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Gösta Skoglund
Minister of Communications (Transport)
In office
April 1957 – September 1965
Prime MinisterTage Erlander
Preceded bySture Henriksson
Succeeded byOlof Palme
Personal details
Born29 April 1903
Hudiksvall, Sweden
Died14 June 1988(1988-06-14) (aged 85)
Umeå, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Gösta Skoglund (29 April 1903 – 14 June 1988) was a Swedish social democrat politician who was the minister of communications between 1957 and 1965. He was also known for his contributions in the establishment of Umeå University.

Biography

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Gösta Skoglund and his successor as Minister of Communications (Transport) Olof Palme on 25 November 1965

Skoglund was born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborg County, on 29 April 1903.[1] He received a degree in primary school education in 1925 after which he moved to Umeå where he began to work as a teacher in 1927.[1] Skoglund started his political career in 1938 when he became a county councilor in Västerbotten and later a member of parliament where he served between 1940 and 1970.[1][2] In April 1957 Skoglund was appointed minister of communications (Transport) to the cabinet led by social democrat Prime Minister Tage Erlander.[3][4]

During his term as minister Skoglund initiated the traffic reform in Sweden in 1963.[5] He was also a member of the Nordic Council.[1] His term as the minister of communications (Transport) ended in September 1965, and he was succeeded by Olof Palme in the post.[5][6]

Skoglund was made the head of Commission for High Level Road Planning in 1965.[4] He served as chairman of the county council for two years from 1971 to 1973.[2] He was one of the driving forces behind the formation of Umeå University.[1][2]

He died in Umeå on 14 June 1988.[1]

Honors and legacy

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Umeå University made Skoglund honorary doctor of the faculty of dentistry in 1958, which was before the official inauguration of the university, and of the faculty of medicine in 1972.[1]

In 1982 a road at the Umeå University campus was named after him.[1] In 1983 a scholarship fund was established in his memory at the Center for Regional Science (CERUM) at Umeå University which provides scholarships every year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gösta Skoglund". Umeå University. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Prosperity and Growth Strategy Karlstad Region" (Report). TENTacle WP 4.1. 9 June 2017. p. 65. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ S. Steinberg, ed. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1963. London: Macmillan & CO Ltd. p. 1446. ISBN 978-0-230-27092-3.
  4. ^ a b Knut Boge (2006). Votes Count but the Number of Seats Decides. A comparative historical case study of 20th century Danish, Swedish and Norwegian road policy (PDF) (PhD thesis). BI Norwegian School of Management. pp. 164–165. ISSN 1502-2099. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Fredrik Norén (June 2019). "H-Day 1967 – An alternative perspective on "propaganda" in the historiography of public relation". Public Relations Review. 45 (2): 236. doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2018.10.004. S2CID 158977356.
  6. ^ "Swedish Minister Retires". The New York Times. Reuters. 4 September 1965. ProQuest 116861490. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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