Curt Boström

Swedish politician (1926–2014)

Curt Boström

Personal details
Born|

Curt Birger Boström

31 December 1926
Öjebyn, Sweden
Died| 3 March 2014(2014-03-03) (aged 87)
Piteå, Sweden
Political party| Swedish Social Democratic Party

Curt Boström (1926–2014) was a Swedish social democrat politician. He was the minister of communication between 1982 and 1985 and governor of the Norrbotten County between 1985 and 1991.

## Early life and education

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Boström was born in Öjebyn on 31 December 1926.[1] He was educated in Piteå and received a secondary school diploma.[1] Following the death of his father he began to work at age 14.[1]

## Career

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After working at different jobs Boström was employed by the newspaper Piteå-Tidningen as a sports journalist in 1946.[1] Next he worked for Flottningsföreningen until his political career in the 1970s.[1]

In 1974 Boström was elected to the Swedish Parliament for the Social Democrat Party.[2] His term at the Parliament ended in 1985.[1] He was appointed minister of communication in 1982 which he held until 1985.[2][3] The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Olof Palme.[1] Boström also served as the minister of defense in the same cabinet.[1] Then Boström was named as the governor of the Norrbotten County and remained in office until 1991.[4]

## Personal life and death

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Boström married in 1950 and had a son.[1] He died in Piteå in March 2014.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jan Lundquist (5 March 2014). "Curt Boström död". Piteå-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
2. ^ a b c "Förre ministern Curt Boström död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Piteå. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
3. ^ "The time for words is over - Carlson needs to act". Norran. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
4. ^ Anne Heith (2015). "Enacting colonised space. Katarina Pirak Sikku and Anders Sunna". The Journal Nordic Museology (2): 78. doi:10.5617/nm.3048.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Sweden