Lennart Geijer | |
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Minister for Justice | |
In office 14 October 1969 – 8 October 1976 | |
Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
Preceded by | Herman Kling |
Succeeded by | Sven Romanus |
Personal details | |
Born | Johan Lennart Geijer 14 September 1909 Ystad, Sweden |
Died | 16 June 1999 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 89)
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Occupation | lawyer |
Johan Lennart Geijer (14 September 1909 – 16 June 1999) was a Swedish politician and lawyer.[1] He is mainly remembered for his role in the Geijer affair and for being the Minister for Justice who himself negotiated with the robbers and terrorists in the Norrmalmstorg robbery, the aircraft hijacking at Bulltofta and the bombing of the West German embassy.