biography
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Carlsson, Ingvar (Gösta)
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| lived:
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| biography:
| Swedish statesman and prime minister (1986–91). He studied at Lund and North Western (USA) universities, and was secretary in the prime minister's office (1958–60) before entering active party politics. He became president of the youth league of the Social Democratic Labour Party in 1961, and in 1964 was elected to the Riksdag (parliament). He became deputy to Olof Palme (1982), and succeeded him as prime minister after Palme's assassination in 1986. He remained leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party until 1996, and was a co-chair of the Commission on Global Governance (1992– ). |
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