Hans Gustafsson (21 December 1923 – 25 August 1998) was a Swedish

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politician who held several government posts and was a member of the

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Biography

Gustafsson was born on 21 December 1923. He was appointed minister for civil service in 1973, and then he served as minister of local government for two years between 1974 and 1976. His last ministerial post was the

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which he held from 1982 to 1988 in the

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and in the

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of Ingvar Carlsson. Gustafsson was also a member of the Social Democratic Party and served in the parliament for eighteen years in the period of 1976-1994 representing Blekinge County constituency. He died on 25 August 1998.

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1923 births 1998 deaths Government ministers of Sweden Members of the Riksdag 1976–1979 Members of the Riksdag 1979–1982 Members of the Riksdag 1982–1985 Members of the Riksdag 1985–1988 Members of the Riksdag 1988–1991 Members of the Riksdag 1991–1994 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats People from Blekinge Swedish Ministers for Housing {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub