Rune B. Johansson Explained

Office:Minister of Industry
Term Start:30 June 1971
Term End:8 October 1976
Office1:Minister of the Interior
Term Start1:31 October 1957
Term End1:24 January 1969
Primeminister1:Tage Erlander
Office2:Member of the Riksdag
Term Start2:1951
Term End2:1979
Birth Date:1915
Birth Place:Växjö
Death Place:Ljungby
Party:Social Democratic Party

Rune B. Johansson (1915–1982) was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Social Democratic Party. He served as minister of the interior (1957–1962) and minister of industry (1971–1976).

Biography

Johansson was born in Växjö in 1915.[1] [2] He joined the youth movement of the Social Democratic Party and then became part of the county council.

Johansson was appointed minister of state and head of the Ministry of the Interior on 31 October 1957. He served in the post 1962 in the cabinet led by Tage Erlander.[3] [4] Johansson continued to assume the post in the next cabinets, and his tenure ended on 24 January 1969. He also served as the minister of industry from 30 June 1971 to 8 October 1976.[5] [4]

Johansson was the coauthor of a book entitled SABO-företagen i den nya bostadspolitiken which was published in 1967.[1] He died in 1982.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SABO-företagen i den nya bostadspolitiken/Rune B. Johansson, Göte Svenson, & Albert Aronson. Libris. 26 October 2021. sv.
  2. Web site: Svenskt Porträttarkiv. portrattarkiv.se. sv. 26 August 2023.
  3. News: Namn att minnas – Rune Johansson. Svensk Tidskrift. 31 December 1960. sv. 26 October 2021.
  4. News: Eskil Erlandsson jordbruksminister. sv. Sveriges Radio. 6 October 2006. 26 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Rune B Johansson (S). Sveriges Riksdag. 17 May 2024. sv.