Hans Gunnar Fredrik Hallström (5 January 1910 – 29 June 1989) was a Swedish trade unionist and politician. Hallström joined the

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in 1927, remaining active in it until 1936. He then became leader of the

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

branch of the

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(Kommunal), and was elected to the city council. In 1948, he was elected as president of Kommunal, serving until 1973, also serving on the committee of the

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. In 1964, he was also elected as president of the

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. He retired in 1973.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallström, Gunnar 1910 births 1989 deaths Politicians from Malmö Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Swedish trade unionists