Johan Fritiof Domö (born Gustafsson, 30 August 1889 – 23 November 1961) was a Swedish landlord and social conservative right politician and mostly known as the party leader for the Moderate Party. Domö was the first vice party leader 1935–1944, and party leader of the Moderate Party 1944–1950, a minister of the Hansson III Cabinet 1939–1945 Minister of Commerce and Industry 1939–1941 and Minister of Communications (Transport) 1944–1945. He was the governor of Skaraborg County between 1951 and 1956.
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Early life
Fritiof Domö was born in Hakarp as Fritiof Gustafsson, he was the son of the landlord Karl Johan Gustafsson and his wife Augusta Johansdotter. He studied in Huskvarna and interned as several farmhouses and did self-studies.
In 1913, he owned his own farmhouse, in Åsen outside of Jönköping and from 1918 in Domö. In 1917, he became active in the municipality politics and in 1922 he became a member of the Skaraborgs läns hushållningssällskaps förvaltningsutskott.
Political career
From 1928, Domö was a member of the first chamber, elected by the constituent of Skaraborg. In the Riksdag he became known as a politician who made many motions and he was also an acknowledged farming expert. In 1933 he became a member of the special committee for crisis politics, he participated in the investigations by the Riksdag in 1938 for farming.