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Anders Örne

1881 – 1956

Swedish journalist and politician

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Lived 1881 – 1956 (aged 75). Anders Örne was a Swedish politician and editing staff.

Anders Örne (1881–1956) was a Swedish politician who served as the minister of communications (transport) between 1921 and 1923. He also headed the Cooperative Society and Post Office Administration. In addition, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party.

Biography Örne was born in 1881. He received a bachelor's degree from Uppsala University. Later Örne became the secretary general of the Swedish Cooperative Society, and in 1918 he translated a document of the weavers cooperative in Rochdale which was the first cooperative to lay the foundations of these organizations in Sweden. The document included a number of principles of operating cooperatives, and Örne employed the seventh principle as the basis of the organization of the Swedish cooperatives with some adaptations. He was also a member of the Riksdag for the Social Democratic Party between 1919 and 1934.

Örne was the author of various books mostly on cooperatives and advocated the idea of dual nationalism in his books which refers to the focus on individual countries in the Nordic region and also, on their common cultures and goals. One of his books on cooperatives was translated into English in 1926.

He died in 1956.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Uppsala University
Positions held
Member of the First Chamber, Director general, Minister for Communications and Regional Policy

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Anders Örne's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Anders Örne?

Swedish journalist and politician (1881-1956)

When was Anders Örne born?

Anders Örne was born on 1 October 1881.

When did Anders Örne die?

Anders Örne died on 1 November 1956 in Kungsholm parish.

What was Anders Örne's occupation?

Anders Örne was a politician and editing staff.

What nationality was Anders Örne?

Anders Örne was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Anders Örne

· Wikidata: Q6257291

· DBpedia: Anders Örne

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