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Lars Helge Werner (25 July 1935 – 11 January 2013) was a Swedish socialist politician.[1][2]
Lars Werner | |
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![]() Lars Werner during a July 1974 visit to East Berlin | |
Leader of the Left Party Communists | |
In office 13 March 1975 – 7 January 1993 | |
Preceded by | C.-H. Hermansson |
Succeeded by | Gudrun Schyman |
Member of the Swedish Parliament for Stockholm Municipality | |
In office 1965–1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 July 1935
Died | 11 January 2013 77) Tyresö, Sweden | (aged
Political party | Left Party Communists |
Profession | Construction worker |
Werner was born in Stockholm. He was a member of the Riksdag from 1965 to 1994.[2][3] A construction worker by profession, he was elected vice chairman of the Vänsterpartiet Kommunisterna (VPK) ("the Left Party - Communists") in 1967, and became party chairman in 1975. During his time as party leader, he worked to distance the party from the Soviet Union, a process that had been started by his predecessor as party leader, C.-H. Hermansson. In 1990, VPK changed its name to Vänsterpartiet ("the Left Party"), removing the term "Communists". Werner resigned as party leader in 1993, and was succeeded by Gudrun Schyman.[1]
Werner died from a heart condition in 2013, at the age of 77.[1]
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