- Göran Johansson
Göran Johansson (born
August 31 ,1945 , inGothenburg ) is aSwedish Social Democratic Party politician. He is currently the chairman (commissioner) of theGothenburg Municipality Executive Board. With a working class background, he was a union leader at his workplace atSKF and later became the Social Democratic Party's "strong man" in Gothenburg.He is one of the best known politicians in Sweden and has in public surveys been voted as one of the most popular politicians. But he has also been criticized for an undemocratic leadership which has made several – especially female – politicians to leave their assignments within the Social Democratic Party.
Johansson suffers from a severe case of
psoriasis that makes his face look swollen and red.He is longlisted for the 2008
World Mayor award.External links
* [http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/gothenburg-mayor.html CityMayors profile]
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