Stig Malm
Stig Malm | |
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Born | Stig Nils Åke Malm 4 March 1942 Sundbyberg, Sweden |
Died | 5 March 2021 Danderyd, Sweden | (aged 79)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Trade unionist, politician |
Political party | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
Stig Nils Åke Malm (4 March 1942 – 5 March 2021) was a Swedish trade unionist (Swedish Metalworkers' Union) and politician. He was chairman of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Swedish: Landsorganisationen i Sverige, LO) in 1983–1993.
Biography
Stig Malm grew up in a workers' home in
Malm resigned from his position as chairman of LO in 1993, after it was revealed that he had approved a number of generous severance packages to managers of the trade union owned construction company BPA. In 1994, he published an autobiography, 13 år ("13 Years").
Malm was a member of the
In 2021, Malm died from complications caused by COVID-19 at Danderyd Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, one day after his 79th birthday.[2] Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, who earlier was chairman of IF Metall, the successor organization of the Swedish Metalworkers' Union, remembered him as an "ideologically clear representative of the Swedish labour movement" and "an outspoken LO chairman who always defended the members' interests".[3]
References
- ^ Stig Malm, Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok, 1985.
- ^ Stig Malm död i sviterna av Covid-19, Aftonbladet, 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Löfven minns Stig Malm: "En ideologiskt klar och tydlig företrädare"". SVT Nyheter. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links
- Stig Malm, Wikiquote