Ideologies / Social Democrat / Tage Erlander
§ The minds · 1901–1985 · Sweden · Prime Minister
Tage Erlander
23 years of reform
Built the mature Swedish model, term after term.
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Sweden's longest-serving PM, who turned folkhem ideals into a comprehensive welfare system.
social
Steadily progressive social moderniser.
economic
Expanded pensions, housing and universal benefits.
governance
Master of consensual, durable democratic governance.
Notable for
- Record continuous tenure
- Universal pension reform
- The 'strong society'
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