Nils Elowsson

Nils Elowsson (23 October 1890 – 27 October 1999) was a Swedish politician and journalist. He was born in Kristianstads län, Sweden and died in Kristianstad at the age of 109.

Career
Elowsson began his career as a journalist in 1917, and eventually became the editor of the Swedish newspaper Läns-Demokraten in 1932. The newspaper was closed down in 1957. He was a party member of socialdemokraterna and a member of the Parliament Riksdag 1940-1963 (24 years). At the age of 89 he became the author of a book called Det var på snapphanens tid. He died on 27 October 1999 at the age of 109 years, 4 days. At the time of his death, aged 109 he was the oldest living man in Sweden.