Karin Ahrland

Karin Margareta Ahrland, née Andersson (20 July 1931 – 30 August 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 to 8 October 1982. From 1989 she served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first as a Consul General in Montreal, Canada from 1990 to 1993, and then as an Ambassador to Wellington, New Zealand from 1993 to 1995.

Life

Karin Ahrland was born on 20 July 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 Swedish Council for Building Research, and the chairman of the Swedish Arts Council. From 1970–1976, she was a co-editor of the women's magazine Hertha and the chairman of the Fredrika Bremer Association.[2][3][4]

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

Awards and decorations

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

References
  1. Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Riksdagens protokoll 1976/77:1 (4-11 oktober 1976) Protokoll 1976/77:1 - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  2. "skbl.se - Karin Margareta Ahrland". www.skbl.se. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  3. "skbl.se - Karin Margareta Ahrland". skbl.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  4. Utrikesdepartementet, Sweden (1990). Documents on Swedish Foreign Policy. Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
  5. AB, Eniac Data. "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se". www.svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
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