Birgit Friggebo
Birgit Friggebo | |
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| Governor for the County of Jönköping | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1941 |
| Party | Liberal People's Party |
| Spouse | Bo Södersten |
Birgit Irma Gunborg Friggebo (born 25 December 1941) is a Swedish politician and member of the Liberal People's Party. Born in Falköping, she married economics professor Bo Södersten in 1997.
Friggebo was Minister for Planning in the Ministry of Housing between 1976 and 1978 and Minister for Housing between 1978 and 1982. Between 1991 and 1994 she was Minister for Culture (including immigration issues). She was a member of the Swedish Parliament between 1979 and 1982 and yet again between 1985 and 1997. From 1998 to 2004, she was the governor for the County of Jönköping.
Legacy
[edit]As Minister for Housing, she removed the need for a planning approval to build small sheds under 15 square meters of area. Such sheds are now popularly known as "friggebod", a pun on her surname, bod meaning shed.
As Minister for Culture and Immigration, she appeared in a televised debate held in Rinkeby on the serial sniper John Ausonius's reign of terror. During the debate she stood up and tried to get the crowd consisting mostly of non-white immigrants to sing "We Shall Overcome". The incident was widely regarded as an embarrassment and a public relations debacle and showed the alienation felt by many immigrants vis-à-vis the centre-right coalition government.[1]
Honours and decorations
[edit]National honours
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H. M. The King's Medal, 12th size, worn on the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim (6 June 2026)[2]
References
[edit]- "Birgit Friggebo (FP)". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Sveriges riksdag (The Swedish Parliament). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- Kari Marklund; et al., eds. (1992). "Friggebo, Birgit". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Vol. 7. Höganäs: Bokförlaget Bra Böcker AB. ISBN 91-7133-426-2.
- Arne Ekman; et al., eds. (2000). "Friggebo, Birgit". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Vol. supplement II. Malmö: Bokförlaget Bra Böcker AB. ISBN 91-7133-733-4.
- "Birgit Friggebo". www.ne.se (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ Sveriges Utbildningsradio: Missarna vi aldrig glömmer Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ↑ "Medaljförläningar 6 juni 2026". www.kungahuset.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2026.
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- People from Falköping
- Ministers for housing of Sweden
- Ministers for culture of Sweden
- Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden)
- Women government ministers of Sweden
- Governors of Jönköping County
- 21st-century Swedish women politicians
- Members of the Riksdag 1979–1982
- Members of the Riksdag 1985–1988
- Women members of the Riksdag
- Women county governors of Sweden
- 20th-century Swedish women politicians
- Ministers for gender equality of Sweden