Eva Winther
Eva Winther | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Migration and Gender Equality | |
| In office 18 October 1978 – 12 October 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Ola Ullsten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1921 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 26 May 2014 (aged 92) Kungsbacka, Sweden |
| Resting place | Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Liberal People's party |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Paediatric nurse |
Eva Winther (
née Fornander; 3 August 1921 – 26 May 2014) was a Swedish Liberal People's party politician who served as the minister for migration and gender equality
in the period 1978–1979.
Early life and education
She was born in Stockholm on 3 August 1921 to Captain Martin Fornander and Gunhild Fornander.paediatric nursing.[1]
Career
Winther started her political career when she was elected to the
cabinet led by Prime Minister Ola Ullsten and she remained in the office until 12 October 1979.[2][3] She served at the parliament until 1982.[2] Then she became a member of the Halland county council in the period 1985–1991 and was the deputy chair of the council from 1988 to 1991.[1]
Personal life and death
Winther was married and had three children, a son and two daughters.[1] She died in Kungsbacka on 26 May 2014 and buried at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Anders Johnson. "Signe Inger Eva Winther". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b Emma Elinor Lundin (July 2015). Practical solidarity: Connections between Swedish social democratic women and women in the African National Congress of South Africa, 1960-1994 (PhD thesis). Birkbeck, University of London. pp. 322, 340.
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External links
Media related to Eva Winther at Wikimedia Commons
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