Bengt Holgersson
Appearance
Bengt Holgersson | |
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1st Governor of Skåne | |
In office 1997–2006 | |
Appointed by | Göran Persson |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Göran Tunhammar |
Personal details | |
Born | Älghult, Sweden | September 16, 1941
Political party | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Lund University |
Profession | Politician |
Bengt Holgersson (born September 16, 1941) was the first Governor of Skåne County after a merger of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County in 1997. Holgersson was involved in a corruption scandal in April 2006.[1] Both Holgersson and municipal commissioner Ilmar Reepalu were tried for corruption regarding a trip to South Africa which they had accepted from Sigma AB. In the end Both Holgersson and Reepalu were acquitted.[2] In 2006 he was succeeded by Göran Tunhammar as Governor of Skåne.
References
- ^ "Reepalu och Holgersson åtalas för mutbrott - Olofsson för bestickning" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 2006-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ "Reepalu freed over bribe charges". 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2009-08-18.