Johan ''Fritiof'' Domö (30 August 1889 – 23 November 1961) was a

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landlord and social conservative right politician and mostly known as the party leader for the Moderate Party. Domö was the first vice party leader 1935–1944, and party leader of the Moderate Party 1944–1950, a minister of the

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1939–1945 Minister of Commerce and Industry 1939–1941 and Minister of Communications (Transport) 1944–1945. He was the governor of Skaraborg County between 1951 and 1956.

Early life

Fritiof Domö was born in Hakarp as Fritiof Gustafsson, he was the son of the landlord Karl Johan Gustafsson and his wife Augusta Johansdotter. He studied in Huskvarna and interned as several farmhouses and did self-studies. In 1913, he owned his own farmhouse, in Åsen outside of Jönköping and from 1918 in Domö. In 1917, he became active in the municipality politics and in 1922 he became a member of the Skaraborgs läns hushållningssällskaps förvaltningsutskott.

Political career

From 1928, Domö was a member of the first chamber, electer by the constituent of

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, and in the Riksdag he became known as a politicians that did many motions and he was also known as a knowledged farming expert. In 1933 he became a suppleant in the special committee for crisis politics, he participated in the investigations by the

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in 1938 for farming. In 1935, he became the vice chairman of the Rights national association. And from 1936 in the group leader of the first chamber. As a leader he mentioned the "Jew-problem" and supported a restrictive Swedish refugee policy.Socialist – Citat
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was formed were Domö got the position of Minister of Commerce and Industry.

Right leader

After professor

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had announced that he intended to resign as the leader of the Moderate Party Domö became the strongest candidate to replace him. Many supported his rival

Martin Skoglund John ''Martin'' Skoglund, "Doverstorparen", (2 September 1892 in Risinge, Östergötland- 6 December 1976 in Norrköping) was a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party. Skoglund was the son of Karl Jonas Skoglund and his wife Stin ...

but he refused to run. Between 1946 and 1949 he was the group leader of the first chamber.

Personal life

Domö married Ellen Carlsson in 1915 and the couple got two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Domo, Fritiof 1889 births 1961 deaths People from Huskvarna Leaders of the Moderate Party Swedish Ministers for Trade Swedish Ministers for Communications Members of the Första kammaren Swedish landlords