Görel Thurdin
# Görel Thurdin

Görel Thurdin (born 26 May 1942) is Swedish politician who served as the minister of physical planning and the minister of environment in the 1990s, and was a member of the Swedish Parliament.

## Biography

Thurdin was born in Västerås on 26 May 1942. She is a graduate of Umeå University. She began her political career as a member of the municipal board in Örnsköldsvik and was in office until 1985. Then she was elected to the Swedish Parliament in 1986 for Centre Party. Next year she was made the second vice chair of the party.

Thurdin was the minister of physical planning in the period of 1991–1994 and minister of environment in 1994. She also acted as the deputy speaker of the Swedish Parliament. As of 2009, she headed the UNESCO council in Sweden. She was also the chair of International Save the Children Alliance.

