Barbro Westerholm | |
|---|---|
 Westerholm in 2021 | |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 2 October 2006 – 26 September 2022 | |
| Constituency | Stockholm County |
| In office 3 October 1988 – 1 October 1999 | |
| Constituency | Stockholm County |
| Chairman of theSwedish Pensioners' Association | |
| In office 1999–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Gunnel Jonäng |
| Director-General of theNational Board of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 1979–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Bror Rexed |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Britt Sandlund |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1933-06-16)16 June 1933 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 13 March 2023(2023-03-13) (aged 89) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Liberals |
Barbro Westerholm (16 June 1933 – 13 March 2023) was a Swedish politician of theLiberals. She wasmember of parliament (Riksdag) from 1988 to 1999 and again from 2006 to 2022.[1][2] She was the chair of theLiberal women in 1988–1997.
From the mid-1960s Westerholm was an early pioneer in the field ofpharmacovigilance, also working on the early stages of theWHO Drug Dictionary and the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring.[3] In 1979 as general director of theSwedish National Board of Health and Welfare, she hadhomosexuality dropped from the list of mental health diseases.[4][5]
Westerholm was a critic ofageism and advocates for the measurement and publicizing of data on the economic value of volunteer work, and in particular the contributions of older people.[6]In 2009 she was awarded the Nordic Public Health Prize for her work in fighting discrimination against the elderly.[7] She was awarded theIllis quorum by the government of Sweden in 2003.[8]
Westerholm died on 13 March 2023, at the age of 89.[9][10]
