Bengt Lloyd (4 March 1928 – June 2013) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

trade union leader. Born in Malmö, Lloyd began working as a clerk at the Swedish Commercial Employees' Union (Handels), where he gradually rose to prominence. In 1953, he was given responsibility for the union's propaganda work, then soon became its education secretary. In 1959, he was put in charge of negotiations, and then in 1968, he became third president of the union. He progressed to vice president in 1974, and president in 1982. In 1987, he additionally became president of the International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees (FIET). Lloyd retired from his trade union posts in 1991, becoming active in the

Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( sv, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti ; S/SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna ), is a social-d ...

and chair of Malmö's audit committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Bengt 1928 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Malmö Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Swedish trade unionists