Gerhard_Strindlund

Gerhard Strindlund

Gerhard Strindlund

Swedish politician (1890–1957)

Gerhard Strindlund (1890–1957) was a Swedish politician who held various cabinet posts in the 1930s. He was a member of the Agrarian Party.

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Biography

Strindlund was born in Sollefteå parish, Västernorrland county, on 24 September 1890.[1] He studied agriculture in Denmark.[1] In 1921 he joined the Agrarian Party and was elected to the Riksdag.[1] In 1936 he was appointed minister for social affairs.[1] In 1938 he was named as the minister of communications (Transport) in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson replacing Albert Forslund in the post.[2] Strindlund resigned from the office in December 1939.[1] In 1941 Strindlund was appointed director general and head of the Swedish Forest Agency and left the Riksdag.[1] During his term at the Riksdag he was among those who attempted to formulate a special kind of compensation to blind people.[3] His tenure as director general of the agency lasted until 1953.[1]

Strindlund died in Essinge parish, Stockholm county, on 10 October 1957.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Jarl Torbacke. "Gerhard Strindlund" (in Swedish). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    Lars Magnusson; Jan Ottosson (2000). "State Intervention and the Role of History - state and private actors in Swedish network industries". Review of Political Economy. 12 (2): 199. doi:10.1080/095382500406503. S2CID 153827403.
  3. [3]
    Staffan Förhammar (2006). "Educating through Social Policy: Compensation for Blindness in Sweden – An Example of Creating Norms and Identities". Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 8 (4): 211–231. doi:10.1080/15017410600562243.
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