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Mr Gunnar ERICSSON

Mr Gunnar ERICSSON

Gunnar ERICSSON
Entry in the IOC 1965
Country SWE (Sweden)
Born 29 June 1919, KUNGSHOLM
Education
Stockholm School of Economics; Royal National Defence College

Career
Officer; President of the FACIT Company (1957-1970) then Chairman (1970-1981); President of the International Council of Swedish Industry (1981-1984); Member of Parliament (1968-1972)

Sports practised
Golf, tennis, skiing

Sports administration
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swedish Football Association (1970-1974); Vice-chairman of the NOC; member of other sports associations in Sweden

Member of other associations
Industrial and sports organisations in Sweden; board member of several companies

IOC History
Member of the IOC from 1965 to 1996; Honorary Member since 1996; member of the Executive Board (1988-1992); Chairman of the following Commissions: Study and Evaluation for the Preparation of the Olympic Games (member from 1984 to 1988), Coordination for the Olympic Games (summer) (1991-1992), Enquiry for the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in 2000 (1993); member of the following Commissions: Finance (1967-1972), Aid IOC-NOC (1968-1971), Eligibility (1980-1988), Olympic Movement (1989-1992), Sport and Environment (1996)