Inga Thorsson (1915–1994) was a Swedish politician (

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). She was born to Nils Eduard Sjöbäck, the manager of a cinema for

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(SF). She worked as an association secretary for the Swedish Social Democratic Party's women's association. She was an expert of the

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(ILO) in

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in 1950–1952. She was the chairperson of the

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in 1952–1964. She was an MP in 1957-1958. She was the first woman city commissioner for social welfare in

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in 1958-1962. She was Sweden's Ambassador to

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in 1964–1966 and 1967–1970, and Ambassador for the

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in 1966 and 1970–1982. She was chair of the Swedish disarmament delegation in Geneva in 1974–1982. She was head of the United Nations' section of social development in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorsson, Inga 1915 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Swedish politicians 20th-century Swedish women politicians Swedish social democrats Swedish feminists Ambassadors of Sweden to Israel Members of the Riksdag 1970–1973 Members of the Riksdag 1974–1976 Members of the Riksdag 1976–1979