Sture Henriksson

Sture Henriksson (1917–1957) was a Swedish trade unionist, ombudsman and social democrat politician who killed himself in 1957 while serving as the minister of communications.

Biography Henriksson was a trade unionist. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party and served at the Swedish Parliament. In 1949 he was one of the members of the tax commission at the Parliament.

Henriksson was appointed minister of communication to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tage Erlander in 1957. Shortly after his appointment Henriksson committed suicide by hanging himself. His cabinet colleague Östen Undén later accused a ""gangster journalist" in Expressen of his death.