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Swedish politician (1926–2012)

Born(1926-04-17)17 April 1926

Died2012 (aged 85–86)

Paul Lestander

Member of the Riksdag
In office 3 October 1982 – 1 October 1989
Constituency	Norrbotten County

Personal details
Born	(1926-04-17)17 April 1926
Died	2012 (aged 85–86)
Party	Left Party–Communists
Children	5

Paul Lestander (25 April 1926 – 2012) was a Swedish politician. A member of the Left Party–Communists, he served in the Riksdag from 1982 to 1989.

He was born on 25 April 1926.^[1] He began working in the forests at the age of 15.^[2] He gained national attention for his role as a spokesman during the 1975 Swedish forestry workers' strike.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Representing Norrbotten County, he began his first term in the Riksdag on 3 October 1982.^[5]^[6]

He stepped down from his position in the Riksdag on 1 October 1989, and was replaced by Bengt Hurtig [sv].^[7]^[8]

After leaving the Riksdag, Lestander was active in the Arjeplog municipal council.^[9]

He was first married to Sonja Lestander, with whom he had three children. After her death, he later married Inger Marklund. They had two children.^[10]

He died in 2012 at the age of 86.^[11]

References

↑ "Skogsarbete håller strejkledaren pigg" [Forestry work keeps strike leader alert]. Norrländska Socialdemokraten (in Swedish). 24 April 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
1 2 "Paul Lestander: Strejken i skogen — en del av klasskampen" [Paul Lestander: The forest strike — part of the class struggle]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 April 1973. p. 3.
↑ "Laddat för strejk inom Skogs 22" [Ready for strike action within Forestry Union Branch 22]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 23 March 1975. p. 10.
↑ Eneberg, Kaa (12 August 1979). "Vpk tog tjuren vid hornen" [VPK took the bull by the horns]. Dagens Nyheter. p. 7.
↑ "Lestander etta för vpk i Norrbotten" [Lestander first for VPK in Norrbotten]. Dagens Nyheter. 15 March 1982. p. 6.
↑ "Paul Lestander (Lft)". Riksdag. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
↑ "Lestander lämnar riksdagen". Dagens Nyheter. 6 April 1989. p. 12.
↑ "Vpk i Norrbotten får ny riksdagsman" [VPK in Norrbotten gets a new member of parliament]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 18 April 1989. p. 12.
↑ Carlbom, Mats; Molin, Kari (14 January 2008). "Mer öppenhet ska ge ny bild av vänsterpartiet" [More transparency to give a new image of the Left Party]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
↑ "Paul Lestander". Piteå-Tidningen (in Swedish). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
↑ "Paul Lestander är död - P4 Norrbotten" [Paul Lestander has died - P4 Norrbotten]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 11 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2025.

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