Ambassadör Hans Lundborg

1.  Career

1968-71 Studies in Sociology at the University of Stockholm

1971-73 Social Worker in Stockholm

1973-77 Project Manager, National Federation for supporting drug addicts (RFHL), Stockholm

1977-86 Head of Section, Ministry for Health and Social Affairs, Stockholm

1986-91 Deputy Director, Coordinator of Swedish drug policy, Ministry for Health and Social Affairs

1991-94 Deputy Director, Department for Multilateral Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1994-96 Director, Deputy Head of the Department for Multilateral Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs,Stockholm

1996-99 Minister, Swedish Delegation to the United Nations, New York                       

1999-01 Deputy Director General, Head of Department for Global Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm                                            

2001-05 Deputy Director General, Head of Department for Global Security, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm                                                            

2005- Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the UN,
Swedish Embassy, Vienna             

2010- Ambassador to Slovenia
Swedish Embassy, Vienna

2011- Ambassador to Slovakia
Swedish Embassy, Vienna                 

2. Special Assignments

1980-91 Head or Member of the Swedish Delegation to meetings in the Nordic Council, Council of Europe and United Nations in the area of Narcotic drug control                                                                                         

1989 Member of United Nations Secretary-General High Level Working Group on the reorganization of the secretariat on narcotic drugs in the United Nations                                                                                    

1991-96 Head/Member of the Swedish Delegation to the UNDP/UNFPA Governing Council/Executive Board, to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and to the United Nations General Assembly                                

1997 President of the Executive Board for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)  

1998 Member of Secretary-General High Level Expert Group on the work of the United Nations in combating narcotic drugs                                     

2001 Spokesperson for the European Union in the United Nations General Assembly's special session on HIV/AIDS                                                         

2006-2007 Chairman of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs                                  

2008 Chairman of the Preparatory Commission to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

3. Languages
Swedish, English, German                                             

4. Family
Married, 2 children