Ilmar Reepalu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ilmar Reepalu

Swedish architect

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Nõva, Lääne County, Estonia

Profession: architect, politician

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

IImar Reepalu (born 11 October 1943) is an Estonian-born Swedish Social Democrat politician who was the 17th chairman of the municipal board in Malmö from 1994 to 2013. After a professional life as an urban planner in Borås and Malmö, he became a municipal commissioner of Malmö in 1985.
In opposition from 1985 to 1994, he then served as chairman of the municipal board - a position similar to that of mayor - from the 1994 election until his retirement on 1 July 2013. During his term as chairman of the municipal board, Reepalu was lauded as being instrumental in the transformation of Malmö from an industrial town in decline towards being a centre of knowledge and modern architecture.
He also was criticized strongly during his term, both for a surge in crime in the city, and accusations of antisemitism for comments he made in which he blamed attacks on Jews in Malmö on their support for Israel.