Carl Lidbom

Lidbom was born on 2 March 1926 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Gunnar Lidbom, a judge of appeal, and his wife Sally (née Lutteman). He passed studentexamen in 1944 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947 and a Candidate of Law degree in Stockholm in 1950.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/norr68/0796.html |editor1-last=Davidsson |editor1-first=Åke |date=1968 |title=Vem är vem? |volume=5, Norrland : supplement, register |trans-title=Who's Who? |edition=2nd |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem bokförlag |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|53513}} |page=772}}

Lidbom did his clerkship in Sollentuna and Färentuna territorial jurisdiction from 1950 to 1953 and worked as an extra legal clerk (fiskal) in the Svea Court of Appeal in 1954, as court secretary in Lindes and Nora territorial jurisdiction in 1955 and as deputy secretary and acting secretary in the Labour Court (Arbetsdomstolen) from 1956 to 1958.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1969/0573.html |editor-last=Lagerström |editor-first=Sten |year=1968 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3681519}} |page=557}} He worked as an expert in the Ministry of the Interior in 1959 and in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1960.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1997/0668.html |editor-last=Salander Mortensen |editor-first=Jill |year=1996 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |isbn=91-1-960852-7 |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3681533}} |page=668}} Lidbom was assessor in the Svea Court of Appeal in 1961, director (byråchef) in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1963, deputy director-general (departementsråd) in the Ministry of Justice in 1965 and director there in 1966 and acting director-general for legal affairs (rättschef) there in 1967. Lidbom was then director-general for legal affairs there from 1968 to 1969 and he was appointed became Hovrättsråd in 1969. Lidbom served as a minister without portfolio from 1969 to 1975 and was minister of commerce and industry and head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from 1975 to 1976. He was a member of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats from 1974 to 1982. Lidbom then served as Swedish Ambassador to France from 1982 to 1992, the same year his wife died.{{cite web |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/449504 |publisher=Sveriges Radio |title=Carl Lidbom är död |first=Marcus |last=Ålsnäs |date=28 July 2004 |access-date=11 January 2022 |language=sv}}

Lidbom was assistant teacher in law at Stockholm University from 1959 to 1965 and served as an expert in negotiations, among other things in the Council of Europe and in the International Labour Organization from 1961 to 1965, and as an expert in the Constitutional Preparation (Grundlagberedningen) and in Tax Punishment Law Inquiry (skattestrafflagutredningen) from 1966 as well as the County Democracy Inquiry (Länsdemokratiutredningen). Lidbom was replacement for the deputy chairman of the Labour Court from 1968 to 1969, and had international assignments, among others thing in the Nordic Council, the Council of Europe, OECD, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and in the United Nations.

Lidbom was known in certain circles by the nickname "Calle Batong", and his tough legislative approach also gave rise to the term "Lidbomeri," which refers to hastily drafted laws often driven by political motives.

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After the assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson asked Lidbom to lead an investigation into Säpo's role in, among other things, the Palme assassination. With the help of his close friend Ebbe Carlsson, a book publisher but also a private investigator, Lidbom began to examine the so-called PKK lead. In 1988, Expressen reporter Per Wendel exposed the collaboration and dubbed it the "Ebbe Carlsson affair," triggering a political scandal that forced Justice Minister Anna-Greta Leijon to resign. Some time later, on 9 March 1989, Carl Lidbom was called to account for his actions before the Committee on the Constitution.{{cite web |url=https://chef.se/70-buffeln-far-veta-hut/ |website=www.chef.se |title=70. Buffeln får veta hut |date=2013-06-04 |access-date=11 January 2022 |language=sv}} The committee's vice chairman Anders Björck questioned the Paris ambassador and Säpo investigator Carl Lidbom. Lidbom accused Björck of coming up with insinuating questions. In interviews, Lidbom had stated that the letter of recommendation (from Leijon to Carlsson) and the secret Säpo documents that Carlsson had acquired were a "trivial matter" and a "minor offense on par with a parking violation." Björck asked if Lidbom had his wife read secret documents. Lidbom snorted at the question:{{cite news |url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/inloggad/skandalaffaren-gav-upphov-till-tv-historia/ |newspaper=Expressen |title=Skandalaffären gav upphov till tv-historia |trans-title=The scandal affair gave rise to television history |first=Peter |last=Thunborg |date=27 July 2018 |access-date=11 January 2022 |language=sv}}

• Lidbom: That question is just nonsense. You won't get an answer because it's nonsense.
• Björck: You have allowed your wife to read classified documents.
• Lidbom: You won't get an answer because what you're doing is nonsense.
• Björck: I don't think it's up to Carl Lidbom to make such statements here. You should know your place when you're here! Period!

In 1950, Lidbom married Lena Hesselgren (1927–1992), the daughter of district judge (häradshövding) Ove Hesselgren and Malin (née Lundblad). They had two children: Helen (born 1951) and Mona (born 1954). His wife, who suffered from polio for many years, died in 1992.

Lidbom's personal life was at times the subject of various writings. In 1989, the media aroused interest when he took his mistress aboard a military ship during an official visit to France. Lidbom later came to write a book about the love of his handicapped wife where he also told openly about his infidelity.{{cite news |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/L0lR1R/carl-lidbom-dod |newspaper=Aftonbladet |title=Carl Lidbom död |first=Anna-Maria |last=Carnhede |date=27 July 2004 |access-date=11 January 2022 |language=sv}}

Lidbom died on 26 July 2004 and was buried at Kungsbrolunden next to Turinge Church in Turinge-Taxinge Parish (Turinge-Taxinge församling).{{cite web |url=https://gravar.se/forsamling/turinge-taxinge-forsamling/kungsbrolunden/-/carl-gunnar-lidbom-2ad40 |website=www.gravar.se |title=Carl Gunnar Lidbom |access-date=11 January 2022 |language=sv}}

• {{cite book |last=Lidbom |first=Carl |title=Lagstiftningsmaktens gränser |year=1994 |publisher=Juristförl. |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-7598-622-1 |id={{LIBRIS|7651065}}}}
• {{cite book |last=Lidbom |first=Carl |title=Ett uppdrag |year=1990 |publisher=Wahlström & Widstrand |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9146158235 |id={{LIBRIS|7281530}}}}
• {{cite book |last=Lidbom |first=Carl |title=SÄPO: Säkerhetspolisens arbetsmetoder : rapport |series=Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X; 1989:18 |year=1989 |publisher=Allmänna förl. |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9138102951 |id={{LIBRIS|7263350}}}}
• {{cite book |last=Lidbom |first=Carl |title=Reformist |year=1982 |publisher=Tiden |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9155027342 |id={{LIBRIS|7421047}}}}
• {{cite book |last=Lidbom |first=Carl |title=Frihet, rättssäkerhet och effektiv samhällsstyrning: ett dilemma för lagstiftarna |year=1981 |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|675217}}}}
• {{cite book |last=Lidbom |first=Carl |title=Näringslivet och den nya ekonomiska världsordningen |series=Företag och samhälle, 0348-7830; 1976:2 |year=1976 |publisher=Studieförb. Näringsliv och samhälle (SN&S) |location=Stockholm |language=sv |id={{LIBRIS|465120}}}}

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• {{cite book |last=Ahlin |first=Per |last2=Bergstrand |first2=Mats |title=Den godhjärtade buffeln: en bok om Carl Lidbom |trans-title=The kind-hearted churl: a book about Carl Lidbom |edition=1st |year=1997 |publisher=Juristförl.

|location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=913920040X |id={{LIBRIS|7269847}}}}

• {{cite book |last=Börjeson |first=Per-Olov |title=Carl Lidboms mest bevingade ord |year=1989 |publisher=Galerie Börjeson |location=Malmö |language=sv |isbn=91-970239-7-3 |id={{LIBRIS|7790824}}}}

• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a30ysyyuGLE Lidbom's hearing in the Committee on the Constitution] {{lang in|sv}}

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