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Karin Ahrland
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 1976–1989. 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. Career Ahrland served as a court clerk from 1958 to 1961, and was subsequently employed by Helsingborg City Hall Court (''Helsingborgs rådhusrätt'') in 1961. From 1961 to 1964, she worked at the County Administrative Board in Malmöhus County, from 1964 to 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torshälla
Torshälla () is a locality situated in Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 7,612 inhabitants in 2010. It is mainly known for steel manufacturing, centered on the Nyby Bruk steel mill, and also for its historic old town centre. Because of its historic town status, from 1317 to 1971, Torshälla is customarily referred to as a ''stad'' (''town'' or ''city'') even though it does not have a population of 10,000, which is the limit presently in use defined by Statistics Sweden. Before the local government reform of 1971 Torshälla was an independent municipality. A new proposal to detach Torshälla from Eskilstuna Municipality was turned down in a referendum in 2006. History Foundation and early history Torshälla is one of the oldest towns in Sweden and received city rights as early as 1317 from King Birger. The oldest part of the town church is from the 12th century; however, the church was likely built on top of, or close to, the site of an earlier O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
