Lindh, Anna (1957–2003)

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Lindh, Anna (1957–2003)

Swedish politician. Born June 19, 1957, in Enskede, near Stockholm, Sweden; stabbed Sept 10, 2003, in Stockholm; died of her wounds on Sept 11; dau. of Staffan Lindh (artist) and Nancy Lindh (teacher); earned a law degree at Uppsala University, 1982; m. Bo Holmberg (Social Democrat politician), 1991; children: Filip and David.

Hugely popular Swedish foreign minister who was often mentioned as a successor to Prime Minister Göran Persson, was assassinated at age 46; won a seat in Parliament (1982); served as president of the Social Democratic Party's Youth League (1984–90) and became a member of SDP executive committee (1991); was deputy mayor of Stockholm (1991–94); served as minister for the Environment (1994–98), then named foreign minister (1998); as chief envoy during the Swedish presidency of the European Union (2001), attracted international recognition and helped prevent war in Macedonia.