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Erlander

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[er-lahn-duhr] / ˈɛr lɑn dər /

noun

  1. Tage (Fritiof) 1901–85, Swedish statesman: prime minister 1946–69.


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"He was sort of raised as a politician by Tage Erlander, who is one of the fathers of the Swedish welfare system. I would say he took and advanced Erlander's policies."

From BBC Jun. 7, 2020

Said Prime Minister Tage Erlander: "We do see some inflationary dangers in it."

From Time Magazine Archive

There were moments of levity, such as the time when Khrushchev startled Swedish Premier Tage Erlander by grabbing the oars of a boat and rowing him nonstop across a 300-yd. lake.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tage Erlander, a big, shambling, avuncular sort, who retired as Prime Minister in 1969 after 23 years on the job, was perfectly typecast.

From Time Magazine Archive

With Palme, Carlsson became a political protégé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, the architect of the Swedish welfare state.

From Time Magazine Archive

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