Ove Rainer
Ove Rainer | |
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Carl XVI Gustaf | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Carl Axel Petri |
| Succeeded by | Sten Wickbom |
| Director General of the Swedish Postal Agency | |
| In office 1973–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Nils Hörjel |
| Succeeded by | Bertil Zachrisson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anders Ove Rainer 14 September 1925 Gävle, Sweden |
| Died | 27 January 1987 (aged 61) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
Anders Ove Rainer (14 September 1925 – 27 January 1987) was a Swedish civil servant and politician. He served as
Early life
Rainer was born on 14 September 1925 in
Career
Early career
Rainer did his clerkship at
Minister for Justice and the Rainer affair
Rainer became a member of the
Prime Minister Olof Palme, who kept a low profile and hitherto avoided commenting on the course of events, immediately arranged for Rainer, who had long been a good friend of his, to become a justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden. On 18 November, it emerged that Rainer - with Sveriges Riksbank's permission - had transferred SEK 5 million to Switzerland to buy shares, in order to take control of a company that belonged to a deceased relative. Now Palme – who denied prior knowledge of the Swiss affair – also reacted. The following day, Rainer was also forced to resign as supreme court justice.[9]
Other work
Rainer also served as expert in the Nordic joint committee concerning the legal community. He was chairman of the joint organization for EDP in the legal system, the 1967 police investigation, the committee for criminological treatment research, the correctional treatment commission, the crime Commission, the mass media concentration inquiry and the energy commission.[4] Rainer was also a member of the Nordic government officials committee and the Nordic organizing committee. He served as chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association from 1973 to 1978.[4]
Personal life and death
In 1951, Rainer married Maud Jensen. They had one child: Hans (born 1956).[5] In 1973, he married journalist Lena Holm (born 1941), the daughter of police senior intendant Otto Holm and division head Hillevi (née Forssberg).[4]
Rainer died on 27 January 1987 and was interred at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm on 11 June 1987.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Från Geijer till Ask" (in Swedish). Infotorg Juridik. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Mikael Berling (4 January 2019). "Skandalhistoria: Skattetrixande fällde justitieminister". Berling Media (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Om Svenska Ishockeyförbundet" [About the Swedish Ice Hockey Association] (in Swedish). [Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ SELIBR 3681527.
- ^ SELIBR 53509.
- ^ Juris Kaza (13 June 1988). "Swedish scandal intensifies". The Journal of Commerce.
- ISBN 978-0415430814.
- ^ Pär Jansson (18 October 2000). "Att fälla en minister". Journalisten (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Dick Harrison (8 May 2021). "Gjorde god affär – tvingades avgå" [Made a good deal - was forced to resign]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Rainer, Ove Anders". svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
Bibliography
- Rainer, Ove (1984). Makterna [The Powers] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. SELIBR 7154003.
Further reading
- Nord, Lars (2001). Statsråden och dreven: Rainer-affären 1983 och Freivalds-affären 2000. Rapport / Stiftelsen Institutet för mediestudier, 1404-6598 ; 2001:1 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Institutet för mediestudier. SELIBR 8239917.
External links
Media related to Ove Rainer at Wikimedia Commons
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