Tobias Baudin

Tobias Baudin
Tobias Baudin standing beside a mural depicting Dawit Isaak with "free dawit" written below
Baudin in 2021
Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 November 2021
LeaderMagdalena Andersson
Preceded byLena Rådström Baastad
President of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union
In office
1 June 2016 – 6 November 2021
DeputyMalin Ragnegård
Johan Ingelskog
Preceded byAnnelie Nordström
Succeeded byMalin Ragnegård
Personal details
Born (1974-12-25) 25 December 1974 (age 50)
Luleå, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic Party
OccupationTrade union leader, politician

Åke Sigurd Tobias Baudin (born 25 December 1974) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician and trade union leader who has served as Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party since November 2021.[1] He served as President of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union from 2016 to 2021 and previously as vice president of the same organization from 2010 to 2012 before serving as vice president of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) from 2012 to 2016.

Biography

Early life and education

Baudin has a professional background as a machinist[2] and has been educated in automation and control engineering.

Trade union career

He became involved with the trade union Swedish Municipal Workers' Union through his workplace and was elected a workplace representative in 2000. From 2004 to 2010, Baudin was elected to the trade unions federal board. He has served as president of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union in Norrbotten (2009–2010), first vice president of the same organization from 2010 to 2012 and as first vice president of Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) (2012–2016).[3]

President of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union

Baudin was elected trade union president for the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union at the union's congress in 2016, as Annelie Nordström's successor.[4]

Political career

Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party

Baudin was designated Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party on 12 October 2021 ahead of the party's congress in November 2021 alongside Magdalena Andersson as party leader.[5] He was subsequently elected to the position on 6 November 2021.

Controversies and scandals

  • Swedish Municipal Workers' Union experienced a major scandal during Baudin's leadership. Workers' Union was heavily criticised for squandering funds. An investigation by Aftonbladet revealed that Swedish Municipal Workers' Union had misallocated hundreds of millions on luxury trips, pornographic shows and loss-making ventures.[6][7]
  • In 2024, Baudin said that he is prepared to create legislation that harms his political opponents.[8]

References

  1. ^ Baudin elected Secretary-General (in Swedish) 2021-11-06
  2. ^ Archived copy, (in Swedish) LO 2013-11-11
  3. ^ Transportarbetaren, 2012, nr 6, s. 4
  4. ^ Tobias Baudin on the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union's lost honor, (in Swedish) Sveriges radio 2016-09-17
  5. ^ Tobias Baudin designated Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party, (in Swedish) Sveriges radio 2021-10-12
  6. ^ Nyheter, SVT (2016-01-14). "Medlemmar rasar mot Kommunal efter avslöjande". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  7. ^ Karlsson, Pär (2017-01-03). "Så blev tappet efter Kommunalskandalen". Nyheter från Sveriges största nyhetssajt (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-09. bland annat skett uppträdanden av porrstjärnan Puma Swede.
  8. ^ Lina Lund (2024-03-08). "S hot efter lotteribråket – kan använda lagstiftning för att skada Moderaterna". DN.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-09. vi ska ge tillbaka lagstiftningsvägen och skada moderater och sverigedemokrater, säger partisekreterare Tobias Baudin (S).
Trade union offices
Preceded by Vice President of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union
2016–2021 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party
2021– 		Succeeded by
Incumbent