Leif Blomberg

Leif Blomberg (15 February 1941 – 2 March 1998) was a politician and the head of Swedish Metal Workers' Confederation. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party.^[1] He held several government posts.

Leif Blomberg
Personal details
Born	15 February 1941 Enköping, Sweden
Died	2 March 1998(1998-03-02) (aged 57) Gothenburg, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Children	3
Occupation	Trade unionist

Biography

Blomberg was born in Enköping on 15 February 1941.^[1][2] He was the chairman of the Swedish Metal Workers' Confederation in the period 1982–1993.^[3][4] Shortly after his appointment as the chairman of the confederation it abandoned the main agreements of the Swedish Trade Union allies in 1983.^[5] At the beginning the 1990s Blomberg was a member of the advisory committee on the European Community formed by the Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson.^[6]

In 1994 Blomberg was appointed the minister for immigration to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson.^[7][8] He was the minister for integration between 22 March 1996 and 2 March 1998 in the cabinet led by Göran Persson.^[9] He also served as the minister for consumer affairs during the same period.^[9]

Blomberg was married and had three children.^[9] He died in Gothenburg on 2 March 1998 when he was in office.^[2][9]