Lennart Bodström

Ture Lennart Bodström (20 April 1928 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish politician born in Gothenburg, who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Olof Palme's Social Democratic cabinet from 1982 to 1985.^[1] His refusal to, without further evidence, participate in the accusations against the Soviet Union regarding its possible submarine operations in Swedish waters led to a motion of confidence against him in the Riksdag, which failed. This is still as of 2008 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.^[1][2]

Bodström's son Thomas Bodström^[1] is also a Social Democratic politician.

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