Lars-Gösta Blåvitt Thaagaard Elofsson (born Lars-Gösta Thaagaard Elofsson; 31 October 1953) is a Swedish politician and Member of the Riksdag. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Värmland County since March 2025.
Biography Elofsson was born on 31 October 1953 in Mölndal, a suburb of Gothenburg. He moved to Karlstad in 1976. As a supporter IFK Göteborg, he was known as "han som håller på Blåvitt" (the one who supports Blue-White) which eventually changed to just "Blåvitt". He officially added Blåvitt as a middle name in 2008 and in 2017 it became his primary given name. Elofsson lives with his partner in Karlstad and has three children, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Career Elofsson was a factory worker who worked machine workshops. He was a trade union representative for IF Metall and has held roles in the Arbetarnas bildningsförbund in Värmland. He is Head of Administration at Karlstad Football Club and is also involved with Värmlands Fotbollförbund. He is a member of the Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation (PRO) and is chairman of its Karlstad Västra branch.
Elofsson has been politically active since 2008. He is a member of the municipal council in Karlstad. He was appointed to the Riksdag in March 2025 following the resignation of Gunilla Svantorp.
+ Electoral history of Blåvitt ElofssonElectionConstituencyPartyList no.Votes%Result 2014 local Karlstad Municipality Social Democratic Party Elected - party mandate 2018 local Karlstad Municipality Social Democratic Party Elected - party mandate 2022 general Värmland County Social Democratic Party % Not elected 2022 local Karlstad Municipality Social Democratic Party % Elected - party mandate 2026 general Värmland County Social Democratic Party 2026 local Karlstad Municipality Social Democratic Party
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