Lennart Bodström

{{Short description|Swedish politician (1928–2015)}}

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| name = Lennart Bodström

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|04|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|04|30|1928|04|20|df=y}}

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| nationality = Swedish

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| occupation = politician

| party = Swedish Social Democratic Party

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| known_for = Minister for Foreign Affairs

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| relatives = Thomas Bodström (son, politician)

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Ture Lennart Bodström (20 April 1928 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish politician born in Gothenburg, who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Olof Palme's Social Democratic cabinet from 1982 to 1985.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Lennart Bodström|encyclopedia=Nationalencyklopedin|language=sv|url=http://www.ne.se/lennart-bodström|accessdate=10 May 2010}}

His refusal, without further evidence, to participate in the accusations against the Soviet Union regarding its possible submarine operations in Swedish waters led to a motion of confidence against him in the Riksdag, which failed. This is still {{As of|2008|lc=on}} the only time such a motion has been raised against a single member of a Swedish government (although some have resigned facing the threat of one).{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

Following the 1985 election, Bodström was reassigned to the post of Minister for Education.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article20718489.ab|title=Lennart Bodström död|work=Aftonbladet}} Bodström's son Thomas Bodström is also a Social Democratic politician.

He died one week and three days after his 87th birthday.