Yngve Holmberg
 Yngve Holmberg    (politician) | |
|---|---|
 Holmberg in 1966 | |
| Born | 21 March 1925 |
| Died | 29 October 2011 (Age 86) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University College |
Criminal convictions | taking bribes |
Yngve Holmberg was a Swedish politician in the Moderate Party, who was its leader from 1965 to 1970.[1][2] He attended the 1967 Bilderberg meeting.
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Early life
Holmberg was born on 21 March 1925 in Bromma Parish, Stockholm, Sweden,[3] the son of Nils Holmberg, an editor, and his wife Ingeborg (née Johansson).[4] He received a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College in 1951.[5]
Career
Holmberg carried out court service in Western Medelpad judicial district (Medelpads västra domsaga) from 1951 to 1953 and was secretary in the Right Party's parliamentary group from 1953 to 1955.[5] He was the secretary in the office of the Right Party in the Riksdag from 1954 to 1955.[4] Holmberg served as Secretary of the City Council (Borgarrådssekreterare) and secretary in the Stockholm City's Legal and Police Directorate (Stockholms stads rätts- och polisdirektion) from 1955 to 1959. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Building Committee of Private Commerce and Industry of Sweden (Näringslivets byggnadsdelegation) and chief secretary of its Housing Investigation from 1959 to 1961.[5]
Holmberg became the party secretary for the National Organization of the Right Party in 1961 and was the chairman of the Right Party/Moderate Party between 1965 and 1971.[4] During Holmberg's time as leader, his party saw declining support in face of a left-wing wave in the late 1960s. Following a very poor result for the Moderate Party in the 1970 general election, Holmberg's position was challenged by the party's vice chairman Gösta Bohman, who won the vote at the party congress.
After his political career, Holmberg became director of the Federation of Swedish Industries (Sveriges Industriförbund) from 1970 to 1971 and county governor of Halland County from 1972 to 1977.
Consul General in Houston
He was Consul General and head of the Swedish Consulate General in Houston from 1978 to 1981, and Consul General in reserve from 1982 to 1990.
In 1978, Sweden reestablished the consulate general in Houston due to "the heavy economic decisions that will be made in this region in the future."[6] The year before, county governor Holmberg was offered the position of Consul General in Houston, despite criticism from the labor organizations of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, TCO and SACO/SR. They had previously objected to what they called "retreat appointments," where competent Ministry for Foreign Affairs officials were passed over in the promotion process when ambassadorial positions were given to former parliamentarians instead of those trained by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.[7]
On December 1, 1977, Holmberg was appointed as the new Consul General.[8] He commenced his duties on January 1, 1978.[9] In September 1980, it was reported that Chancellor of Justice Bengt Hamdahl had initiated a preliminary investigation into Holmberg's actions as head of the Swedish Consulate General in Houston. Earlier that year, staff at the consulate general had requested the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to intervene to address certain collaboration issues.[10] The Chancellor of Justice announced that Holmberg was suspected of having acted criminally in two instances. In one case, it was related to allegedly receiving "improper remuneration in the exercise of his duties." In the other case, he was suspected of having requested such remuneration.[11]
Corruption conviction
At the end of November 1980, the Chancellor of Justice announced that Holmberg would be prosecuted for bribery. Pending the trial, Holmberg's duties were relocated to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs administration in Stockholm.[12] No substitute for Holmberg was appointed in Houston.[13]
On February 13, 1981, Holmberg was convicted in Stockholm District Court for bribery and was sentenced to a conditional sentence combined with 90 day-fines of 90 SEK each, and 5,000 SEK in legal costs.[14] Three months later, in May 1981, Holmberg requested to resign from his position in Houston, which the Swedish government granted. He was then given three months to wind down the operations.[15] Holmberg was placed on leave by the government as of August 1, 1981.[16] On the same date, the consulate general was closed.[17] / Holmberg was a self-employed consultant at Scandinavian Business Consulting from 1982.[4]
Other positions
Holmberg was a member and expert in several government inquiries. He was the first vice chairman of the Stockholm Right Federation (Stockholmshögerns förbund) from 1961 to 1963, a member of parliament from 1962 to 1972, a member of the Board of Governors of the Sveriges Riksbank (Riksbanksfullmäktige) from 1964 to 1970.[4] He was a member of the Nordic Council from 1966.[5] He became a board member of the Skandia Group in 1970.[4]
Personal life
From 1952 to 1972,[4] Holmberg was married to Inga Henriksson (born 1919), the daughter of the farmer Gustaf Henriksson and Ottilia Hultquist. They had two daughters: Ann-Marie and Marit.[5]
Death
Holmberg died 29 October 2011 in Gräddö, Stockholm County.[2]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1967 | 31 March 1967 | 2 April 1967 | St John's College (Cambridge) UK United Kingdom | Possibly the only Bilderberg meeting held in a university college rather than a hotel (St. John's College, Cambridge) |
References
- ↑ Holmberg, Yngve in Vem är det (1993)
- ↑ a b http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/yngve-holmberg-dod_6605444.svd
- ↑ Szabad, Carl, ed. (2002). Sveriges befolkning 1970 (in Swedish) (Version 1.00 ed.). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb.
- ↑ a b c d e f g https://runeberg.org/vemardet/2001/0510.html
- ↑ a b c d e https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/norr68/0730.html
- ↑ https://portarchive.com/1978/09-September%20Page%201%20to%2020.pdf
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1977-11-03/11/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1977-12-02/17/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1980-09-25/4/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1980-09-25/1/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1980-09-26/6/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1980-11-20/8/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1980-11-23/6/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1981-02-14/9/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1981-05-13/6/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1981-09-03/8/SVD
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1981-05-13/6/SVD
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