Swedish MP worked as a prostitute in 1970s

Ananova ^ | March 6, 2003 | Ananova

[MadIvan]

A Swedish MP had a secret life as a prostitute when she was a student in the 1970s.

The politician's past is revealed in a new documentary, Sex for Sale to Rich Men, on Swedish television.

She tells how she slept with famous figures including police chiefs and a government minister.

The MP, said to be well-known in Sweden, keeps her anonymity by having her lines read by an actress.

She is quoted as saying: "I was young and naive and had no perspectives. My clients were famous journalists, police chiefs and one minister.

"The minister did not brag about who he was. He was like all the other men."

Author Deanne Rauscher is writing a book about the brothel where the MP worked.

She knows the politician well and told Aftonbladet: "She studied while trying to support herself working as a prostitute.

"She has children who know nothing. How much fun would it be for them to learn that their mother used to be a prostitute?"

[MadIvan]

Another contender for "Most Unsurprising News Story of 2003".

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Tijeras_Slim]

So basically the only change is that she now sits up during work hours?

[correctthought]

So now she's a politician, nothing has changed really.

[Pukka Puck]

"I was young and naive and had no perspectives."

She may not have had any perspectives, but I'll wager she had one heck of a set of headlights.

[anguish]

This story reminded me of one of the quotes I have in my profile:

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realise that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
- Ronald Reagan

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Swedish Parliament Overview:

 POLITICAL PARTIES
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[SquirrelKing]

"She has children who know nothing,"

Woops. They do now.

[homeagain balkansvet]

It's terrible how she has fallen since her relatively idealistic and pure youth.

[uncbob]

I rtemeber reading in MacArthurs biography that while milkitary governor of Japan and institution democracy with elections an aide told him that in one of the elections a former prostitute had been elected
MacArthur asked how many votes she got and the aide replied (if I remember correctly ) something over 100,000
MacArthur said "Well they can't all of been her former customers "

[KarlInOhio]

So now she's a politician, nothing has changed really.

But now she's not on the receiving end.

[guitfiddlist]

Her last name wouldn't be Blix, would it?

[Cincinatus]

ROFL!! Sort of like the state legislature in Massachusetts huh?

"How many parties do you have? Oh, we have them all -- left, far left, extreme left, and Democrat!"

BTW, there appear to be a lot of women in the Swedish Parliament, so picking out "Miss X" is gonna be tough. Here's my candidate:

[jimt]

So why did she take a step down and become a politician ?

[Wolfie]

My clients were famous journalists, police chiefs and one minister.

Mabye we should put those guys on "Johns" TV.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Sven and Ole pay a visit to the Old Country...

[Servant of the Nine]

Anonymous?
Right.
How many Female MPs does Sweden have in their 50s who were hot enough to have been the woman in question?

So9

[yankeedame]

Call me a cynic, but did you ever notice these I-was-a-hooker-now-I'm-respectable chicks claim to have done business with nothing but the very rich, the powerful, top drawer, VIP customers? When the truth is it might have been more along the line of: "Under the lamp light, by the barracks gate... "

[yankeedame]

I bet this dame has cats. Lots of cats.

[alaskanfan]

She probably had a close working relationship with former president clinton.