Theorin, Maj Britt (1932–)

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Theorin, Maj Britt (1932–)

Swedish politician. Born Dec 22, 1932, in Göteborg, Sweden.

Member of the Riksdag (1971–95) and special ambassador on disarmament issues and chair of the Swedish disarmament delegation to the UN (1982–91); served as president of the International Peace Bureau, Geneva (1982–), chair of the UN Commission of Experts on Nuclear Weapons (1989–90), the UN Expert Committee on the Reallocation of Military Spending to the Environment (1990–91), and the UN Commission of Experts on Equality and the Agenda for Peace (1994); as a European Socialist (PSE), elected to 4th and 5th European Parliament (1994–99, 1999–2004).

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