| Ove Rainer | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rainer in 1978 | |
| Minister for Justice | |
| In office 8 October 1982 – 10 November 1983 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Carl Axel Petri |
| Succeeded by | Sten Wickbom |
| Director General of the Swedish Postal Agency | |
| In office 1973–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Nils Hörjel |
| Succeeded by | Bertil Zachrisson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anders Ove Rainer (1925-09-14)14 September 1925 Gävle, Sweden |
| Died | 27 January 1987(1987-01-27) (aged 61) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouses |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
Anders Ove Rainer (14 September 1925 – 27 January 1987) was a Swedish civil servant and politician. He served as minister for justice from 1982 and 1983. Rainer was a jurist by profession. In addition, he served as the head of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association between 1973 and 1978. He was also state secretary and director-general of the Swedish Postal Agency from 1973 to 1982.
Early life
Rainer was born on 14 September 1925 in Gävle, Sweden, the son of Gustaf Rainer, a chartered accountant, and his wife Ella (née Schulze). He passed studentexamen in 1944 and obtained a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College in 1949.
Career
Early career
Rainer did his clerkship at Sollentuna and Färentuna judicial districts from 1949 to 1951 and worked as an extra legal clerk in Svea Court of Appeal in 1952. He was an expert in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs from 1958 to 1960, an assessor in the Svea Court of Appeal in 1959 and head of the legal bureau in the Ministry of Justice in 1962 (acting in 1960). Rainer served as acting director general for Administrative Affairs in 1964, was appointed state secretary in 1965 and Hovrättsråd in 1969. He then served as director-general of the Swedish Postal Agency from 1973 to 1982 when he was appointed minister for justice.
Minister for Justice and the Rainer affair
Rainer became a member of the Social Democratic Party only after he was made justice minister in the second cabinet of Olof Palme. He resigned from office in 1983 due the reports of his using legal tax loopholes. These reports were first published in Aftonbladet, and one week later Rainer submitted his resignation. On 9 November 1983 Prime Minister Olof Palme and Ove Rainer made a press conference where the latter announced his resignation from the office.
Prime Minister Olof Palme, who kept a low profile and hitherto avoided commenting on the course of events, immediately arranged for Rainer, who had long been a good friend of his, to become a justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden. On 18 November, it emerged that Rainer - with Sveriges Riksbank's permission - had transferred SEK 5 million to Switzerland to buy shares, in order to take control of a company that belonged to a deceased relative. Now Palme – who denied prior knowledge of the Swiss affair – also reacted. The following day, Rainer was also forced to resign as supreme court justice.
Other work
Rainer also served as expert in the Nordic joint committee concerning the legal community. He was chairman of the joint organization for EDP in the legal system, the 1967 police investigation, the committee for criminological treatment research, the correctional treatment commission, the crime Commission, the mass media concentration inquiry and the energy commission. Rainer was also a member of the Nordic government officials committee and the Nordic organizing committee. He served as chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association from 1973 to 1978.
Personal life and death
In 1951, Rainer married Maud Jensen. They had one child: Hans (born 1956). In 1973, he married journalist Lena Holm (born 1941), the daughter of police senior intendant Otto Holm and division head Hillevi (née Forssberg).
Rainer died on 27 January 1987 and was interred at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm on 11 June 1987.
References
- ^ "Från Geijer till Ask" (in Swedish). Infotorg Juridik. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Mikael Berling (4 January 2019). "Skandalhistoria: Skattetrixande fällde justitieminister". Berling Media (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- "Om Svenska Ishockeyförbundet" [About the Swedish Ice Hockey Association] (in Swedish). [Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 908. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
- ^ Paul Harnesk, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who's Who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 1073. SELIBR 53509.
- Juris Kaza (13 June 1988). "Swedish scandal intensifies". The Journal of Commerce.
- Hanna Bäck; Thomas Persson; Kåre Vernby (2008). "In tranquil waters: Swedish cabinet ministers in the postwar era". In Keith Dowding; Patrick Dumont (eds.). The Selection of Ministers in Europe. Hiring and Firing (1st ed.). London: Routledge. p. 301. doi:10.4324/9780203886908. ISBN 978-0415430814.
- Pär Jansson (18 October 2000). "Att fälla en minister". Journalisten (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- Dick Harrison (8 May 2021). "Gjorde god affär – tvingades avgå" [Made a good deal - was forced to resign]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- "Rainer, Ove Anders". svenskagravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
Bibliography
- Rainer, Ove (1984). Makterna [The Powers] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 9118432727. SELIBR 7154003.
Further reading
- Nord, Lars (2001). Statsråden och dreven: Rainer-affären 1983 och Freivalds-affären 2000. Rapport / Stiftelsen Institutet för mediestudier, 1404-6598 ; 2001:1 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Institutet för mediestudier. SELIBR 8239917.
External links
Media related to Ove Rainer at Wikimedia Commons
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byHelge Berglund | Chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association 1973–1978 |
Succeeded byArne Grunander |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded byNils Hörjel | Director General of the Swedish Postal Agency 1973–1982 |
Succeeded byBertil Zachrisson |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded byCarl Axel Petri | Minister for Justice 1982–1983 |
Succeeded bySten Wickbom |