Anna Lindh
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Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (born June 19, 1957 in Enskede , Stockholm , † September 11, 2003 in Stockholm) was a Swedish politician ( SAP ).
Career
Anna Lindh was born in the working class suburb of Enskede in Stockholm. In 1982 she completed her law degree . From 1984 to 1990 she led the social democratic youth organization , Unga örnar . Since 1982 in the Swedish parliament , she acted from 1990 as head of culture for Stockholm.
Minister
In 1994, Lindh began working in the Ministry of the Environment as a member of the government. In 1998 she became Foreign Minister in the government of Prime Minister Göran Persson and, because of her competence and popularity, was under discussion as his future successor. In the first half of 2001 she made a name for herself internationally with her professional performance as President of the Council of the European Union .
Furthermore, she became known for her advocacy for Palestinian refugee camps and for her criticism of the 2003 war against Iraq as a breach of international law . Most recently she campaigned for the introduction of the euro in Sweden in the run-up to a referendum ; the majority of Swedes rejected the introduction on September 14, 2003.
assassination
Anna Lindh had no bodyguards with her when she was the victim of a knife attack on the afternoon of September 10, 2003 in the women's department of the Stockholm department store NK . Despite intensive medical efforts, the internal bleeding resulted in her death the following early morning. She left behind her husband, former Swedish Interior Minister Bo Holmberg , and two sons.
Shortly after the murder and after an intensive search for a suspect in the Swedish neo-Nazi milieu , the then 25-year-old Mijailo Mijailović was arrested, a Serb who at that time also had Swedish citizenship. He came from 24 September 2003 in custody . After long denial of the act, he admitted on January 7, 2004 to be the perpetrator; However, he and his lawyer did not initially provide any more precise information.
A political motive is no longer suspected - contrary to earlier assumptions. At least Mijailovic is portrayed as mentally confused by his lawyer. It is alleged that he asked for psychiatric help before the attack , but that he was denied it. Mijailovic himself claimed that he did not want to kill Mrs. Lindh, internal voices had ordered him to do so.
A psychiatric report in mid-January 2004 confirmed that he was fully responsible. On March 23, 2004, Mijailo Mijailovic was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Stockholm District Court . The court did not recognize any mitigating circumstances. On 8 July 2004, the Stockholm raised Svea Court of Appeal in an appeal process , the judgment of first instance on: The court ordered the briefing Mijailovićs in a closed psychiatric institution because of its "serious mental problems".
At the beginning of December 2004, the Swedish Supreme Court in Stockholm gave its final verdict in the third and final trial of the murder. The court found that Mijailo Mijailovic had committed the act willfully and that there were no mitigating circumstances. The defendant is therefore imprisoned for life.
After the assassination attempt on Olof Palme on February 28, 1986, Anna Lindh was another prominent figure in Swedish politics who fell victim to an assassination attempt. In contrast to Palme's murder, this time the investigative authorities were successful. The violent death of the popular politician in Sweden led to the utopia of a “free society” in which z. B. Politicians lead a life very close to their citizens, was increasingly questioned. A first direct consequence was that the number of politicians who should be protected by the national security service has increased.
Honors
In 2005 the Anna Lindh Foundation was established in her honor .
A primary school in Berlin is named after Anna Lindh.
literature
- Olle Svenning: Anna Lindh - en minnesbok. Norstedt Verlag, Stockholm 2003, ISBN 91-1-301315-7 (Swedish)
- Anna Lindh in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
- Anna Lindh. In: FemBio. Women's biography research (with references and citations).
Individual evidence
Ingvar Carlsson | Jörgen Andersson | Leif Blomberg | Laila Freivalds | Sten Heckscher (1994–1996) | Anna Hedborg | Mats Hellström | Lena Hjelm-Wallén | Ylva Johansson | Anna Lindh | Jan Nygren | Göran Persson | Thage G. Peterson | Mona Sahlin (1994-1995) | Pierre Schori | Anders Sundström | Ingela Thalén | Carl Tham | Marita Ulvskog | Ines Uusmann | Margareta Winberg
Göran Persson | Annika Åhnberg (1996-1998) | Jörgen Andersson (1996–1998) | Berit Andnor (from 2002) | Erik Åsbrink (1996-1999) | Ibrahim Baylan (from 2004) | Leni Björklund (from 2002) | Leif Blomberg (1996–1998, †) | Thomas Bodström (from 2000) | Jan Eliasson (from 2006) | Lars Engqvist (1998-2004) | Laila Freivalds (1996-2006) | Lena Hallengren (from 2002) | Lena Hjelm-Wallén (1996-2002) | Barbro Holmberg (from 2003) | Cärin Jämtin (from 2003) | Morgan Johansson (from 2002) | Ylva Johansson (1996–1998) and (2004–2006) | Hans Karlsson (from 2002) | Jan O. Karlsson (2002-2003) | Maj-Inger Klingvall (1996-2001) | Kjell Larsson (1998-2002) | Anna Lindh (1996–2003, †) | Lars-Erik Lövdén (1998-2004) | Gunna Lund (2002-2004) | Ulrica brass | Pär Nuder (from 2002) | Ann-Christin Nykvist (from 2002) | Jens Orback (from 2004) | Sven-Erik Österberg (from 2004) | Thomas Östros | Leif Pagrotsky | Thage G. Peterson (1996-1998) | Bosse Ringholm (from 1999) | Björn Rosengren (1998–2002) | Mona Sahlin (from 1998) | Pierre Schori (1996-1999) | Lena Sommestad (from 2002) | Anders Sundström (1996-1998) | Ingel Thalén (1999-2002) | Carl Tham (1996-1998) | Marita Ulvskog (1996-2004) | Ines Uusmann (1996–1998) | Björn von Sydow (1996–2002) | Margot Wallström (1996-1998) | Ingegerd Wärnersson (1998–2002) | Margareta Winberg (1996-2003)
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| SURNAME | Lindh, Anna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lindh, Ylva Anna Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish politician (SAP), member of the Riksdag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Enskede-Årsta-Vantör , Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 2003 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |