Torsten Bengtson
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Torsten Bengtson was a Swedish
politician
and member of the Centre Party
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He was a member of the Parliament of Sweden
between 1950–82, in the upper house in the bicameral parliament 1950–70 and then in the new unicameral parliament 1971–82. Between 1971–79 he was the first vice speaker of the parliament. He was a delegate of the United Nations
1952–82 and member of the delegate of Sveriges Riksbank
1961–82.
Bengtson was behind a parliamentary bill that all cage birds should be released and pet birds in cage be banned. It was rejected but the publicity damaged his future political career and he rendered the nickname "Pippi-Bengtson".
His restrictive views on alcohol policy was the subject of parody by Eddie Meduza
in several of his songs, among others "Undanflykter", "Torsten hällde brännvin i ett glas åt Karin Söder" and "Mera Brännvin".
He is the father of tennis player Ove Bengtson.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and member of the Centre Party
Centre Party (Sweden)
The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...
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He was a member of the Parliament of Sweden
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
between 1950–82, in the upper house in the bicameral parliament 1950–70 and then in the new unicameral parliament 1971–82. Between 1971–79 he was the first vice speaker of the parliament. He was a delegate of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
1952–82 and member of the delegate of Sveriges Riksbank
Sveriges Riksbank
Sveriges Riksbank, or simply Riksbanken, is the central bank of Sweden and the world's oldest central bank. It is sometimes called the Swedish National Bank or the Bank of Sweden .-History:...
1961–82.
Bengtson was behind a parliamentary bill that all cage birds should be released and pet birds in cage be banned. It was rejected but the publicity damaged his future political career and he rendered the nickname "Pippi-Bengtson".
His restrictive views on alcohol policy was the subject of parody by Eddie Meduza
Eddie Meduza
Eddie Meduza was a Swedish composer and musician working mainly in the rockabilly genre. Many of his songs were about alcohol, women, and cars, quite often with obscene lyrics. Sometimes they were also politically oriented, many aimed against the Swedish Social Democrats...
in several of his songs, among others "Undanflykter", "Torsten hällde brännvin i ett glas åt Karin Söder" and "Mera Brännvin".
He is the father of tennis player Ove Bengtson.