Gösta Skoglund

Gösta Skoglund (29 April 1903 – 14 June 1988) was a Swedish social democrat politician who was the minister of communications (Transport) between 1957 and 1965. He was also known for his contributions in the establishment of Umeå University.

Gösta Skoglund
Minister of Communications (Transport)
In office
April 1957 – September 1965
Prime MinisterTage Erlander
Preceded bySture Henriksson
Succeeded byOlof Palme
Personal details
Born29 April 1903
Hudiksvall, Sweden
Died14 June 1988(1988-06-14) (aged 85)
Umeå, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Biography
Gösta Skoglund and his successor as Minister of Communications (Transport) Olof Palme on 25 November 1965

Skoglund was born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborg County, on 29 April 1903.[1] He received a degree in primary school education in 1925 after which he moved to Umeå where he began to work as a teacher in 1927.[1] Skoglund started his political career in 1938 when he became a county councilor in Västerbotten and later a member of parliament where he served between 1940 and 1970.[1][2] In April 1957 Skoglund was appointed minister of communications (Transport) to the cabinet led by social democrat Prime Minister Tage Erlander.[3][4]

During his term as minister Skoglund initiated the traffic reform in Sweden in 1963.[5] He was also a member of the Nordic Council.[1] His term as the minister of communications (Transport) ended in September 1965, and he was succeeded by Olof Palme in the post.[5][6]

Skoglund was made the head of Commission for High Level Road Planning in 1965.[4] He served as chairman of the county council for two years from 1971 to 1973.[2] He was one of the driving forces behind the formation of Umeå University.[1][2]

He died in Umeå on 14 June 1988.[1]

Honors and legacy

Umeå University made Skoglund honorary doctor of the faculty of dentistry in 1958, which was before the official inauguration of the university, and of the faculty of medicine in 1972.[1]

In 1982 a road at the Umeå University campus was named after him.[1] In 1983 a scholarship fund was established in his memory at the Center for Regional Science (CERUM) at Umeå University which provides scholarships every year.[1]

References
  1. "Gösta Skoglund". Umeå University. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. "Prosperity and Growth Strategy Karlstad Region" (Report). TENTacle WP 4.1. 9 June 2017. p. 65. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. S. Steinberg, ed. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1963. London: Macmillan & CO Ltd. p. 1446. ISBN 978-0-230-27092-3.
  4. Knut Boge (2006). Votes Count but the Number of Seats Decides. A comparative historical case study of 20th century Danish, Swedish and Norwegian road policy (PDF) (PhD thesis). BI Norwegian School of Management. pp. 164–165. ISSN 1502-2099. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2021.
  5. Fredrik Norén (June 2019). "H-Day 1967 – An alternative perspective on "propaganda" in the historiography of public relation". Public Relations Review. 45 (2): 236. doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2018.10.004. S2CID 158977356.
  6. "Swedish Minister Retires". The New York Times. Reuters. 4 September 1965. ProQuest 116861490. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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