Karin Söder

Karin Söder
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 8 October 1976 – 18 October 1978
Prime Minister	Thorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded by	Sven Andersson
Succeeded by	Hans Blix
Minister for Health and Social Affairs
In office 12 October 1979 – 8 October 1982
Prime Minister	Thorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded by	Gabriel Romanus
Succeeded by	Sten Andersson
Personal details
Born	Karin Ann-Marie Söder (1928-06-22)22 June 1928 Kil, Värmland
Died	19 December 2015(2015-12-19) (aged 87)
Political party	Centre Party
Occupation	Teacher

Karin Ann-Marie Söder (30 November 1928 – 19 December 2015) was a Swedish Centre Party politician. She was a member of the Swedish cabinet between 1976-1978 and again in 1979. She was the first female leader of a major political party in Sweden. She also was of the first female foreign ministers in the world. She also worked successful for Systembolaget not being opened on Saturdays.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Thorbjörn Fälldin	Chairman of the Centre Party of Sweden 1985—1987	Succeeded by Olof Johansson
Political offices
Preceded by Sven Andersson	Minister for Foreign Affairs 1976–1978	Succeeded by Hans Blix
Preceded by Gabriel Romanus	Minister for Health and Social Affairs 1979–1982	Succeeded by Sten Andersson