Carl Lidbom

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Carl Lidbom
Swedish Ambassador to France
In office
1982–1992
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Preceded bySverker Åström
Succeeded byStig Brattström
22nd Minister for Trade
In office
10 November 1975 – 8 October 1976
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Preceded byKjell-Olof Feldt
Succeeded byStaffan Burenstam Linder
1st Minister for Government Coordination
In office
1 January 1975 – 1 November 1975
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byThage G. Peterson
Personal details
Born
Carl Gunnar Lidbom

(1926-03-02)2 March 1926
Stockholm, Sweden
Died26 July 2004(2004-07-26) (aged 78)
Nykvarn, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse(s)
Lena Hesselgren
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(m. 1950; died 1992)​
ProfessionJurist

Carl Gunnar Lidbom (2 March 1926 – 26 July 2004) was a Swedish jurist. He served as Minister for Trade from 1975 and 1976 and as Ambassador of Sweden to France from 1982 to 1992. During his time in the Government Offices, he worked, among other things, on drafting a new Swedish constitution, which transformed the Riksdag from a bicameral legislature into a unicameral one.

Early life[]

Lidbom was born on 2 March 1926 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Gunnar Lidbom, a judge of appeal, and his wife Sally (née Lutteman). He passed studentexamen in 1944 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947 and a Candidate of Law degree in Stockholm in 1950.[1]

Career[]

Lidbom did his clerkship in Sollentuna and Färentuna territorial jurisdiction from 1950 to 1953 and worked as an extra legal clerk (fiskal) in the Svea Court of Appeal in 1954,[1] tingssekr Lindes and Nora territorial jurisdiction in 1955 and as deputy secretary and acting secretary in the Labour Court (Arbetsdomstolen) from 1956 to 1958.[2] He worked as an expert in the Ministry of the Interior (Inrikesdepartementet) in 1959 and in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1960.[3] Lidbom was assessor in the Svea Court of Appeal in 1961, director (byråchef) in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1963, acting director (departementsråd) in the Ministry of Justice in 1965 and director there in 1966 and acting director-general for legal affairs (rättschef) there in 1967.[2] Lidbom was then director-general for legal affairs there from 1968 to 1969 and he was appointed became Hovrättsråd in 1969.[3] Lidbom served as a minister without portfolio from 1969 to 1975 and was cabinet minister and head of the Ministry of Trade (Handelsdepartementet) from 1975 to 1976. He was a member of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats from 1974 to 1982. Lidbom then served as Swedish Ambassador to France from 1982 to 1992,[3] the same year his wife died.[4]

Lidbom was assistant teacher in law at Stockholm University from 1959 to 1965[1][2] and served as an expert in negotiations, among other things in the Council of Europe and in the International Labour Organization from 1961 to 1965, and as an expert in the Constitutional Preparation (Grundlagberedningen) and in Tax Punishment Law Inquiry (skattestrafflagutredningen) from 1966[1] as well as the County Democracy Inquiry (Länsdemokratiutredningen).[2] Lidbom was replacement for the deputy chairman of the Labour Court from 1968 to 1969, and had international assignments, among others thing in the Nordic Council, the Council of Europe, OECD, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and in the United Nations.[3]

Lidbom went in some circles under the nickname "Calle Batong" and his harsh legislation has also given rise to the term "Lidbomeri", which refers to a hastily written law that often has political intent.[5]

Ebbe Carlsson affair[]

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After the assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson had asked Lidbom to lead an investigation into Säpo's role in, among other things, the assassination of Olof Palme. With the help of his good friend Ebbe Carlsson, a publisher but now also a private investigator, Lidbom begins to investigate the so-called PKK lead. In 1988, Expressen exposes the collaboration and names it the "Ebbe Carlsson affair", which triggers a political scandal that forces the Minister of Justice Anna-Greta Leijon to resign. Some time later, on 9 March 1989, Lidbom was called to answer for his actions before the Committee on the Constitution.[6] The committee's vice chairman Anders Björck questioned the Paris ambassador and Säpo investigator Carl Lidbom. Lidbom accused Björck of coming up with insinuating questions. Lidbom had said in interviews that the letter of recommendation (from Anna-Greta Leijon to Ebbe Carlsson) and the secret Säpo documents that Carlsson came across were not "a big deal" and a "misdemeanor in class with a parking violation". Björck asked if Lidbom had his wife read secret documents. Lidbom just snorted at the question:[7]

  • Lidbom: That question is just ridiculous nonsense. You do not get an answer because it is ridiculous nonsense.
  • Björck: You have let your wife read secret documents.
  • Lidbom: You get no answer because what you are doing is ridiculous nonsense.
  • Björck: I do not think it is up to Carl Lidbom to make such statements here. You should behave when you're here! End of story!

Personal life[]

In 1950, Lidbom married Lena Hesselgren (1927–1992), the daughter of district judge (häradshövding) Ove Hesselgren and Malin (née Lundblad). They had two children: Helen (born 1951) and Mona (born 1954).[1] His wife, who suffered from polio for many years, died in 1992.[4]

Lidbom's personal life was at times the subject of various writings. In 1989, the media aroused interest when he took his mistress aboard a military ship during an official visit to France. Lidbom later came to write a book about the love of his handicapped wife where he also told openly about his infidelity.[5]

Death[]

Lidbom died on 26 July 2004 and was buried at Kungsbrolunden next to Turinge Church in Turinge-Taxinge Parish (Turinge-Taxinge församling).[8]

Selected bibliography[]

  • Lidbom, Carl (1994). Lagstiftningsmaktens gränser (in Swedish). Stockholm: Juristförl. ISBN 91-7598-622-1. SELIBR 7651065.
  • Lidbom, Carl (1990). Ett uppdrag (in Swedish). Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. ISBN 9146158235. SELIBR 7281530.
  • Lidbom, Carl (1989). SÄPO: Säkerhetspolisens arbetsmetoder : rapport. Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1989:18 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna förl. ISBN 9138102951. SELIBR 7263350.
  • Lidbom, Carl (1982). Reformist (in Swedish). Stockholm: Tiden. ISBN 9155027342. SELIBR 7421047.
  • Lidbom, Carl (1981). Frihet, rättssäkerhet och effektiv samhällsstyrning: ett dilemma för lagstiftarna (in Swedish). Stockholm. SELIBR 675217.
  • Lidbom, Carl (1976). Näringslivet och den nya ekonomiska världsordningen. Företag och samhälle, 0348-7830 ; 1976:2 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Studieförb. Näringsliv och samhälle (SN&S). SELIBR 465120.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Davidsson, Åke, ed. (1968). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 5, Norrland : supplement, register (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 772. SELIBR 53513.
  2. ^ a b c d Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 557. SELIBR 3681519.
  3. ^ a b c d Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 668. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  4. ^ a b Ålsnäs, Marcus (28 July 2004). "Carl Lidbom är död" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b Carnhede, Anna-Maria (27 July 2004). "Carl Lidbom död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. ^ "70. Buffeln får veta hut". www.chef.se (in Swedish). 2013-06-04. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ Thunborg, Peter (27 July 2018). "Skandalaffären gav upphov till tv-historia" [The scandal affair gave rise to television history]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Carl Gunnar Lidbom". www.gravar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.

Further reading[]

  • Ahlin, Per; Bergstrand, Mats (1997). Den godhjärtade buffeln: en bok om Carl Lidbom [The kind-hearted churl: a book about Carl Lidbom] (in Swedish) (1st ed.). Stockholm: Juristförl. ISBN 913920040X. SELIBR 7269847.
  • Börjeson, Per-Olov (1989). Carl Lidboms mest bevingade ord (in Swedish). Malmö: Galerie Börjeson. ISBN 91-970239-7-3. SELIBR 7790824.

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