Lars Ohly

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lars Ohly
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1957(1957-01-13)
Age	67
Birthplace	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Horoscope	Capricorn

Lars Ohly Biography

Lars Ohly is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 13, 1957 in Stockholm, Sweden. Lars-Magnus Harald Christoffer Ohly (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǒːlʏ] ; born 13 January 1957) is a Swedish politician, and the former party chairman of the Swedish Left Party. He was a member of the Swedish parliament from 1998 to 2014.

During the controversy regarding Ohly’s views on communism and his definition of socialism and socialist leadership, Ohly’s membership in the Swedish-Cuban Association became known. The Swedish-Cuban Association supported the government of Fidel Castro in Cuba and does not want to label the country as a dictatorship. Ohly then released a statement that he considers Cuba to be a dictatorship and that he is critical of the lack of political freedom in Cuba, a statement which in response was criticized by the chairman of the Swedish- Cuban Association. In September 2005, Ohly declared that he had left the organisation.

Lars Ohly used to be an outspoken communist. On 5 October 2005, Uppdrag granskning in Sveriges Television (the Swedish public service television) aired a programme about Lars Ohly’s background and views on democracy. In the programme, Ohly was accused of trying to rewrite his own history and of hiding his past. Several quotes by Ohly were found where he defended the political systems of the Eastern bloc. Several prominent party members, among them former party leader Lars Werner, also witnessed about Ohly’s views. It was also found that, in 2000, Ohly had reworded a letter of apology to the “Kiruna-Swedes” – victims of harassment from the Left Party after their return home from Soviet custody – with a number of critical references to Joseph Stalin being removed. The programme also showed that Ohly branded himself as a Leninist as late as 1999.

During a live debate on Swedish TV4 on 18 September 2006, the day after the Swedish general election, Ohly caused some controversy when he flipped the bird at the right-wing commentator Marie Söderqvist for calling his leadership style typical of a communist. Ohly later apologized and said that he experienced a “temporary blackout”.

In August 2011, Ohly announced his resignation. He was elected party chairman on 20 February 2004, succeeding Ulla Hoffmann.

Lars Ohly Net Worth

Lars Ohly is one of the richest Politician from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lars Ohly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ohly became a member of the Liberal Youth of Sweden, the youth wing of the Liberal People’s Party, in 1970, but left shortly afterwards, and became a communist. He joined the Communist Youth in 1978, and the Left Party in 1979. He became a member of board of the Communist Youth in 1980, was elected as a substitute of the party board in 1987, and became a full member of the party board in 1990. From 1994 to 2000, he was party secretary, and in 2004, he was elected party chairman. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1998.

Lars Ohly was born in the Spånga suburb of Stockholm. His father, like all his forefathers for six generations, was a priest. He grew up in various places around Stockholm. After finishing his gymnasium (secondary) education in 1978, he started working at Statens Järnvägar (Swedish State Railways), where he later became a conductor (Swedish: tågmästare). He is still employed at SJ, but is on leave of absence since 1994.

Following this controversy, the leaders of all the other parliamentary parties have urged Ohly to drop his adherence to communism. On 30 October 2005, Ohly declared on Swedish TV that he would stop labeling himself a communist. But he stressed at the same time that he would stay faithful to the ideals of communism and always would keep fighting for a “classless society”.

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Facts & Trivia

LaTraia Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Lars Ohly celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.