Albert Forslund (1881–1954) was a

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politician and

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organizer. He belonged to the

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. He became the chairman of the

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(LO) from 1936. In the same year, he was appointed Minister of Communications (Transport), and thus left his post as LO chairman.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forslund, Albert 1881 births Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians 1954 deaths Swedish trade unionists Swedish Ministers for Communications Swedish Ministers for Health 20th-century Swedish politicians