Gunnar Ericsson

Not to be confused with Gunnar Eriksson (1921–1982), a Swedish cross-country skier or Gunnar Ericsson (1906–1974), a Swedish Centre Party politician.

Gunnar Ericsson
Born	29 June 1919  Kungsholm parish
Died	24 December 2013  (aged 94) Brunnby church parish
Resting place	Brunnby Church
Occupation	Businessperson, politician
Political party	Folkpartiet (Sweden)
Parent(s)	Elof Ericsson
Awards	Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (1992)
Position held	member of the Second Chamber (1969–1970), member of Parliament (1971–1973)

Gunnar Lennart Vilhelm Ericsson (29 June 1919 – 24 December 2013) was a Swedish businessman, sports official and Liberal Party politician. He was born in Stockholm.

Career

Ericsson, who was the son of businessman Elof Ericsson, graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1946. He thereafter joined AB Åtvidabergs Industrier, which at that time was led by his father Elof Ericsson and was later named Facit AB. Gunnar Ericsson was its CEO from 1957 to 1970, and chairman of the board from 1970 to 1982. In 1972, he had to hand over control over the company to Electrolux.

Ericsson was a member of the Parliament of Sweden from 1969 to 1972, until 1970 in the lower chamber.

Ericsson, who through Facit AB funded the football club Åtvidabergs FF, was the chairman of the Swedish Football Association 1970–1975 and was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 1965–1996. From 1996 to 2013, he has been an honorary member of the IOC. Ericsson was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1970. He died on 24 December 2013, aged 94.

External links

• IOC's member page for Gunnar Ericsson