Ulla Lindström
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Ulla Gunilla Lindström, née
NEE
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 Wohlin (15 September 1909 in Stockholm
Stockholm
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 - 10 July 1999), was a Swedish journalist and Politician (Social Democrat). She was Minister of Family- Consumption- Aid and Immigration. She was also the first woman in Sweden to be acting Prime Minister.

Biography

Ulla Lindström was the daughter of the right wing Nils Wohlin, Minister of Trade 1923-24 and Minister of Finance in 1928-29, and the piano teacher Gunilla Wohlin. Her parents divorced when she was ten and she grew up with her mother. She graduated as a teacher in 1933 and worked as the editor of the papers Sveriges folkskollärarinnors tidning in 1934-46 and Vår bostad in 1937-1946. She became a social democrat as a student and was the chairman of the social democratic women's club Allmänna kvinnoklubben in Stockholm 1935–1945 and an elected member of the Stockholm city council in 1942–1945. She was a member of parliament in 1946-1970 and a consultant in the Trade department 1947–1954. Lindström was a delegat of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
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 in 1947-1966, and chairman of Rädda Barnen
Rädda Barnen
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 1971-1989.

Ulla Lindström was minister of family, consumption
Consumption
Consumption may refer to:Economics* Use of final goods by a consumer until disposal* Consumption * Consumption function, an economic formula* Consumption Sociology* Consumption Other...

, aid
Aid
In international relations, aid is a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another, given at least partly with the objective of benefiting the recipient country....

 and immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...

 from 1954 until 1966. Her appointment was encouraged by the Social Democratic women, who demanded female representation on all levels, a demand which Tage Erlander
Tage Erlander
was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969...

 wished to fulfill. During her tenure, she was the only woman in the government, and unusual as a female minister not only in Sweden but also internationally. Her appointment was very popular among women and she continued being so. Personally, she believed that she was not the only women who deserved a place in the government, and she was disappointed that she continued to be the only one during her tenure, despite the fact that she repeatedly suggested that Inga Thorsson deserved to receive a ministerial post.

Lindström was controversial and caused great attention in the media when she refused to Curtsey
Curtsey
A curtsey is a traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. It is the female equivalent of male bowing in Western cultures...

 to queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain in 1956: this was reported in international press and regarded as an insult by royalists and as a demonstration of equality in the eyes of others. In 1958, she was acting Prime minister of Sweden, the first person of her gender to hold that post. She resigned under protest in 1966 because the governmental did not fulfill their promise of an increased aid
Aid
In international relations, aid is a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another, given at least partly with the objective of benefiting the recipient country....

.

External links

  • http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1940.htm
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