Historical FigureFemale
Birgitta Dahl
1937 – 2024
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryRut Birgitta Dahl was a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party. Dahl was a Member of Parliament from 1969 to 2002. She served as Minister for Energy from 1982 to 1990, as Minister for the Environment from 1986 to 1991, and as Speaker of the Parliament from 1994 to 2002. She was the chairman of the Swedish section of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) between 2005 and 2011.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 20, 1937
Fässberg parish
Date of death
November 26, 2024
Gamla Uppsala
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupations & fields
politician
Awards & honours
Illis quorumGrand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of AustriaOrder of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd ClassGrand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandNational Order of Merit
- Field and occupation
- politik, Švédsko
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