Thomas Bodstrom has made itself known to the Swedish people for many reasons. Perhaps you recognize him as a lawyer or politician? Maybe you have read his book or know about his football career? Then you might be curious about his family, how tall he is and where he lives?
News24 has the answers to the questions that the Swedish people google most about the multitasker Thomas Bodström.
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Thomas Boström 2018. Photo: Christine Olsson/TTThomas Bodström age – how old is he?
Thomas Bodström was born on 9 April 1962 in Uppsala and is today 62 years old.
Thomas Bodström’s father – who is Lennart Bodström?
Thomas Boström was born into a politically active family with his father Lennart Bodström who was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education during Olof Palmes social democratic rule during the 1980s.
Lennart died in 2015 and was 87 years old, and became known for his politics and his board position in the Swedish Civil Servants’ Central Organization, among other things.
– We will remember him because he was a fantastically kind person and a fantastic father. Like many fathers, he worked a lot in those days, but he was always very loving and when you wanted, you could always hear a fairy tale. He had a fantastic imagination, said Thomas Bodström in an interview with The evening paper in connection with the death notice.
Lennart Bodström in 1999. Photo: Gunnar Ask/TT
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Thomas Bodström football career – has he played in AIK?
During the years 1987-1989, Thomas Bodström was an all-svenskan soccer player in AIK where he was called “Boda”. He played right-back and made a living from football in parallel with his law studies for which he graduated in 1990.
Football is still alive in Bodström’s life, both as a player in the ravens and a supporter.
Thomas Bodström’s career: Politician, jurist, lawyer and author
After he obtained his law degree at Stockholm University, he worked as a legal assistant and lawyer at a law firm. He was part owner and founded Stockholms Advokatbyrå in 1996.
He then became Minister of Justice (2000-2006) and Member of Parliament (2002-2010) for the Social Democrats.
Thomas Bodström (S), Sweden’s Riksdag. Photo: Sweden’s Riksdag
He became known to the Swedish people when he represented the relatives of the victims of the Discotek fire in Gothenburg in 1998 when 63 young people died and over 200 people were injured.
In addition to that, he has also participated in the long-distance runner, Hasse Aros“Wanted” and not infrequently he appears in the media as a legal expert.
But he has also written books, both detective stories and autobiographical ones. In August 2024, Bodström published an autobiography in which he openly talks about growing up.
— It has been interesting to look back on my school days. I have a lot of bright childhood memories, but even though I could read and write before I even started school, it just got worse every year. In middle school, I spent almost more time in the hallway than in the classroom, and in junior high, my school days were characterized by constant lethargy, and in high school, it didn’t work at all, he told the publisher Nordstedt in connection with the release.
Today he runs his own law firm – “Advokatbyrån Thomas Bodström”.
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Press image Nordstedt’s publishing group. Photo: Kajsa Göransson
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Thomas Bodström height – how tall is he?
Thomas Bodström is 187 centimeters tall.
Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/TTDoes Thomas Bodström have a wife?
Thomas Bodström is married to his wife Helen Bodström. The couple has been together for over 30 years.
– We met at a party organized by me and a friend. I was a bartender. Helén came there with a friend, we had never met before so it was love at first sight, he has previously told The Express.
Together the couple has four children.
Thomas & Helen Bodström 2023. Photo: Stella pictures Does Thomas Bodström have children?
Yes, he has four children together with his wife Helén. The sons Olaf (born 1991), Tour (born 1995), and Matthias (born 2003), as well as the daughter Maria (born 1998).
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Yes, Thomas Bodström is one of the participants in TV4’s hit program “The Traitors” which is broadcast during the autumn.
– I basically refused at first, Bodström said in “Hellenius hörna”, where he told that the family convinced him to change his mind and accept.
Other participants for the season are among others Marie Serneholt, Filip Dikmen, Niklas Källner and Marie Olsson Nylander.
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Dragomir Mrsic is program manager for the Traitors. Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/TTDoes Thomas Bodström have Instagram?
Yes, Thomas bodström has an active one Instagram account with just over 12,000 followers.
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