Birgitta Dahl
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Minister for Energy Affairs
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| In office 8 October 1982 – 27 February 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Olof Palme (1982 – 1986), Ingvar Carlsson (1986 – 1990) |
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| Preceded by | Carl-Axel Petri |
| Succeeded by | Rune Molin |
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| In office 12 March 1986 – 4 October 1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson |
| Preceded by | Ingvar Carlsson |
| Succeeded by | Olof Johansson |
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| In office 3 October 1994 – 30 September 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Ingegerd Troedsson |
| Succeeded by | Björn von Sydow |
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| Born | 20 September 1937 Råda, Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democrat |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Rut Birgitta Dahl (born 20 September 1937 in Råda, Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician.
She was a Member of Parliament from 1969 to 2002 (until 1970 as a member of the lower house), Minister for Energy Affairs from 1982 to 1990, Minister for the Environment from 1986 to 1991, and Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden from 1994 to 2002. Since 24 May 2005 she is chairman of the Swedish section of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Dahl studied at Uppsala University. She was employed at the Swedish North Africa Institute (Swedish: Nordafrikainstitutet) in 1960 and later at the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (founded in 1962). From 1965 to 1982 she was a senior administrative officer at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and from 1980 to 1981 she was a Swedish delegate to the United Nations.
From 1971, Dahl was chairman of the Swedish Committee for Vietnam (Svenska kommittén för Vietnam).
[edit] Personal life
Birgitta Dahl is married to Enn Kokk since 1986. She has three children. Her daughter Anna Kettner is a former politician in the Stockholm County Council.
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| Preceded by Carl-Axel Petri |
Minister for Energy Affairs 1982 – 1990 |
Succeeded by Rune Molin |
| Preceded by Ingvar Carlsson |
Minister for the Environment 1986 – 1991 |
Succeeded by Olof Johansson |
| Preceded by Ingegerd Troedsson |
Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden 1994 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Björn von Sydow |
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| NAME | Dahl, Birgitta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dahl, Rut Birgitta (full name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Swedish Social Democratic politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 September 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Råda Parish, Härryda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
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