Bertil Fiskesjö (9 July 1928 – 30 November 2019) was a Swedish politician and a member of the Centre Party. Fiskesjö was born in Algutsboda, studied at

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, and became a university lecturer in

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. He was a member of the

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from 1971 to 1994. He was one of the four participants reaching the " Torekov Compromise" (), which settled the role of the

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as a ceremonial institution without any political powers. Fiskesjö later served as the Third Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag from 1986 to 1994.

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1928 births 2019 deaths Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden) People from Emmaboda Municipality {{Sweden-Centre-politician-stub