Lars Gabriel Romanus (born 25 January 1939) is a Swedish liberal

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. He served as Minister of Social Affairs 1978–1979, as a

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of the

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1969–1982 and again 2002–2006. He has chaired the Swedish delegation to the

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and was President of the council in 2004. He has also been chairman of

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(''The Swedish Institute for Children's Literature''). Romanus was the

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of the government-owned chain of liquor stores,

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, from 1982 to 1999. He has worked for restrictive politics on alcohol for a long time.

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1939 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 1976–1979 Members of the Riksdag 1979–1982 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) People from Helsingborg {{Sweden-LiberalPeople-politician-stub