Henning Leo Explained

Office:Minister of Communications (Transport)
Term Start:1932
Term End:1936
Primeminister:Per Albin Hansson
Birth Date:3 September 1885
Birth Place:Landskrona, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Party:Social Democratic Party

Henning Leo (1885–1953) was a Swedish social democrat politician and the secretary of the Union of Railroad Engineers. He served as the minister of communications (Transport) from 1932 to 1936.

Biography

Leo was born in Landskrona on 3 September 1885.[1] In 1918 he was elected to the Riksdag representing Kronoberg County and remained as a board member of the Social Democratic Party until 1940.[1] In 1926 he was made the secretary of its socialization committee replacing Nils Karleby in the post.[2] Leo also served at the Riksdag in the period 1931–1932 for Stockholm County and Uppsala County and in the period 1933–1940 for Stockholm County.[1] In 1932 he was appointed minister of communications (Transport) to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson and remained in the office until 1936.[3] Leo died in Stockholm on 26 May 1953.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ã…ke Lilliestam. Henning V Leo. 26 October 2021 . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. sv.
  2. Timothy A. Tilton. Why don't the Swedish Social Democrats nationalize industry?. Scandinavian Studies. Spring 1987. 59. 2. 150. 40918846.
  3. Book: Dankwart A. Rustow. Dankwart A. Rustow. Politics of Compromise. 1955. Princeton University Press. Princeton, NJ. 156. 10.1515/9781400878581-fm.