Curt Boström (1926–2014) was a Swedish social democrat politician. He was the minister of communication between 1982 and 1985 and governor of the

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County (, Meänkieli/, ) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf ...

between 1985 and 1991.

Early life and education

Boström was born in

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on 31 December 1926. He was educated in

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and received a secondary school diploma. Following the death of his father he began to work at age 14.

Career

After working at different jobs Boström was employed by the newspaper '' Piteå-Tidningen'' as a sports journalist in 1946. Next he worked for ''Flottningsföreningen'' until his political career in the 1970s. In 1974 Boström was elected to the

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for the Social Democrat Party. His term at the Parliament ended in 1985. He was appointed minister of communication in 1982 which he held until 1985. The cabinet was led by

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Olof Palme Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until as ...

. Boström also served as the minister of defense in the same cabinet. Then Boström was named as the governor of the Norrbotten County and remained in office until 1991.

Personal life and death

Boström married in 1950 and had a son. He died in Piteå in March 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bostrom, Curt 1926 births 2014 deaths Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Ministers for communications of Sweden Members of the Första kammaren People from Piteå Municipality County governors of Sweden 20th-century Swedish journalists