Karl Boo (9 September 1918 – 22 February 1996) was a

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. He was a member of the Centre Party. He was a member of the

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(lower chamber) 1961–1970, and of the unicameral parliament 1970–1988. From 1979 to 1982 he was minister for physical planning and local government in the

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. From 1977 to 1980, Boo was the president of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities (''Svenska Kommunförbundet''), an association that existed from 1969 to 2007 (now part of the Swedish Association of Regions) to interact with the

Riksdag of Sweden The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportionally and serving, since 1994, f ...

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1918 births 1996 deaths Members of the Riksdag 1968–1970 Government ministers of Sweden Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden) 20th-century Swedish politicians {{Sweden-Centre-politician-stub