Anitha Bondestam (born 1941) is a German-born Swedish jurist who served as the minister of communications (Transport) in the Ullsten Cabinet in the period 1978–1979. She also held several official positions.

Anitha Bondestam
Anitha Bondestam in 2016
Minister of Communications (Transport)
In office
1978–1979
Prime MinisterOla Ullsten
Personal details
Born1941 (age 82–83)
Danzig, Germany
Political partyLiberal People's party
Alma materUppsala University
OccupationJurist

Biography

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Bondestam was born in Danzig, Germany in 1941.[1][2] However, in a study by Hanna Bäck et. al. (2008) it is stated that she was born in Poland.[3]

She received a bachelor's degree in law from Uppsala University.[2]

Bondestam started her career as a jurist at the district courts in 1964 and worked at different courts until 1974.[2] She was a legal advisor for the ministry of commerce from 1972 to 1973 and for the ministry of justice between 1974 and 1977.[2] She was head of operations at the ministry of communications in 1977.[4] She served as the minister of communications (Transport) from 1978 to 1979.[4] She was chairman of the gender equality board for two terms.[4]

After leaving politics Bondestam served as the justice administrator of the court of appeal in Gothenburg between 1980 and 1992.[2] Then she held other positions at the legal system.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "79 (Vem är hon)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 5 December 1988. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Elizabeth Sleeman, ed. (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002 (3rd ed.). London: Europa Publications. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.
  3. ^ Hanna Bäck; Thomas Persson; Kåre Vernby; Helena Wockelberg (2008). "In Tranquil Waters? Swedish Cabinet Ministers in the Post-War Era". In Keith Dowding; Patrick Dumont (eds.). The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing. London; New York: Routledge. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-134-08537-8.
  4. ^ a b c Lena Svenaeus (2017). Konsten att upprätthålla löneskillnader mellan kvinnor och män (PhD thesis) (in Swedish). Lund University. ISBN 978-91-7753-151-7.
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