when she co-signed an article urging her fellow party members to vote Yes in the Swedish Euro referendum, opposing the official party line. Despite her varied accomplishments, the political legacy Söder is most known for among Swedes may be the 1980 reform that shut the stores of Systembolaget, the national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly, on Saturdays. The policy remained in place for many years, but was abolished in 2001. Awards Söder was awarded the Illis quorum by the government of Sweden in 1991. References Further reading External links 1928 births 2015 deaths Female foreign ministers Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden) Swedish Ministers for Foreign Affairs Leaders of political parties in Sweden Women members of the Riksdag Women government ministers of Sweden Swedish women diplomats Swedish Ministers for Health Swedish schoolteachers 20th-century Swedish women politicians 20th-century Swedish politicians Recipients of the Illis quorum