''Lars'' Christer Bäckström (born March 16, 1953, in

Uddevalla Uddevalla is a Stad (Sweden), town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån ...

) is a Swedish Left Party

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. He was a

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of the

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1988–2006. In 2008 he was appointed Governor of

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County () is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...

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Motions to the Swedish Parliament 1999/2000_proposing national support of the Incubator Project_Venture Capital

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'Communists we are no longer, Social Democrats we can never be': The Evolution of the Leftist Parties in Finland and Sweden, Author: Arter D, The Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, Volume 18, Number 3, September 01, 2002 , pp. 1-28(28)
1953 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 1988–1991 Members of the Riksdag 1991–1994 Members of the Riksdag 1994–1998 Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Left Party (Sweden) People from Uddevalla {{Sweden-politician-stub

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