Tobias Baudin | |
|---|---|
 Baudin in 2013 | |
| Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 6 November 2021 | |
| Leader | Magdalena Andersson |
| Preceded by | Lena Rådström Baastad |
| President of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union | |
| In office 1 June 2016 – 6 November 2021 | |
| Deputy | Malin Ragnegård Johan Ingelskog |
| Preceded by | Annelie Nordström |
| Succeeded by | Malin Ragnegård |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1974 Luleå, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Trade 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 served 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.
Baudin has a professional background as a machinist[2] and has been educated in automation and control engineering.
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]
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]
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.