Bengt Holgersson | |
|---|---|
| 1st Governor of Skåne | |
| In office 1997–2006 | |
| Appointed by | Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Göran Tunhammar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1941 Älghult, Sweden |
| 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.
- ^ "Reepalu och Holgersson åtalas för mutbrott - Olofsson för bestickning" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Reepalu freed over bribe charges". 29 August 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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Bengt Holgersson | |
|---|---|
| 1st Governor of Skåne | |
| In office 1997–2006 | |
| Appointed by | Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Göran Tunhammar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1941 Älghult, Sweden |
| 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.
- ^ "Reepalu och Holgersson åtalas för mutbrott - Olofsson för bestickning" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Reepalu freed over bribe charges". 29 August 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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