Karin Ahrland

Karin Margareta Ahrland (1931 – 2019) was a Swedish politician, diplomat, lawyer, and activist. She was a member of the parliament of Sweden (Riksdag) from 1976–1989.^[1] She served as the Minister of Health and Social Affairs from 22 May 1981 - 8 October 1982. From 1989 she served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first as a Consul General in Montreal, Canada, and then as an Ambassador to Wellington, New Zealand from 1993–1995.

Life[]

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Karin Ahrland was born on July 20, 1931, in Torshälla, Södermanland County, Sweden. She was the daughter of Valfrid Andersson, and his wife Greta, née Myhlén. She became a law graduate at Lund University in 1958, served as a court clerk from 1958–1961, and was subsequently employed by Helsingborg City Hall Court in 1961. From 1961–1964, she worked at the County Administrative Board in Malmöhus County, from 1964–1968, a rapporteur in the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden, from 1968–1971, county assessor in Kopparberg County and Malmöhus County, from 1980–1981, a member of the  [sv], and the chairman of the Swedish Arts Council. From 1970–1976, she was a co-editor of the Hertha (magazine) [sv] and the chairman of the Fredrika-Bremer Association.^[2][3][4]

Karin Ahrland died on August 30, 2019, in Brösarp, Sweden.^[2] She is buried in the .^[5]

Honors[]

• Kungliga Nordstjärneorden

Bibliography[]

• Övkvist, Linda: Karin Margareta Ahrland at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon, ISBN 978-91-639-7594-3.

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