Anitha Bondestam

Bondestam was born in Danzig, Germany in 1941.^[1][2] However, in a study by Hanna Bäck et al. (2008) it is stated that she was born in Poland.^[3]

She received a bachelor's degree in law from Uppsala University.^[2]

Bondestam started her career as a jurist at the district courts in 1964 and worked at different courts until 1974.^[2] She was a legal advisor for the ministry of commerce from 1972 to 1973 and for the ministry of justice between 1974 and 1977.^[2] She was head of operations at the ministry of communications in 1977.^[4] She served as the minister of communications (Transport) from 1978 to 1979.^[4] She was chairman of the gender equality board for two terms.^[4]

After leaving politics Bondestam served as the justice administrator of the court of appeal in Gothenburg between 1980 and 1992.^[2] Then she held other positions at the legal system.^[2]