Bengt Göransson

Bengt Göransson (1932–2021) was a Swedish educator and social democrat politician who held different cabinet posts, including minister of culture and minister of education. He also served in the Parliament for two terms between 1985 and 1991.

Bengt Göransson
Minister of Culture
In office
1982–1991
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Ingvar Carlsson
Minister of Education
In office
1982–1989
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Ingvar Carlsson
Personal details
Born1932
Södermalm
Died17 June 2021 (aged 88–89)
NationalitySwedish
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Biography

Göransson was born in Södermalm in 1932.[1] In his youth he was a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League.[2] Later he joined the Social Democratic Party.[3] Göransson worked at the Workers' Educational Association and the People’s House.[4]

He served as minister of culture from 1982 to 1991.[3] During his term the Gothenburg Film Festival was launched.[5] He was also the minister of education for two terms. He was first appointed to the post in the cabinet of Olof Palme in 1982[4] and remained in the office until 1989.[3] His second term as minister of education was between 1989 and 1991.[3] During the period 1985–1991 he represented the social democrats in the Riksdag.[3]

Göransson died on 17 June 2021.[6] In 2006 he was awarded honorary doctor by the University of Gothenburg.[3]

References
  1. Åsa Linderborg. "Jag är fri, brukade han säga och så var det nog". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. Gulyakin Svyatoslav S. (2016). "Olof Palme's political activities in Swedish Social Democratic Youth League in the 1950s". St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University Journal (4): 114. doi:10.5862/JHSS.255.12.
  3. Ulf Bjereld (9 July 2021). ""Han var bra den där" – Bengt Göransson ur tiden" (in Swedish). University of Gothenburg.
  4. Johanna Ringarp (2013). "From Bildung to Entrepreneurship: trends in education policy in Sweden". Policy Futures in Education. 11 (4): 458. doi:10.2304/pfie.2013.11.4.456.
  5. Gunnar Bergdahl (18 June 2021). "Bengt Göransson stod för ett löfte om en annan värld". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. "Tidigare kulturministern Bengt Göransson är död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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