Olov Ternström

Olov Arthur Ternström (1 February 1927 – 14 July 2001) was a Swedish diplomat.

Early life Ternström was born on 1 February 1927 in Lund, Sweden, the son of Arthur Ternström, an accountant, and Astrid (née Andersson). He gained a degree in economics at the Stockholm School of Economics in 1949 and received the title of civilekonom.

Career Ternström worked in the Swedish General Export Association (Sveriges allmänna exportförening) from 1948 to 1957 before becoming an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1957. Ternström served in Washington, D.C. in 1958, was the secretary at the Foreign Ministry in 1961 and director at the Council for Swedish Information Abroad (Upplysningsberedningen) in 1961 which was a coordinating committee for overseas information. He ended his diplomatic career by being ambassador in Bangkok from 1986 to 1992.

Ternström worked as a special adviser to Oxfam from 1993 to 1994 and correspondent for Svenska Dagbladet from 1994.

Personal life Ternström was married twice. In 1955 he married Margareta Röningberg, the daughter of school teacher Erik Röningberg and sculptor Ingrid (née Geijer). In 1983, Ternström married Myrtle Langham. Towards the end of his life Ternström was a resident of Cheltenham, England.

Death Ternström died on 14 July 2001 in Cheltenham, England. On 28 March 2002, he was interred in Bromma Cemetery in Stockholm.