Rolf Douglas Rembe (7 March 1926 - 20 February 2022) was a Swedish trade unionist and theatre director. Born in Sövde, Rembe studied at the

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, training as a school teacher. While at the university, he became president of Studentafton, and also edited the student newspaper, '' Lundagård''. On graduating, he began working as a journalist, then spent a year serving on the commission supervising the

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armistice. In 1956, Rembe became the first full-time general secretary of the Swedish Theatre Union. In 1963, he led a successful 111-day strike of actors at

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. In 1968, he additionally became general secretary of the

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(FIA). By 1968, the federation felt it needed a full-time leader, but he was unwilling to give up his position at the Swedish union, so left the FIA post. In 1977, Rembe became director of the

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, then in 1980 went to lead the cultural department of the

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. In 1983, he moved to London to return to the general secretaryship of the FIA. He retired in 1991, returning to Sweden the following year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rembe, Rolf 1926 births 2022 deaths Lund University alumni People from Sjöbo Municipality Swedish theatre directors Swedish trade unionists