Birgitta Dahl
Birgitta Dahl | |
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Dahl in 1990 | |
| Speaker of the Riksdag | |
| In office 3 October 1994 – 30 September 2002 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Preceded by | Ingegerd Troedsson |
| Succeeded by | Björn von Sydow |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 12 March 1986 – 4 October 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson |
| Preceded by | Ingvar Carlsson |
| Succeeded by | Olof Johansson |
| Minister for Energy | |
| In office 8 October 1982 – 27 February 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson |
| Preceded by | Ingemar Eliasson |
| Succeeded by | Rune Molin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1937 Härryda, Sweden |
| Died | 26 November 2024 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Social Democrat |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Awards | Illis quorum 2003 |
Rut Birgitta Dahl (20 September 1937 – 26 November 2024) was a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party. Dahl was a Member of Parliament from 1969 to 2002. She served as Minister for Energy from 1982 to 1990, as Minister for the Environment from 1986 to 1991, and as Speaker of the Parliament from 1994 to 2002. She was the chairman of the Swedish section of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) between 2005 and 2011.