Ture Lennart Bodström (20 April 1928 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish politician born in

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, who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in

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cabinet from 1982 to 1985. His refusal, without further evidence, to participate in the accusations against the

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regarding its possible submarine operations in Swedish waters led to a

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against him in the

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, which failed. This is still the only time such a motion has been raised against a single member of a Swedish government (although some have resigned facing the threat of one). Following the 1985 election, Bodström was reassigned to the post of Minister for Education. Bodström's son Thomas Bodström is also a Social Democratic politician. He died one week and three days after his 87th birthday.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodstrom, Lennart 20th-century Swedish politicians 1928 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Gothenburg Diplomats from Gothenburg Ministers for education of Sweden Ministers for foreign affairs of Sweden Place of death missing Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Ministers for trade of Sweden Ambassadors of Sweden to Norway