Gerhard Strindlund (1890–1957) was a Swedish politician who held various cabinet posts in the 1930s. He was a member of the Agrarian Party.

Biography

Strindlund was born in Sollefteå parish,

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, on 24 September 1890. He studied agriculture in Denmark. In 1921 he joined the Agrarian Party and was elected to the Riksdag. In 1936 he was appointed minister for social affairs. In 1938 he was named as the minister of communications (Transport) in the

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in the post. Strindlund resigned from the office in December 1939. In 1941 Strindlund was appointed director general and head of the Swedish Forest Agency and left the Riksdag. During his term at the Riksdag he was among those who attempted to formulate a special kind of compensation to blind people. His tenure as director general of the agency lasted until 1953. Strindlund died in Essinge parish, Stockholm county, on 10 October 1957.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strindlund, Gerhard 1890 births 1957 deaths Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden) Swedish Ministers for Social Affairs Swedish Ministers for Communications Swedish agronomists People from Sollefteå Municipality 20th-century agronomists