Prime Minister Tage Erlander Name Aina Erlander Preceded by Elisabeth Hansson Role Tage Erlander's wife | Succeeded by Lisbeth Palme Children Sven Erlander Full Name Aina Andersson | |
Born 28 September 1902
Lund, Skane County, Sweden ( 1902-09-28 ) Died February 24, 1990, Stockholm, Sweden Spouse Tage Erlander (m. 1930–1985) Political party Swedish Social Democratic Party People also search for Tage Erlander, Sven Erlander, Erik Gustaf Erlander, Alma Erlander | ||
Aina Erlander (born Andersson; 28 September 1902 – 24 February 1990) was a Swedish lecturer. She was the wife of Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander from 1930 until his death in June 1985.
Aina Erlander's father had a mill, factory and was an active right wing man. She attended a girls school and gymnasium, and then continued to study in Lund. In 1923 she met Tage Erlander, who also studied in Lund, and they married in 1930. Together they had two children. Aina worked as a teacher at Södra flickläroverket in Stockholm when Tage Erlander became Prime Minister of Sweden in October 1946.
Aina Erlander was a member of the board of Save the Children and in 1949 travelled to the then West Germany, which had suffered through World War II. In 1954 she visited the Netherlands, which had been flooded in 1953. In 1957 she became chairperson of Unga Örnar, a position she retained for nine years. After the death of her husband in 1985 she organised and cleaned up the notes he had left behind.