Carl Lidbom

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Carl Lidbom
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
10 November 1975 – 8 October 1976
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Preceded byKjell-Olof Feldt
Succeeded byStaffan Burenstam Linder
1st Minister for Government Coordination
In office
1 January 1975 – 1 November 1975
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byThage G. Peterson
Personal details
Born
Carl Gunnar Lidbom

(1926-03-02)2 March 1926
Stockholm, Sweden
Died26 July 2004(2004-07-26) (aged 78)
Nykvarn, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse
Lena Hesselgren
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(m. 1950; died 1992)​
ProfessionJurist

Carl Gunnar Lidbom (2 March 1926 – 26 July 2004) was a Swedish jurist. He served as

minister of commerce and industry from 1975 and 1976 and as Ambassador of Sweden to France from 1982 to 1992. During his time in the Government Offices, he worked, among other things, on drafting a new Swedish constitution, which transformed the Riksdag from a bicameral legislature into a unicameral
one.

Early life

Lidbom was born on 2 March 1926 in

Candidate of Law degree in Stockholm in 1950.[1]

Career

Lidbom did his clerkship in Sollentuna and Färentuna territorial jurisdiction from 1950 to 1953 and worked as an extra legal clerk (fiskal) in the

minister of commerce and industry and head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from 1975 to 1976. He was a member of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats from 1974 to 1982. Lidbom then served as Swedish Ambassador to France from 1982 to 1992,[3] the same year his wife died.[4]

Lidbom was assistant teacher in law at Stockholm University from 1959 to 1965[1][2] and served as an expert in negotiations, among other things in the Council of Europe and in the International Labour Organization from 1961 to 1965, and as an expert in the Constitutional Preparation (Grundlagberedningen) and in Tax Punishment Law Inquiry (skattestrafflagutredningen) from 1966[1] as well as the County Democracy Inquiry (Länsdemokratiutredningen).[2] Lidbom was replacement for the deputy chairman of the Labour Court from 1968 to 1969, and had international assignments, among others thing in the Nordic Council, the Council of Europe, OECD, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and in the United Nations.[3]

Lidbom was known in certain circles by the nickname "Calle Batong", and his tough legislative approach also gave rise to the term "Lidbomeri," which refers to hastily drafted laws often driven by political motives.[5]

Ebbe Carlsson affair

Main article: Ebbe Carlsson affair
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After the assassination of Olof Palme,, Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson asked Lidbom to lead an investigation into Säpo's role in, among other things, the Palme assassination. With the help of his close friend Ebbe Carlsson, a book publisher but also a private investigator, Lidbom began to examine the so-called PKK lead. In 1988, Expressen reporter Per Wendel exposed the collaboration and dubbed it the "Ebbe Carlsson affair," triggering a political scandal that forced Justice Minister Anna-Greta Leijon to resign. Some time later, on 9 March 1989, Carl Lidbom was called to account for his actions before the Committee on the Constitution.[6] The committee's vice chairman Anders Björck questioned the Paris ambassador and Säpo investigator Carl Lidbom. Lidbom accused Björck of coming up with insinuating questions. In interviews, Lidbom had stated that the letter of recommendation (from Leijon to Carlsson) and the secret Säpo documents that Carlsson had acquired were a "trivial matter" and a "minor offense on par with a parking violation." Björck asked if Lidbom had his wife read secret documents. Lidbom snorted at the question:[7]

  • Lidbom: That question is just nonsense. You won't get an answer because it's nonsense.
  • Björck: You have allowed your wife to read classified documents.
  • Lidbom: You won't get an answer because what you're doing is nonsense.
  • Björck: I don't think it's up to Carl Lidbom to make such statements here. You should know your place when you're here! Period!

Personal life

In 1950, Lidbom married Lena Hesselgren (1927–1992), the daughter of district judge (häradshövding) Ove Hesselgren and Malin (née Lundblad). They had two children: Helen (born 1951) and Mona (born 1954).[1] His wife, who suffered from polio for many years, died in 1992.[4]

Lidbom's personal life was at times the subject of various writings. In 1989, the media aroused interest when he took his mistress aboard a military ship during an official visit to France. Lidbom later came to write a book about the love of his handicapped wife where he also told openly about his infidelity.[5]

Death

Lidbom died on 26 July 2004 and was buried at Kungsbrolunden next to Turinge Church in Turinge-Taxinge Parish (Turinge-Taxinge församling).[8]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ^
    SELIBR 53513
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  2. ^
    SELIBR 3681519
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  3. ^
    SELIBR 3681533
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  4. ^ a b Ålsnäs, Marcus (28 July 2004). "Carl Lidbom är död" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b Carnhede, Anna-Maria (27 July 2004). "Carl Lidbom död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. ^ "70. Buffeln får veta hut". www.chef.se (in Swedish). 2013-06-04. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ Thunborg, Peter (27 July 2018). "Skandalaffären gav upphov till tv-historia" [The scandal affair gave rise to television history]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Carl Gunnar Lidbom". www.gravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.

Further reading

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Government offices
Preceded by
Minister of Commerce and Industry

1975–1976 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to France
1982–1992 		Succeeded by
Stig Brattström
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