Swedish politician (1917–2016)

Carl-Henrik "C.-H." Hermansson (14 December 1917 – 26 July 2016) was a Swedish politician who served as chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden (during his leadership renamed to the Left Party – Communists) from 1964 to 1975 and member of parliament from 1963 to 1985. He was a major force in redirecting Left Party policies away from Moscow loyalism towards Eurocommunism and Scandinavian Popular Socialism. He wrote several books regarding capitalism and the owners of the large corporations, as well as on communists and the policies of the left.

At the time of Joseph Stalin's death in 1953, Hermansson praised Stalin as a brilliant scientist and a great leader. He subsequently regretted this and referred to his own words about Stalin as reprehensible.

References

Further reading

Schmidt, W. 2005. C.H. Hermansson: En politisk biografi. Stockholm: Leopard förlag.

In office

• Never been in government1

Press

• Flamman (since 1906)
• Ny Dag (1930–1990)
• Arbetar-Tidningen (1929–1974)
• Vänsterpress

*ociates

• Young Left
• Left Students League
• Left Party LGBT Network
• Socialist Pioneers of Sweden
• Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan

History, ideology och cooperation

• The history of the Left Party
• The Red-Greens
• Socialism
• Feminism
• European United Left–Nordic Green Left

1On several occasions the Left Party has collaborated with Social Democratic governments