Erlander
Americannoun
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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
He won Cabinet rank in 1963, and when he replaced Erlander as Prime Minister six years later, became the youngest head of government in Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
"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
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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