Leif Blomqvist

Leif Geoffrey Blomqvist (born 20 March 1937^[1])is a Finnish diplomat and lawyer. Blomqvist was born Vaasa and has a degree in law. He was Ambassador to the European Communities in Brussels 1985–1990 and negotiating officer of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1990^[2]–1991 and Ambassador in London 1991^[3]–1997^[4]

Leif Blomqvist
Born	(1937-03-20) 20 March 1937 (age 88) Vaasa, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Occupation	diplomat

He was 1996–2002 Ambassador of Finland to Brussels and Representative in the Mission of Finland to NATO and WEU.^[1]

He was also a fine Impressionist painter, with several of his paintings drawn by him circa 1992-98 kept in the University of Mysore museum, as well as in the Mysore Palace.^[5]