several countries in Oceania, representing Sweden to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa (2000–2002), and to Fiji and the Solomon Islands (2001–2002).[16]

Personal life

On 14 April 1960, Hasselmark became engaged to Ulrika von Stedingk, daughter of Baron Victor von Stedingk and his wife, née Nyholm, of Djursholm.[17][18]

On 9 July 1965, he married the registered nurse and midwife Berit Lindborg-Guthrie (born 1938) in Paris, France. She was the daughter of the physician Bertil Lindborg and Maud (née Holmström).[1][19] The ceremony was officiated by Sweden's ambassador to France, Ragnar Kumlin.[20]

Hasselmark had two children: his stepson, Neil (born 1960), and his adopted daughter, Martina (born 1978).[8][21][22]

Awards

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 460–461. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  2. ↑ Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 5, Norrland : supplement, register (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. pp. 684–685. SELIBR 53513.
  3. ↑ "Valborgsstudenter" [Walpurgisday students]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 May 1955. p. A15. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nya reservofficerare" [New reserve officers]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 August 1957. p. 12A. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Två flickor bland sju nya attacheer i UD" [Two girls among seven new attachés at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 June 1963. p. 20A. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Svensk ambassadsekreterare fick huvudroll i fransk film" [Swedish embassy secretary gets lead role in French film]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 9 December 1969. p. 10. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Älvsnabben i Rio" [Älvsnabben in Rio]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 December 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Bolin, Lotta (28 December 1996). "Dagens jubilar" [Today's anniversary]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 24. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 354, 365. ISBN 9138071576. SELIBR 3682764.
  10. 1 2 Hultman, Barbro, ed. (7 March 1989). "Protokollchef blir ambassadör i Portugal. 'Samtal viktigaste vapnet'" [Chief of Protocol becomes ambassador to Portugal. 'Conversations are the most important weapon']. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 17. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Hultman, Barbro, ed. (24 March 1984). "På plats för kungen och drottningen" [In place for the king and queen]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Kungaparet till Egypten" [The King and Queen to Egypt]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 October 1985. p. 17. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Hultman, Barbro, ed. (7 January 1987). "Kungaparet till Island i vår" [The King and Queen to Iceland this spring]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 11. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Kinesiske ministern vidare till Danmark" [Chinese minister on to Denmark]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 9 June 1984. p. 6. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 179, 183, 189. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  16. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 178, 190–192, 195, 197. ISBN 9138319519. SELIBR 8428312.
  17. ↑ "Förlovade" [Engaged]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 April 1960. p. 2A. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Familjenytt" [Family news]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 April 1960. p. 12A. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Lysning" [Banns]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 July 1965. p. 2A. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Familjenytt" [Family news]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 July 1965. p. A7. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Adoption". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 February 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Torpet Hummelmora" [The Hummelmora farm]. kulturhotell.se (in Swedish). JkB 19617 - Torp. Retrieved 22 July 2026. ...fr v Göran Hasselmark, Karin Hasselmark, Neil (styvson till Göran) och Allan Hasselmark. [...from left Göran Hasselmark, Karin Hasselmark, Neil (stepson of Göran) and Allan Hasselmark.]
  23. ↑ "ENTIDADES ESTRANGEIRAS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS" [FOREIGN ENTITIES AWARDED WITH PORTUGUESE ORDERS] (in Portuguese). Grand Master of Portuguese Honorary Orders. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
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