Fritiof Domö

Johan Fritiof Domö (born Gustafsson, 30 August 1889 – 23 November 1961) was a Swedish landlord and social conservative right politician and mostly known as the party leader for the Moderate Party. Domö was the first vice party leader 1935–1944, and party leader of the Moderate Party 1944–1950, a minister of the Hansson III Cabinet 1939–1945 Minister of Commerce and Industry 1939–1941 and Minister of Communications (Transport) 1944–1945. He was the governor of Skaraborg County between 1951 and 1956.

Early life Fritiof Domö was born in Hakarp as Fritiof Gustafsson, he was the son of the landlord Karl Johan Gustafsson and his wife Augusta Johansdotter. He studied in Huskvarna and interned as several farmhouses and did self-studies.

In 1913, he owned his own farmhouse, in Åsen outside of Jönköping and from 1918 in Domö. In 1917, he became active in the municipality politics and in 1922 he became a member of the Skaraborgs läns hushållningssällskaps förvaltningsutskott.

In 1939, the Hansson III Cabinet was formed, and Domö was appointed to the position of Minister of Commerce and Industry.