Hans Gustafsson

Hans Gustafsson
Minister for Housing
In office 1982–1988
Prime Minister	Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson
Minister for Physical Planning and Local Government
In office 1974–1976
Minister for Civil Service Affairs
In office 1973–1973
Personal details
Born	21 December 1923
Died	25 August 1998(1998-08-25) (aged 74)
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Sweden

Hans Gustafsson (21 December 1923 – 25 August 1998) was a Swedish social democratic politician who held several government posts and was a member of the Swedish Parliament.[1]

Biography

Gustafsson was born on 21 December 1923.[2] He was appointed minister for civil service in 1973, and then he served as minister for physical planning and local government for two years between 1974 and 1976.[2] His last ministerial post was the minister of housing which he held from 1982 to 1988 in the second cabinet of Olof Palme[2][3] and in the first cabinet of Ingvar Carlsson.

Gustafsson was also a member of the Social Democratic Party and served in the parliament for eighteen years in the period of 1976–1994 representing Blekinge County constituency.[2] He died on 25 August 1998.[2]

References

1. "Hans Gustafsson" (in Swedish). NE. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
2. "Hans Gustafsson" (in Swedish). Politikertoppen. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
3. J. Paxton, ed. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88. London: Macmillan Press. p. 1139. ISBN 9780230271166.