Bengt Holgersson

Bengt Holgersson (born September 16, 1941) was the first Governor of Skåne County after a merger of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County in 1997. Holgersson was involved in a corruption scandal in April 2006.[1] Both Holgersson and municipal commissioner Ilmar Reepalu were tried for corruption regarding a trip to South Africa which they had accepted from Sigma AB. In the end Both Holgersson and Reepalu were acquitted.[2] In 2006 he was succeeded by Göran Tunhammar as Governor of Skåne.

Bengt Holgersson
1st Governor of Skåne
In office
1997–2006
Appointed byGöran Persson
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGöran Tunhammar
Personal details
Born (1941-09-16) September 16, 1941
Älghult, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Political partySwedish Social Democratic Party
Alma materLund University
ProfessionPolitician

References

  1. "Reepalu och Holgersson åtalas för mutbrott - Olofsson för bestickning" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 2006-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  2. "Reepalu freed over bribe charges". 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2009-08-18.


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