Jan Mårtenson

Jan Per Gösta Mårtenson (14 February 1933 – 12 January 2026) was a Swedish politician who worked as a diplomat. He was also a writer who wrote fifty Swedish crime novels. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden. 

Mårtenson was the ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 1993 until 1995. From 1987 to 1992, he was Director-General and head of the United Nations Office at Geneva as well as head of the United Nations Center for Human Rights. 

Mårtenson died on 12 January 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden at the age of 92.

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