Thomas Bodström (born April 9, 1962) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He is the current Minister for Justice (since 2000). April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Swedish Social Democratic Party (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti, commonly referred to as Socialdemokraterna), is the largest political party in Sweden. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Thomas Bodström is the son of Lennart Bodström, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs 1982-1985 in the Olof Palme government. In his youth, however, Thomas Bodström was not involved in party politics. Instead, his first brush with media attention came as a football player in AIK, a team in the Premier Division of the Swedish Football league, 1987-1989. In 1990 he graduated from Stockholm University with a Bachelor of Laws degree. After that, he worked as a lawyer for ten years. During his career he took interest in international affairs and in 1999 he joined the board of the Swedish branch of the international organisation Lawyers Without Borders. The office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs has existed in Sweden since 1809, its creation was a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government promulgated in the same year. ... Sven Olof Joachim Palme (January 30, 1927 - February 28, 1986) was a Swedish politician. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... AIK is a Swedish sports club based in Solna, north of Stockholm. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stockholm University Stockholm University, or Stockholms universitet, is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Charities ...

However, when Prime Minister Göran Persson announced his new cabinet appointment on October 11, 2000, Thomas Bodström was a completely unknown face to most of the political journalists attending the press conference. At the time, he was not even a member of the Social Democratic party. Although Bodström was unaccustomed to national politics at the time, he has managed to keep his job despite calls for his resignation, especially loudly voiced after a couple of high profile prison escapes during the summer of 2004. The Prime Minister or Statsminister is the head of Government in Sweden. ... Hans Göran Persson  listen (born January 20, 1949) is a Swedish politician. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After being appointed as Minister for Justice, he was elected to the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, in the 2002 Swedish parliamentary election. This could be regarded as a purely formal exercise, his seat immediately taken over by a substitute. Riksdag is also the Swedish name of the Parliament of Finland. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Results of the general election to the Riksdag, the parliament of Sweden, held Sunday September 15, 2002. ...

He has written a book, 700 dagar i Rosenbad (700 days in Rosenbad), about his experiences as a newcomer in the government. Rosenbad is the building primarily associated with the Prime Ministers Office and the Government Chancellery in Sweden. ...

External links

Thomas Bodström's home page on the Swedish Government web site (http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2238)

Thomas Bodström's home page on the Swedish Parliament website (http://www.riksdagen.se/folkvald/ledamotr/ledamot/ThomasBodstroem_en.htm)

Reference

Thomas Bodström, 700 dagar i Rosenbad, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag, ISBN 9185015156