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Swedish politician (1911–1997)
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Gösta Bohman
Leader of the Moderate Party
In office
14 November 1970 – 25 October 1981
Preceded byYngve Holmberg
Succeeded byUlf Adelsohn
Minister for Economics
In office
12 October 1979 – 5 May 1981
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byIngemar Mundebo
Succeeded byRolf Wirtén
In office
25 November 1976 – 18 October 1978
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byIngemar Mundebo
Minister for Finance
In office
8 October 1976 – 24 November 1976
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byGunnar Sträng
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1911-01-15)15 January 1911
Stockholm, Sweden
Died12 August 1997(1997-08-12) (aged 86)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Spouse(s) Gunnel Mossberg ​ ​(m. 1939; div. 1953)​
​ ​(m. 1960; died 1994)​
Children5, including Kajsa and Mia
RelativesCarl Bildt (son-in-law)
Alma materStockholm University
AwardsIllis quorum
1987
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The editor-in-chief of Helsingborgs Dagblad, Ove Sommelius (right), is visited in the new newspaper building, by the then Moderate leader Gösta Bohman.

Bo Gösta Bohman (15 January 1911 – 12 August 1997) was a Swedish politician and the leader of the Swedish liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1970 to 1981, during a period in which the party strengthened its position in Swedish politics. He served as minister of economics during the three-party centre-right Swedish governments 1976–1978 and 1979–1981. He has since become a model for many Moderate politicians, especially in the Moderate Youth League.

His leadership saw a period of liberalisation of the Moderate policies, a process which continues to this day.

He was known for his love for the Stockholm archipelago, where he had a house on a little island in an archipelago named Sundskär located within the Norrtälje Municipality, and often used similes inspired by it in speech and articles. His book Thoughts On My Sweden (Tankar om mitt Sverige) outlined his political views in this context. He also wrote the book Sundskär, En övärld i havsbandet (Sundskär, An archipelago neighboring the sea).

Bohman was awarded the Illis quorum in 1987.

His younger daughter, Mia Bohman, was married to former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt from 1984 to 1997.

Life before politics

Bohman was the son of the liberal managing director Conrad Bohman from Småland, and his wife Berta (formerly Gabrielsson). After finishing elementary school Bohman studied at the Svea Artillery Regiment and took his place as reserve officer in Kristianstad 1932. Four years later he attained a bachelor's degree in jurisprudence. In 1939 he married Gunnel Mossberg, a librarian.

References

  1. Moderaterna: Gösta Bohman Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  2. "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

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Party political offices
Preceded byYngve Holmberg Leader of the Swedish Moderate Party
1970–1981 		Succeeded byUlf Adelsohn


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