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Gunnar Heckscher was born in Djursholm , the son of famous economist Eli Heckscher . He graduated from Uppsala University in 1927 and obtained a PhD 1934. He lectured in Political Science at Uppsala between 1933 and 1941 and at what later became Stockholm University between 1941 and 1948 . He was Dean of the Social Institute Of Stockholm 1945 - 1954 . He became a professor in 1948 and worked at both the Social Institute and at Stockholm University. Gunnar Heckscher was a member of the Riksdag for Stockholm between 1957 and 1965 . After having been deputy chairman, Heckscher was elected leader of the party in 1961 and served until 1965. He was an early supporter of Swedish membership of the European Community . He was later the Swedish Ambassador to Japan 1965- 1970 and India 1970 - 1975 . One of his sons is Sten Heckscher , Social Democratic politican and later national chief of the Swedish Police . |
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