Anitha Bondestam Explained

Office:Minister of Communications (Transport)
Term Start:1978
Term End:1979
Primeminister:Ola Ullsten
Birth Place:Danzig, Germany
Occupation:Jurist
Alma Mater:Uppsala University
Party:Liberal People's party

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.

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 79 (Vem är hon). 5 December 1988. runeberg.org. 5 December 2022. sv.
  2. Book: Elizabeth Sleeman. The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Europa Publications. 2001. 978-1-85743-122-3. 3rd. London. 68.
  3. Book: Keith Dowding. Patrick Dumont. The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing. Routledge. 2008. 978-1-134-08537-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0J8AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA176. Hanna Bäck. Thomas Persson. Kåre Vernby. Helena Wockelberg. In Tranquil Waters? Swedish Cabinet Ministers in the Post-War Era. 176. London; New York. Keith Dowding.
  4. Lena Svenaeus. Konsten att upprätthålla löneskillnader mellan kvinnor och män. Lund University. sv. PhD. 2017. 978-91-7753-151-7.