Göran Johansson (politician)
Bengt Göran Lennart Johansson (31 August 1945 – 23 October 2014) was a Swedish Social Democratic Party politician. He was for many years the chairman (commissioner) of the Gothenburg Municipality Executive Board. With a working-class background, he was a union leader at his workplace at SKF and later became the Social Democratic Party's "strong man" in Gothenburg.
He was one of the best known politicians in Sweden and was voted as one of the nation's most popular politicians. However, he had been criticized for an undemocratic leadership which made several – especially female – politicians leave their assignments within the Social Democratic Party.[citation needed]
Johansson suffered from discoid lupus erythematosus, DLE,[citation needed] which caused his face to look swollen and red.[citation needed]
He was longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award. Like New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, Johansson took public transit to work.[1]
He is the father of Anna Johansson, who served as Minister for Infrastructure in the Swedish Government from October 2014 to July 2017.
Johansson died on 23 October 2014 at the age of 69.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Comments on Göran Johansson - Mayor of Gothenburg". World Mayor.
- ^ Littorin, Jens (23 October 2014). "Göran Johansson har avlidit". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Former Gothenburg mayor Göran Johansson dies Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
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