Tord Hagen

Career After graduating from university, Hagen pursued a diplomatic career by joining the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an attaché in 1938.

Hagen served as ambassador to The Hague from 1972 to 1977. During his posting in the Netherlands, he also managed the state visit of Carl XVI Gustaf in October 1976 and dealt with the aftermath of the Hotel Polen fire in May 1977, in which many Swedes lost their lives.

He later served as ambassador to Copenhagen from 1977 to 1980 and again as deputy representative to the United Nations General Assembly in 1980. From 1980 to 1994, he worked as a consultant for Volvo International Development Corporation.

In June 1995, Hagen appeared in the BBC2 documentary Myths and Memories of World War II, discussing the possibility of a peace treaty between Britain and Germany in 1940.

Personal life From 1937 to 1964, Hagen was married to Lena Berg (born 1913), daughter of the archivist and Greta Bonnier.

In 1966, Hagen married his second wife Inga Lyrholm, the daughter of Torsten Lyrholm and Stina (née Klintberg).

Death Hagen died on 13 March 2008 in Djursholm. The funeral service was held on 16 April 2008 in in Danderyd. He was interred on 30 May 2008 at the Uppsala Old Cemetery in his hometown of Uppsala.

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Foreign