Bengt Holgersson (born September 16, 1941) was the first Governor of

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after a merger of

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and

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in 1997. Holgersson was involved in a corruption scandal in April 2006. Both Holgersson and municipal commissioner

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were tried for corruption regarding a trip to

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which they had accepted from

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. In the end Both Holgersson and Reepalu were acquitted. In 2006 he was succeeded by Göran Tunhammar as Governor of Skåne.

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1941 births Living people Governors of Skåne County People from Uppvidinge Municipality {{Sweden-politician-stub