Karl Henric Hermansson Swedish labour movement activist Date of Birth: 14.12.1917 Country: Sweden

Content:

1. Lars Werner
2. Communist Party Career
3. Leadership of the Left Party
4. Authorship

Lars Werner

Early Life and Education

Education:Lars Werner graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University in 1940 with a master's degree in political science.

Political Activism:During his high school years, Werner was active in the Social Democratic Youth League of Sweden in Sundsvall. In 1941, he joined the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP).

Communist Party Career

Leadership Roles:Werner became a member of the SKP Central Committee in 1946 and the Political Bureau in 1964 (after it was renamed the Executive Committee).

Journalism:From 1946 to 1957, Werner served as the editor-in-chief of the SKP's theoretical journal, "Vår Tid." He also edited the newspaper "Ny Dag" from 1959 to 1962.

Propaganda Secretary:From 1953 to 1961, Werner was the SKP Central Committee's Secretary for Propaganda.

Leadership of the Left Party

Chair of the Left Party:In 1964, Werner became the chairman of the Left Party (known as the SKP until 1967). He held this position until 1975.

Member of Parliament:Werner was elected to the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag, in 1963.

Authorship

Werner authored numerous works on economic and political issues.

Statesmen

Karl Altenstein	Lukyan Kobylitsa	Taras Chornovil
Mathieu Kerekou	John Hume	Hastings Banda