Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson
Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson | |
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Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation | |
| In office 30 November 2021 – 17 October 2022 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Magdalena Andersson |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Baylan |
| Succeeded by | Ebba Busch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1964 Lessebo, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democratic |
Karl-Petter "Kålle" Thorwaldsson (born 26 December 1964) is a Swedish union leader and politician who has served as
Background
Thorwaldsson grew up in the industrial village of Kosta, part of the Crystal glass manufacturing region in the Småland region. He was the son of a glass blower.[3] Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson joined the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League (Swedish: Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund or SSU) and became its chair person from 1990–1995.
Political career
He later became a political advisor at the Prime Minister's Office and head of information at the Social Democrat Party before becoming ombudsman at the trade union IF Metall. Since 2000 he has combined that position with being chairman of the Workers' Educational Association (Swedish: Arbetarnas bildningsförbund, or ABF). IF Metall nominated him as president of LO in 2011 and he was elected on 26 May 2012.[4]
Minister of Business, Industry and Innovation
He was appointed minister of business, industry and innovation after Magdalena Andersson became prime minister in the wake of Stefan Löfven’s resignation.
On 7 June 2022, Thorwaldsson announced that the Swedish state no longer would be a long term owner of
Controversies
During 2018 and 2019, Thorwaldsson was a driving force in the push to have the social-democratic government restrict the right to strike and limit freedom of association for other unions than the major confederations, arguing that rather than the Swedish model being about avoiding government intervention in conflict of interests between employers and trade unions, the core idea is about the LO, TCO and SACO unions "taking care of the trash" by enforcing a strict union monopoly.[6] This strategy of going to great lengths to keep out independent unions from being able to mobilize members in industries where the three confederations have agreed internally to delineating agreements about organizing rights has been widely criticized both outside and inside the LO movement, by legal experts and grass-roots alike.[7][8][9]
In March 2022, Thorwaldsson stood behind the decision to give
References
- ^ Nyheter, S. V. T.; Fallenius, Karin (30 November 2021). "Regeringsbildningen: Började med löfte – slutade på slottet". SVT Nyheter.
- ^ Thomsen, Dante (5 November 2019). "LO:s ordförande Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson avgår". SVT Nyheter.
- ^ [1] Nordic Labour Journal, 12 November 2012: Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson: I believe the future is Nordic
- ^ [2] LO: Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson
- ^ "Flyanalytiker etter Sveriges nei til SAS: – Risiko for at dette er et trinn på vei til graven" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Axel, Green (13 June 2018). "LO:s kamp för fackligt herravälde". Arbetaren. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Arbetsplatsklubb Umeå Trafiks styrelse (28 June 2018). ""LO äventyrar strejkrätten"". Kommunalarbetaren. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Norling, Anna (8 January 2019). "Arbetsrättsjuristen: "Facken är lurade"". Tidningen Elektrikern. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ ""Skrota förslaget om förbud mot stridsåtgärder"". Sydsvenskan. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "UN advisers urge Sweden to stop mine in home of indigenous Sami". Reuters. 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Thunberg protests against Sweden iron mine on Sámi land". www.euractiv.com. 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Thorwaldsson: "Hoppas öppna flera gruvor"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Även när det handlar om kärlek måste regelverket och rättigheterna respekteras, Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson". www.amnesty.se.
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