Who is Anna Lindh as noted in the nonfiction book, While Europe Slept?

Anna Lindh, a Swedish minister for foreign affairs, was murdered in September 2003. She held several government offices and was chairman of the Council of the European Union. She was a strong critic against the U.S. and Israel, which she urged people to boycott at all costs. She worked hard to try to ally the Arab world with Europe and was a strong EU advocate. European countries were in love with her, naming streets and buildings after her.