Gun Hellsvik
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Gun Birgitta Hellsvik is a politician
for Moderate Party
.
A lawyer by training, she worked as a civil law
lecturer at Lund University
before becoming a full-time politician.
She has served as Municipal Commissioner
of Lund
1983-91, Minister of Justice 1991-94, member of
the Riksdag
, chairman of the Riksdag Committee on Justice 1994-2001, President
of the Nordic Council
1999, Director General of the Swedish Patent and Registration Office since March 2001. Also chairman of the board of the University College of Borås since 2004. Laila Freivalds
was both her predecessor and successor to the office of Minister of Justice.
Hellsvik is known for her tough stance on drugs. She opposes dispensing clean needles to drug addicts, as it in her mind undermines trust in the law. As Minister of Justice, she oversaw a legal change that made it a crime to be under the influence of an illicit drugs, even in the absence of drug possession; she also authorized the police to forcibly obtain urine and blood samples from a suspected individual. She lauds the American war on drugs, claiming that "as so many times before, the United States, is showing us the right path" . In a motion to parliament entitled "Strong measures against narcotics" (Krafttag mot narkotika;) she supported among other things lifetime imprisonment for narcotics crimes, allowing the police the take urine and blood samples from small children to promote early detection of drug abuse and to authorize the police to routinely induce vomiting in individuals suspected of having swallowed narcotics; the proposals were voted down by parliament.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
for Moderate Party
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
.
A lawyer by training, she worked as a civil law
Civil law (area)
Civil law in continental law is a branch of law which is the general part of private law.The basis for civil law lies in a civil code. Before enacting of codes, civil law could not be distinguished from private law...
lecturer at Lund University
Lund University
Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
before becoming a full-time politician.
She has served as Municipal Commissioner
Municipal Commissioner
Municipal Commissioner is an office and political title in the municipalities of Sweden for councillors with executive responsibilities. The Commissioners are the only full-time employed office-holders outside the municipal civil service...
of Lund
Lund Municipality
Lund Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County, southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lund.As most municipalities in Sweden, the territory of Lund Municipality consists of a lot of former local government units, united in a series of amalgamations. The number of original...
1983-91, Minister of Justice 1991-94, member of
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
the Riksdag
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
, chairman of the Riksdag Committee on Justice 1994-2001, President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the Nordic Council
Nordic Council
The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. It was established following World War II and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the...
1999, Director General of the Swedish Patent and Registration Office since March 2001. Also chairman of the board of the University College of Borås since 2004. Laila Freivalds
Laila Freivalds
Laila Ligita Freivalds is a Swedish Social Democratic politician and a former Swedish Minister for Justice, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister....
was both her predecessor and successor to the office of Minister of Justice.
Hellsvik is known for her tough stance on drugs. She opposes dispensing clean needles to drug addicts, as it in her mind undermines trust in the law. As Minister of Justice, she oversaw a legal change that made it a crime to be under the influence of an illicit drugs, even in the absence of drug possession; she also authorized the police to forcibly obtain urine and blood samples from a suspected individual. She lauds the American war on drugs, claiming that "as so many times before, the United States, is showing us the right path" . In a motion to parliament entitled "Strong measures against narcotics" (Krafttag mot narkotika;) she supported among other things lifetime imprisonment for narcotics crimes, allowing the police the take urine and blood samples from small children to promote early detection of drug abuse and to authorize the police to routinely induce vomiting in individuals suspected of having swallowed narcotics; the proposals were voted down by parliament.