Karin Ahrland
Karin Ahrland | |
|---|---|
Ahrland in 1970 | |
| Born | Karin Margareta Andersson 20 July 1931 Torshälla, Sweden |
| Died | 30 August 2019 (aged 88) Brösarp, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Occupations | Jurist, politician, diplomat |
| Years active | 1943–1988 |
| Political party | Liberals |
| Spouse(s) |
Hans F Petersson
(m. 1958; div. 1962)Nils Ahrland
(m. 1964; died 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
Karin Margareta Ahrland, née Andersson (20 July 1931 – 30 August 2019) was a Swedish politician, diplomat, lawyer, and activist. She was a member of the parliament of Sweden (Riksdag) from 1976 to 1989.[1] She served as the Minister of Health and Social Affairs from 22 May 1981 to 8 October 1982. From 1989 she served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first as a Consul General in Montreal, Canada from 1990 to 1993, and then as an Ambassador to Wellington, New Zealand from 1993 to 1995.
Early life
Ahrland was born on 20 July 1931 in Torshälla, Södermanland County, Sweden, the daughter of Valfrid Andersson, and his wife Greta (née Myhlén). She received a Candidate of Law degree from Lund University in 1958.[2]
Career
Ahrland completed his judicial clerkship from 1958 to 1961. In 1961, he served at the Helsingborg City Court (Helsingborgs rådhusrätt). From 1961 to 1964, he worked at the County Administrative Board of Malmöhus County. Between 1964 and 1968, he served as a law clerk at the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden and as a legal secretary to the government. He was then appointed first legal secretary at the County Administrative Board of Kopparberg County, a position he held from 1968 to 1971.[2]
From 1971 to 1989, Ahrland served as first legal secretary and head of the Legal Department at the County Administrative Board of Malmöhus County. She was appointed ambassador at the Trade Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1990, followed by service as consul general in Montreal from 1990 to 1993. She then served as ambassador in Wellington from 1993 to 1995, with concurrent accreditation to Apia, Avarua, Nukuʻalofa, and Suva. From 1996 to 2001, she served as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps (Introduktör av främmande sändebud).[2]
She was a member of the Swedish Council for Building Research, and the chairman of the Swedish Arts Council. From 1970 to 1976, she was a co-editor of the women's magazine Hertha and the chairman of the Fredrika Bremer Association.[3][4]
Personal life
In 1958, she married the professor of political science Hans Fredrik Petersson. They divorced in 1962.[3] In 1964, she married Defence Director Nils Harald Ahrland, the son of Harald Ahrland and Märtha (née Ljunggren).[2][3]
Death
Ahrland died on 30 August 2019 in Brösarp, Sweden.[3] The funeral service took place on 27 September 2019 in Trons Chapel (Trons kapell) in Limhamn.[5] She was interred on 30 October 2019 in the memorial grove at the Old Cemetery in Malmö.[6]
Awards and decorations
- Member of the Order of the Polar Star (1 December 1973)[7]
Bibliography
- Rausing, Hans; Ahrland, Karin, eds. (1996). En kreatörs tankevärld: en vänbok till Hans Rausing [A Creator's Thought World: A Companion to Hans Rausing] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Ekerlid. ISBN 9188594688. SELIBR 7773396.
- Ahrland, Karin; Wibble, Anne, eds. (1988). Damerna först: en rapport om kvinnor och ekonomi [Ladies First: A Report on Women and the Economy]. Folkpartiet informerar, 0349-1617 ; 1988:15 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Folkpartiet. SELIBR 757929.
- Lagerkvist, Magnus; Ahrland, Karin, eds. (1979). Sverige utan hopp?: nio liberaler om framtiden [Sweden without hope?: nine liberals on the future]. En PAN-bok, 99-0104304-2 (in Swedish). Stockholm: PAN/Norstedt. ISBN 9117931711. SELIBR 7153003.
- Ahrland, Karin (1973). A woman's place is on the job. [S.l.]: svdish Institute. SELIBR 17611487.
- Ahrland, Karin (1973). La mujer sueca en la vida laboral [Swedish women in the workplace] (in Spanish). [S.l.]: Instituto Sueco. SELIBR 17611443.
- Ahrland, Karin (1973). La situation des femmes suedoises sur le march du travail [The situation of Swedish women in the labor market] (in French). [S.l.] : Institut Suédois. SELIBR 17611480.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Ahrland, Karin (1973). Die Stellung der schwedischen Frauen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt: Aktuelle Informationen aus Schweden [The position of Swedish women in the labor market: Current information from Sweden] (in German). [S.l.]: Schwedischen Institut. SELIBR 17605994.
References
- ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Riksdagens protokoll 1976/77:1 (4-11 oktober 1976) Protokoll 1976/77:1 - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
- ^ a b c d Hedvall, Barbro (2 March 2020). "Karin Margareta Ahrland". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Utrikesdepartementet, Sweden (1990). Documents on Swedish Foreign Policy. Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
- ^ "Döda" [Deaths]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 September 2019. p. 50. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "svenskagravar.se" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Två storskors i höstens ordensregn" [Two grand crosses in the autumn rain of orders]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 December 1973. p. 8. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
External links
- Article at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (in Swedish)
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 189. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.