Anitra Steen

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Anitra Linnéa Steen (Template:Née; on 13 May 1949) is a Swedish politician, civil servant and the wife of former Prime Minister Göran Persson.

Steen held various governmental roles since 1989: state secretary for Persson-led Ministry of Education and then for the Ministry of Finance, as well as director-general of the Council for Higher Education and the Tax Agency.[1] Between 1999 and May 2009, when she retired, she was the manager of Systembolaget, the Swedish state alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly.[2] In that role she was forced to cope with a full blown corruption scandal, involving bribery of shop managers and senior staff by some major suppliers, including Vin & Sprit, formerly the producing and importing division of the Swedish state monopoly. Vin & Sprit is now owned by Pernod Ricard.

Personal life

Steen was born in Västanfors, Fagersta, Västmanland. She graduated from Uppsala University in 1971.[1]

In 1970, she married Per Olof Steen, with whom she has two children; the couple later divorced.[1] Since 6 December 2003, she has been married to Göran Persson, former Prime Minister of Sweden. Because of her personal connection to the head of the Swedish government, her independence as a board member of Scandinavian Airlines, which is jointly owned by the Scandinavian governments, was put in question by some.Template:According to whom

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Civic offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check State secretary for the Swedish Ministry of Education
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check State secretary for the Swedish Ministry of Finance
1994–1995 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Director-general of the Swedish Tax Agency
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Business positions
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check CEO of the Systembolaget
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