Bengt Göran Lennart Johansson (31 August 1945 – 23 October 2014) was a Swedish Social Democratic Party politician. He was for many years the chairman (commissioner) of the Gothenburg Municipality Executive Board. With a working-class background, he was a union leader at his workplace at SKF and later became the Social Democratic Party's "strong man" in Gothenburg. He was one of the best known politicians in Sweden and was voted as one of the nation's most popular politicians. However meanwhile he had been criticized for an undemocratic leadership which made several – especially female – politicians leave their assignments within the Social Democratic Party. Johansson suffered from discoid lupus erythematosus, DLE, which caused his face to look swollen and red. He was longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award. Like New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, Johansson took public transit to work. He is the father of Anna Johansson, who served as Minister for Infrastructure in the Swedish Government from October 2014 to July 2017. Johansson died on 23 October 2014 at the age of 69. References External links CityMayors profile 1945 births 2014 deaths People from Gothenburg Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Municipal commissioners of Sweden