Jean-Christophe Öberg

Jean-Christophe Sébastien Öberg (28 March 1935 – 12 June 1992) was a Swedish diplomat. He served in the Swedish foreign service for 30 years, as ambassador in Vietnam (1972–1974), in Thailand, Laos and Singapore (1976–1981), in Algeria (1982–1987) and in Poland (1987–1991).

Early life Öberg was born on 28 March 1935 in Rouen, France. His father, Nils Konrad Öberg (1896–1974) came from a poor family in Nordingrå, Västernorrland County, Sweden, and emigrated to France and eventually became vice consul at the Swedish embassy in Paris. His mother was a Frenchwoman, Germaine (née Pernot).

Öberg received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Uppsala University in 1959 and a Candidate of Law degree in 1961.

Personal life In 1959, Öberg married Birgit Bäcklund (born 1936), the daughter of Olof Bäcklund and Brita (née Sahlberg).