Margaretha af Ugglas
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Märta Margaretha af Ugglas née Stenbeck (born 5 January 1939) is a former Swedish
Moderate Party
politician. She was Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1991 and 1994.
She is the daughter of Hugo Stenbeck
, the founder of Investment AB Kinnevik
, and the sister of Jan Stenbeck
who took over after their father. She graduated from Stockholm School of Economics
and later married Bertil af Ugglas
who became the Party Secretary of the Moderate Party.
She fought a bitter feud with her brother over the family fortune and subsequently withdrew from her brother and Kinnevik
.
She was an editorial writer at Svenska Dagbladet
for five years and sat in the Swedish Riksdag
between 1974 and 1995.
After the election victory in 1991, Margaretha af Ugglas became Sweden's second female Minister for Foreign Affairs. Her term included the finalisation of the negotiations leading up to Sweden's entry into the EU.
The Moderate Party lost the 1994 election and she was elected to the European Parliament
in 1995.
She is a former Chairman of the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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...
politician. She was Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1991 and 1994.
She is the daughter of Hugo Stenbeck
Hugo Stenbeck
Hugo Edvard Stenbeck was a Swedish lawyer and founder of Investment AB Kinnevik. He belonged to a group called in to investigate the collapse of Ivar Kreuger's financial empire. Two of his children became famous in their own right - Jan Stenbeck took over and transformed the family company and...
, the founder of Investment AB Kinnevik
Investment AB Kinnevik
Investment AB Kinnevik is an investment company established in 1936 by Wilhelm Klingspor and Robert von Horn. They had just sold their sugar company and were left with a farming company Mellersta Sveriges Lantbruks AB and cash. Their lawyer was Hugo Stenbeck. The lawyer got significant operating...
, and the sister of Jan Stenbeck
Jan Stenbeck
Jan Stenbeck was a Swedish media owner. He was brother of the former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margaretha af Ugglas...
who took over after their father. She graduated from Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics or Handelshögskolan i Stockholm is one of Northern Europe's leading business schools. Its Masters in Management program is ranked no. 2 in Northern Europe and no. 13 in Europe by the Financial Times...
and later married Bertil af Ugglas
Bertil af Ugglas
Gustaf Samuel Bertil Oscarsson af Ugglas was Party Secretary of the Swedish Moderate Party between 1969 and 1974 and a member of the Swedish Riksdag. He was married to Margaretha af Ugglas, Swedish foreign minister 1991-1994. She was also a sister of businessman Jan Stenbeck...
who became the Party Secretary of the Moderate Party.
She fought a bitter feud with her brother over the family fortune and subsequently withdrew from her brother and Kinnevik
Investment AB Kinnevik
Investment AB Kinnevik is an investment company established in 1936 by Wilhelm Klingspor and Robert von Horn. They had just sold their sugar company and were left with a farming company Mellersta Sveriges Lantbruks AB and cash. Their lawyer was Hugo Stenbeck. The lawyer got significant operating...
.
She was an editorial writer at Svenska Dagbladet
Svenska Dagbladet
Svenska Dagbladet is a daily newspaper in Sweden. The first issue appeared on 18 December 1884. Svenska Dagbladet is published in Stockholm and provides coverage of national and international news as well as local coverage of the Greater Stockholm region...
for five years and sat in the Swedish 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...
between 1974 and 1995.
After the election victory in 1991, Margaretha af Ugglas became Sweden's second female Minister for Foreign Affairs. Her term included the finalisation of the negotiations leading up to Sweden's entry into the EU.
The Moderate Party lost the 1994 election and she was elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in 1995.
She is a former Chairman of the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation
Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation
The Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation is a Democracy Foundation closely linked to the Moderate Party. It focuses on training of politicians active in the Moderate Party’s sister parties, especially women and youth engaged in politics, in countries where the aid is believed to be of best use...
.