Carl Winberg
Appearance
Carl Winberg (1867, Karlstad – 1954) was a Swedish Communist leader.
Winberg was the organizer of the Swedish rail workers’ union and a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. In 1917 he sided with the left opposition in the party split and this soon became the Communist Party of Sweden.
Carl Winberg was member of the Riksdag 1911–1917 (social democrat) and 1919–1930 (communist).
In 1929, Winberg was expelled together with the majority of the Communist Party’s members as the Party followed the Stalinist course. In the 1930s, Winberg was active in the Communist opposition led by Karl Kilbom, independent from Moscow and opposing Stalinism.
Categories:
- 1867 births
- 1954 deaths
- People from Karlstad
- Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians
- Left Party (Sweden) politicians
- Socialist Party (Sweden, 1929) politicians
- Members of the lower house of the Riksdag
- Members of the upper house of the Riksdag
- Swedish politician stubs
- Swedish Social Democratic Party politician stubs