# Carl Persson

> Carl Johan Gunnar Persson was a Swedish jurist and politician. Persson served as the National Police Commissioner of the Swedish Police Authority from 1964 to 1978. His highest profile investigations during his tenure as National Police Commissioner included the hijacking of Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130 to Bulltofta Airport in 1972, the Norrmalmstorg robbery in 1973, and the West German Embassy siege by the Red Army Faction in 1975. Persson also served as the president of the Interpol from 1976 to 1980 and as Governor of Halland County from 1978 to 1979 and the Governor of the former county of Gothenburg and Bohus from 1979 to 1980.

*Swedish National Police Commissioner, county governor and president of Interpol (1919-2014)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Public Official
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Born:** 1919-12-14
- **Died:** 2014-11-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Carl Johan Gunnar Persson was a Swedish jurist and politician. Persson served as the National Police Commissioner of the Swedish Police Authority from 1964 to 1978. His highest profile investigations during his tenure as National Police Commissioner included the hijacking of Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130 to Bulltofta Airport in 1972, the Norrmalmstorg robbery in 1973, and the West German Embassy siege by the Red Army Faction in 1975. Persson also served as the president of the Interpol from 1976 to 1980 and as Governor of Halland County from 1978 to 1979 and the Governor of the former county of Gothenburg and Bohus from 1979 to 1980.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 9.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Carl Persson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Persson)
- [كارل بيرسون (محامي)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A))
- [Carl Persson (virkamies)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Persson_(virkamies))
- [Carl Persson (jurist)](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Persson_(jurist))
- [Wikiquote](https://sv.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Persson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6042691)

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