Biography
Andersson was born in 1936. [1] He joined the Social Democratic Party which he represented at the Riksdag from 1971 to 1995. [1]
Andersson was appointed minister of immigration on 10 October 1986,replacing Anita Gradin in the post. [2] [3] When he was in office he openly criticized the migration policies of Sweden arguing that Sweden had not responded the applications in a fair manner and that those given permission to live in the country had not been treated as equal fellows and could not find a job. [4] His tenure ended on 30 January 1989,and he was succeeded by Maj-Lis Lööw in the post. [3]
He was minister of communications (transport) between 1989 and 1991 [5] in the first and second cabinets of Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson. [6] During his term Andersson visited Seoul in 1989. [7] Sweden and Denmark signed an agreement to build the Øresund Bridge on 23 March 1991 when he was serving as the minister of communications. [8] He also served as the governor of Västerbotten. [9] He lives in Umeå. [8]
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