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Tage Erlander

1901 - 1985

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Tage Fritjof Erlander (Swedish: [ˈtɑ̂ːgɛ ɛˈɭǎnːdɛr] ; 13 June 1901 – 21 June 1985) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1946 to 1969. Previously, he served as minister of education from 1945 to 1946, and was a member of the Riksdag from 1932 to 1973. During his premiership, Sweden developed into one of the world's most advanced welfare states, with the "Swedish Model" at the peak of its acclaim and notoriety. His uninterrupted tenure of 23 years as head of the government is the longest ever in Sweden and in any modern Western democracy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tage Erlander is the 4,503rd most popular politician (up from 4,687th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 184th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tage Erlander ranks 4,503 out of 19,576. Before him are Xiao He, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Emperor Cheng of Han, Fan Li, Yusuf I of Granada, and Emperor Zhenzong. After him are Trebonius, Fan Noli, Thrasamund, Enmerkar, Charles III, Duke of Parma, and Antipater II of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Tage Erlander ranks 67. Before him are Stefan Wyszyński, Rudolf Slánský, Erhard Heiden, Paul Lazarsfeld, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, and Raimundo Orsi. After him are Alice Prin, Itzhak Stern, Charles Brenton Huggins, Souvanna Phouma, Hans Kammler, and Mohammed Abdel Wahab. Among people deceased in 1985, Tage Erlander ranks 38. Before him are Tjalling Koopmans, Margaret Mahler, Tancredo Neves, James Hadley Chase, Robert Graves, and Ernst Öpik. After him are Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Kirill Moskalenko, Henry Hathaway, The Singing Nun, Ian Stewart, and Abe Lenstra.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Tage Erlander ranks 172 out of 1,879. Before him are Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516), Loreen (1983), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Stefan Löfven (1957), Karin Månsdotter (1550), and Eric XI of Sweden (1216). After him are Sten Sture the Elder (1440), Roy Andersson (1943), Carl Linnaeus the Younger (1741), Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), John Bauer (1882), and Emund the Old (1030).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Tage Erlander ranks 58. Before him are Sten Sture the Younger (1493), Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916), Sigvard Bernadotte (1907), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Stefan Löfven (1957), and Eric XI of Sweden (1216). After him are Sten Sture the Elder (1440), Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865), Emund the Old (1030), Carl Bildt (1949), Canute II of Sweden (1200), and Ingvar Carlsson (1934).

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