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Swedish journalist and politician
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Nils Elowsson (23 October 1890 – 27 October 1999) was a Swedish politician and journalist. He was born in Kristianstads län, Sweden and died in Kristianstad aged 109.

Career

Elowsson began his career as a journalist in 1917, and eventually became the editor of the Swedish newspaper Läns-Demokraten in 1932. The newspaper was closed down in 1957. He was a party member of socialdemokraterna and a member of the Parliament Riksdag 1940–1963 (24 years). Aged 89 he became the author of a book called Det var på snapphanens tid. At the time of his death, four days after his 109th birthday, he was the oldest living man in Sweden.

References

  1. "Föredrag om Nils Elowsson". Kristianstadsbladet. November 7, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. "Ingvar-en erfaren tidningsman". Kristianstadsbladet. December 23, 2005. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. "Nils Elowsson" (PDF). S-Nytt (in Swedish). Autumn 2008. Swedish Social Democratic Party: 3. 2008. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  4. "Det var på snapphanens tid". LIBRIS. 1979. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. "Äldste mannen är en hallänning". Norrköpings Tidningar. 16 August 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2014.



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