Arne Geijer

Arne Geijer   (Trade unionist)
Born	7 May 1910 Hälsingland, Sweden
Died	27 January 1979 (Age 68) Bromma, Stockholm
Nationality	Swedish
Party	Swedish Social Democratic Party
Chair of the influential Swedish Trade Union Confederation and President of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.  International Confederation of Free Trade Unions/President In office 1957 - 1965 Preceded by Omer Becu  Swedish Trade Union Confederation/Chair In office 1956 - 1973

Arne Geijer (born 7 May 1910, in Hälsingland, died 27 January 1979 in Bromma, Stockholm) was a Swedish trade union organizer.

Geijer left school when he was thirteen and began working in agriculture. He later completed an apprenticeship as a toolmaker, and joined the Swedish Metalworkers' Union. At the age of 28 he began working full-time for the union as its director of education, and in 1945 he won election as its general secretary, also taking up a position of the council of the International Metalworkers' Federation.

In 1955, Geijer was elected to the upper house of the Riksdag, representing the Swedish Social Democratic Party. The following year, he won election as chair of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, and from 1957 he held these two posts alongside being president of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. In this role, he was known for his backing for the International Solidarity Fund. He was replaced as president in 1965, but remained chair of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation until 1973. In retirement, he was chair of the Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation from 1977 until 1979.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1962	18 May 1962	20 May 1962	Sweden Saltsjöbaden	The 11th Bilderberg meeting and the first one in Sweden.

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