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Leif Blomberg
Personal details
Born15 February 1941
Enköping, Sweden
Died2 March 1998(1998-03-02) (aged 57)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Political party Social Democratic Party
Children3
OccupationTrade 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.

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leif Blomberg (S)" (in Swedish). Sveriges Riksdag. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Leif Blomberg - Metall" (in Swedish). Tradera. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Minnessten över". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 22 August 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ Magnus Ekengren (2002). The Time of European Governance. Manchester; New York: Manchester University Press. p. 34. ISBN  978-0-7190-6155-4.
  5. ^ Mark Blyth (October 2001). "The Transformation of the Swedish Model: Economic Ideas, Distributional Conflict, and Institutional Change". World Politics. 54 (1): 14. doi: 10.1353/wp.2001.0020. S2CID  154911616.
  6. ^ Christine Ingebritsen (2018). The Nordic States and European Unity. Ithaca, NY; London: Cornell University Press. p. 151. ISBN  978-1-5017-2577-7.
  7. ^ "Leif Blombergs död". Fri Information (in Swedish). No. 4. 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Sweden: Blanket deportations". Statewatch. 1 September 1994.
  9. ^ a b c d Lena Mellin (2 March 1998). "Leif Blomberg påstod att han var blyg - men det han visade var principfast oräddhet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leif Blomberg
Personal details
Born15 February 1941
Enköping, Sweden
Died2 March 1998(1998-03-02) (aged 57)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Political party Social Democratic Party
Children3
OccupationTrade 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.

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leif Blomberg (S)" (in Swedish). Sveriges Riksdag. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Leif Blomberg - Metall" (in Swedish). Tradera. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Minnessten över". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 22 August 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ Magnus Ekengren (2002). The Time of European Governance. Manchester; New York: Manchester University Press. p. 34. ISBN  978-0-7190-6155-4.
  5. ^ Mark Blyth (October 2001). "The Transformation of the Swedish Model: Economic Ideas, Distributional Conflict, and Institutional Change". World Politics. 54 (1): 14. doi: 10.1353/wp.2001.0020. S2CID  154911616.
  6. ^ Christine Ingebritsen (2018). The Nordic States and European Unity. Ithaca, NY; London: Cornell University Press. p. 151. ISBN  978-1-5017-2577-7.
  7. ^ "Leif Blombergs död". Fri Information (in Swedish). No. 4. 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Sweden: Blanket deportations". Statewatch. 1 September 1994.
  9. ^ a b c d Lena Mellin (2 March 1998). "Leif Blomberg påstod att han var blyg - men det han visade var principfast oräddhet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).

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