Gösta Skoglund

Gösta Skoglund (29 April 1903 – 14 June 1988) was a Swedish social democrat politician who was the minister of communications between 1957 and 1965. He was also known for his contributions in the establishment of Umeå University.

Biography

Skoglund was born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborg County, on 29 April 1903. He received a degree in primary school education in 1925 after which he moved to Umeå where he began to work as a teacher in 1927.

During his term as minister Skoglund initiated the traffic reform in Sweden in 1963. He was also a member of the Nordic Council.

Skoglund was made the head of Commission for High Level Road Planning in 1965. He was one of the driving forces behind the formation of Umeå University.

He died in Umeå on 14 June 1988.

Honors and legacy Umeå University made Skoglund honorary doctor of the faculty of dentistry in 1958, which was before the official inauguration of the university, and of the faculty of medicine in 1972.

In 1982 a road at the Umeå University campus was named after him. In 1983 a scholarship fund was established in his memory at the Center for Regional Science (CERUM) at Umeå University which provides scholarships every year.