Rolf Wirtén

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Rolf Wirtén
Wirtén in 2013
Personal details
Born
Rolf Gustav Stefan Wirtén

(1931-05-04)4 May 1931
Died19 February 2023(2023-02-19) (aged 91)
Political partyLiberals

Rolf Gustav Stefan Wirtén (4 May 1931 – 19 February 2023) was a Swedish politician who held various ministerial posts, including the minister of economics and minister for the budget in the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography

Wirtén was born on 4 May 1931.

Liberals[2] and was elected to the first chamber of the Parliament in 1966, serving there until 1970.[1] He was a member of Parliament from 1971 to 1985.[1]

On 7 March 1978 Wirtén was named the minister for gender equality and the minister of immigration.

Keynesian principles.[6]

Wirtén was the governor of

Nazis and smuggled into Sweden.[8]

Wirtén died on 19 February 2023, at the age of 91.[9][10][11]

He established a foundation named the Wirtén Cultural Foundation.[12] It awards a cultural prize, Wirtén kulturpris, which has been given since 2000 on his birthday, 4 May.[13] The ceremony has taken place at the Linköping Castle.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Förre ministern är död". Sändaren (in Swedish). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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  7. ^ Anna Sjögren (20 February 2023). "Tidigare ministern Rolf Wirtén är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Nazis Reportedly Smuggled in Diamonds". Chicago Tribune. Stockholm. 22 October 1997.
  9. ^ "Tidigare landshövdingen Rolf Wirtén har avlidit". lansstyrelsen.se (in Swedish). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Tidigare minister Rolf Wirtén är död" (in Swedish). Jnytt. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Tidigare ministern Rolf Wirtén har avlidit". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  12. ^ Karin Hassler (3 May 2000). "Hans Lundgren fick kulturpris" (PDF). old.liu.se (in Swedish). Linköping. Norrköpings Tidningar. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b Åsa Christoffersson (25 April 2015). "LiU-professor får kulturpris". Corren (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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