Leif Blomberg | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 15 February 1941 Enköping, Sweden |
Died | 2 March 1998 Gothenburg, Sweden | (aged 57)
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Leif Blomberg (15 February 1941–2 March 1998) was a politician and the head of Swedish Metal Workers' Confederation. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party. [1] He held several government posts.
Blomberg was born in Enköping on 15 February 1941. [1] [2] He was the chairman of the Swedish Metal Workers' Confederation in the period 1982–1993. [3] [4] Shortly after his appointment as the chairman of the confederation it abandoned the main agreements of the Swedish Trade Union allies in 1983. [5] At the beginning the 1990s Blomberg was a member of the advisory committee on the European Community formed by the Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson. [6]
In 1994 Blomberg was appointed the minister for immigration to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson. [7] [8] He was the minister for integration between 22 March 1996 and 2 March 1998 in the cabinet led by Göran Persson. [9] He also served as the minister for consumer affairs during the same period. [9]
Blomberg was married and had three children. [9] He died in Gothenburg on 2 March 1998 when he was in office. [2] [9]
Leif Blomberg | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 15 February 1941 Enköping, Sweden |
Died | 2 March 1998 Gothenburg, Sweden | (aged 57)
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Leif Blomberg (15 February 1941–2 March 1998) was a politician and the head of Swedish Metal Workers' Confederation. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party. [1] He held several government posts.
Blomberg was born in Enköping on 15 February 1941. [1] [2] He was the chairman of the Swedish Metal Workers' Confederation in the period 1982–1993. [3] [4] Shortly after his appointment as the chairman of the confederation it abandoned the main agreements of the Swedish Trade Union allies in 1983. [5] At the beginning the 1990s Blomberg was a member of the advisory committee on the European Community formed by the Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson. [6]
In 1994 Blomberg was appointed the minister for immigration to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson. [7] [8] He was the minister for integration between 22 March 1996 and 2 March 1998 in the cabinet led by Göran Persson. [9] He also served as the minister for consumer affairs during the same period. [9]
Blomberg was married and had three children. [9] He died in Gothenburg on 2 March 1998 when he was in office. [2] [9]