Erlander

[ er-lahn-duhr ]

noun

1. Ta·ge (Fri·tiof) [tah, -g, uh, -, free, -ch, uh, f], 1901–85, Swedish statesman: prime minister 1946–69.

Example Sentences

"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

Born in 1927 to an upper class family with aristocratic connections, Palme joined the Social Democratic party in 1949 and rose to lead the party - and Sweden - in 1969, succeeding his mentor Tage Erlander.

From BBC

"Palme is said to be one of Erlander's boys," Anna Sundstrom, Secretary General of the Olof Palme International Center, told the BBC.

From BBC

For this, Palme was loved by many – his predecessor Tage Erlander called him “the greatest political talent Sweden has seen this century” – and despised by others.

From The Guardian

In protestant northern Europe there lingered a suspicion, held by, among others, Tage Erlander, the Social Democratic prime minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969, that the Common Market was a Roman Catholic conspiracy.

From The Guardian