Ines Uusmann
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Ines Junéa Uusmann, born Johansson October 30, 1948 in Rolfstorp
, Sweden
is a Swedish politician.
She started her career as a trade union
activist and became an MP
in 1990. She became communication minister in 1994, a post she would hold until 1998, when she left parliament. She at one stage was misquoted in a newspaper saying that the Internet
was a fad and that it would pass and soon be over, a statement for which she has often been ridiculed.
From 1999 until 2008, she served as director-general
for The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket).
Ines Uusmann is the daughter of Thure G. Johansson, discoverer of the Bocksten Man
.
Rolfstorp
Rolfstorp is a locality and former parish situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 502 inhabitants in 2005.The name is formed out of Rolf and thorpe...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
is a Swedish politician.
She started her career as a trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
activist and became an MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in 1990. She became communication minister in 1994, a post she would hold until 1998, when she left parliament. She at one stage was misquoted in a newspaper saying that the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
was a fad and that it would pass and soon be over, a statement for which she has often been ridiculed.
From 1999 until 2008, she served as director-general
Director-general
The term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
for The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket).
Ines Uusmann is the daughter of Thure G. Johansson, discoverer of the Bocksten Man
Bocksten Man
The Bocksten Man is the remains of a medieval male body found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It is one of the best-preserved finds in Europe from that era and is exhibited at the Varberg County Museum. The man had been killed and knocked to the bottom of a lake which later became a bog...
.
External links
- Ines Uusmann at the RiksdagParliament of SwedenThe Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
website