Lisbet Palme
| Lisbet Palme | |
|---|---|
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Sweden | |
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In office 14 October 1969 – 8 October 1976 |
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| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Aina Erlander |
| Succeeded by | Solveig Fälldin |
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In office 8 October 1982 – 28 February 1986 |
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| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Solveig Fälldin |
| Succeeded by | Ingrid Carlsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Anna Lisbeth Christina Beck-Friis 14 March 1931 , Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) |
Olof Palme (1956–1986; his assassination) |
| Children |
Joakim Palme Mårten Palme Mattias Palme |
Anna Lisbet Christina Palme, née Beck-Friis (born 14 March 1931) is a Swedish former chairperson of UNICEF, educated as a child psychologist. She is the widow of late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. They married on 9 June 1956.
She has been chairwoman of the Swedish UNICEF Committee since November 1986, in which role she has campaigned against the sexual exploitation of children and was a member of the Organisation of African Unity committee of investigation into the Rwandan genocide which reported its findings in 2000. She was worldwide chairwoman of UNICEF in 1990–91.
Olof Palme was shot and killed in central on 28 February 1986 while walking home with his wife after a late night movie - without bodyguards. Lisbet Palme was also injured in the shooting by a shot that grazed her back.
Two years after the event, Christer Pettersson, a small-time criminal and drug addict, was arrested, identified by Mrs Palme. He was tried and convicted for Palme's murder. Pettersson's conviction was later overturned on appeal. As a result, the crime remains unsolved and a number of alternative theories as to who carried out the murder have since been proposed.
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