Wrong Margareta Winberg Invited To Swedish Minister's Dinner

When a Swedish government official invited current or former top politicians and diplomats to a formal dinner focusing on an ongoing environment conference, at Sweden's government headquarters in Stockholm, she invited Margareta Winberg. The wrong Margareta Winberg. However, this imposter happily accepted and is sitting front right.

STOCKHOLM — Sweden's environment minister thought she had asked the country's former agriculture minister to attend a glam dinner. But the invitation went to the "wrong" Margareta Winberg – an ordinary Swede who jumped at the chance to mingle, even participating in the group photo.

Winberg, a 67-year old retiree from Sundbyberg outside Stockholm, told Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter that although she doesn't know much about the environment, she didn't hesitate in taking up Lena Ek on the offer last week.

She told the paper that she wore black trousers and a blouse "with some things on," and that she met interesting people, "like that guy Blix," a reference to former chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix.

Ek's spokesman said the minister found the situation "extremely funny."

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Comments

[nanaannemarie]

11:37 AM on 04/26/2012

Perhaps we should have "ordinary" common people at all "glam dinners", state functionsc, congressional meetings. All these politicians need to listen to the common people.

[hifie]

10:04 AM on 04/26/2012

Great Story!!

[rayinprague]

08:05 AM on 04/26/2012

I really have to credit to Swedish politicians. In many other countries, she would have been ejected and possibly treated rudely. Whoever organized this event, though, realized that the mistake was an innocent one, and not the woman's fault.
I bet they talked to her very politely and listened to her opinions. It is really great they let her sit in the group photo. Everyone seems quite amused by it.

[gracecfl]

12:07 PM on 04/26/2012

That's why eventhough the swedes pay WAY higher taxes than we do in America, they have a better standard of living, take care of their sick, poor and old and never seem to get involved in wars or stick their noses into other people's busienss....

[Janetgv]

10:32 AM on 04/29/2012

They love their health care system, their kids are all bilingual, cities are clean and child friendly, tap water is wonderful, it's a great country!

[sadwitness]

03:42 AM on 04/26/2012

Simply precious

[webrat]

07:14 AM on 04/26/2012

No doubt.