Birgit Friggebo
Birgit Irma Gunborg Friggebo (born 25 December 1941) is a Swedish politician and member of the Liberal People's Party. Born in Falköping, she married economics professor Bo Södersten in 1997.
Birgit Friggebo | |
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| Governor for the County of Jönköping | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1941 |
| Political party | Liberal People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Bo Södersten |
Friggebo was Minister for Planning in the Ministry of Housing between 1976 and 1978 and Minister for Housing between 1978 and 1982. Between 1991 and 1994 she was Minister for Culture (including immigration issues). She was a member of the Swedish Parliament between 1979 and 1982 and yet again between 1985 and 1997. From 1998 to 2004, she was the governor for the County of Jönköping.
Achievements
- As Minister for Housing, she removed the need for a planning approval to build small sheds under 15 square meters of area. Such sheds are now popularly known as "friggebod", a pun on her surname, bod meaning shed.
- As Minister for Culture and Immigration, she appeared in a televised debate held in Rinkeby on the serial sniper John Ausonius's reign of terror. During the debate she stood up and tried to get the crowd consisting mostly of non-white immigrants to sing "We Shall Overcome". The incident was widely regarded as an embarrassment and a public relations debacle and showed the alienation felt by many immigrants vis-à-vis the centre-right coalition government.[1]
References
- "Birgit Friggebo (FP)". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Sveriges riksdag (The Swedish Parliament). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- Kari Marklund; et al., eds. (1992). "Friggebo, Birgit". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). 7. Höganäs: Bokförlaget Bra Böcker AB. ISBN 91-7133-426-2.
- Arne Ekman; et al., eds. (2000). "Friggebo, Birgit". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). supplement II. Malmö: Bokförlaget Bra Böcker AB. ISBN 91-7133-733-4.
- "Birgit Friggebo". www.ne.se (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- Sveriges Utbildningsradio: Missarna vi aldrig glömmer Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
| Political offices | ||
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| New ministerial post | Swedish Minister for Planning 1976 – 1978 |
Ministerial post discontinued |
| Preceded by Elvy Olsson |
Swedish Minister for Housing 1978 – 1982 |
Succeeded by Hans Gustafsson |
| Preceded by Ulf Lönnqvist |
Swedish Minister for Housing 1991 |
Ministry dissolved |
| Preceded by Bengt Göransson |
Swedish Minister for Culture 1991 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Margot Wallström |
| Preceded by Maj-Lis Lööw |
Swedish Minister for Immigration 1991 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Leif Blomberg |
| Preceded by Maj-Lis Lööw |
Swedish Minister for Gender Equality 1991 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Bengt Westerberg |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Gösta Gunnarsson |
Governor of Jönköping County 1998 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Lars Engqvist |
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