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The Right Honourable Gerald Larsson | |
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13th Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas | |
In office 23 April, 1992 – 23 April, 2000 | |
President | Isidoro Libero |
Deputy | Eleonora Lavorgna |
Preceded by | Edmondo Privitera |
Succeeded by | Agnes Ingram |
Member of Parliament for Bronstad-South | |
In office 23 April, 1992 – 23 April, 2000 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | Sylvia Patton |
Member of Parliament for Bronstad | |
In office 23 April, 1984 – 23 April, 1992 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
Member of Parliament for Bronstad-South | |
In office 23 April, 1976 – 23 April, 1984 | |
Preceded by | Reg Fuller |
Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerald Larsson 17 August 1946 Bronstad, Saint Florian's, Imagua |
Died | 2 July 2016 Bronstad, Saint Florian's, Imagua and the Assimas | (aged 69)
Nationality | Imaguan |
Political party | Democratic Labour Party (since 1968) |
Spouse | Tabitha Larsson |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Università di San Pietro |
Gerald Larsson (17 August, 1946 - 2 July, 2016) was an Imaguan politician who served as the thirteenth Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas from 1992 to 2000, and was the last of a series of six Prime Ministers to be part of the Democratic Labour Party governments from 1960 to 2000. (TBC)
Early life
Gerald Larsson was born on 17 August, 1946 in Bronstad, Saint Isidore's to Eucleo-Imaguan fisherman Wilmer Larsson, and Bahio-Imaguan housewife Lucile Larsson, as the youngest of three children. Larsson grew up "just above the poverty line" in his early years, before falling into poverty following the death of Wilmer at sea in 1955.
Larsson would be enrolled in school in 1951, attending the Harmond Lambourne School in Bronstad, where he was described by his teachers as having a "natural acumen" towards the humanities. After taking the eleven-plus in 1957, he was able to attend a grammar school, attending the Bronstad Grammar School, where he did "relatively well" compared to other students. In 1962, he took the O-level exams and entered Sixth Form where after completing his A-levels, he graduated in 1964.
As one of the smartest students at his school, he was given a scholarship to attend the University of San Pietro, where he was to study history. However, he became involved in student politics, joining the Democratic Labour Party in 1965. There, he met his wife, Tabita Palamara. He would graduate with a bachelor's degree in 1967, and returned to Bronstad.
In Bronstad, Larsson joined the local Democratic Labour Party association, and would work under DLP MP Reg Fuller as a staffer and volunteer. During this period, (TBC).
Personal life
In 1966, he met his wife, Tabita Palamara, during a Democratic Labour Party meeting at the University of San Pietro. After they graduated in 1967, they moved to Bronstad and married the following year. They had two sons: Dale, born in 1969, and Francisco, born in 1972.
At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, his sons, and five grandchildren: two grandsons, one to Dale in 1996 and one to Francisco in 2000, and three granddaughters: one to Dale in 1998, and two to Francisco in 1997 and 2003.