Ingvar Lindell (1904–1993) was a Swedish civil servant and social democratic politician who served as the

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between 1957 and 1959.

Biography

Lindell was born in 1904. His father was a physician. Lindell was the supreme court judge in the 1940s. Then he assumed various posts in the Swedish cabinet and was named as the minister of justice in 1957 which he held until 1959. After leaving the post he was appointed governor of

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. Lindell was assigned to examine the female succession to the

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in 1977. Lindel was the author of various articles and books. He died in 1993.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindell, Ingvar 20th-century jurists 1904 births 1993 deaths Swedish jurists Swedish Ministers for Justice Governors of Halland County