Gösta Netzén (30 January 1908 – 20 June 1984) was a Swedish journalist and social democratic politician. He was the editor-in-chief of various newspapers, including Arbetet. He served as the minister of state and minister of agriculture between 1957 and 1961.
Gösta Netzén | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office November 1957 – November 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | Tage Erlander |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Klas Gösta Netzén 30 January 1908 Valbo, Sweden |
| Died | 20 June 1984 (aged 76) Ystad, Scania, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Margit Eliasson |
Early life
editBorn Klas Gösta Netzén on 30 January 1908 in Valbo in Gävleborg county his parents were factory worker Erik Petter Netzén and Tilda Olsson.[1][2] From 1924 he worked as a mechanic.[1]
Career
editNetzén was a member of the Social Democratic Party.[3] He was the local editor for the newspaper Arbetarbladet between 1927 and 1930 and worked for another newspaper, Enköpings Nyheter, between 1930 and 1931.[1] He served as the editor of Tierps Nyheter from 1931 to 1934.[1] Next year he was appointed ombudsman of the farm workers' union in the Uppland district.[1] He was the editor of the newspaper Lantarbetaren from 1936 to 1944.[1] He was named as the editor-in-chief of Arbetet in 1944 succeeding Allan Vougt in the post.[4] Netzén remained in the post until 1957.[3] During this period he along with Jan Fridegård and Hampe Faustman wrote a manuscript which would be used as a scenario for the 1946 Swedish film When the Meadows Blossom.[5]
Netzén's political career began in 1949 when he was elected to the second chamber of the Swedish parliament where he served until 1961.[3] He was the minister of state and minister of agriculture from November 1957 to November 1961.[4] The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Tage Erlander.[4] Netzén was appointed governor of the Malmöhus county in 1961, and his term ended in 1973.[3] Next year he was also named as the civil commander for the southern civil region which he also held until 1973.[4]
Personal life and death
editNetzén married Margit Eliasson (1910–1966) in Malmö on 22 February 1936.[4] He died in Ystad on 20 June 1984.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Fredrik Ström. "Nordic authors. Gösta Netzén" (in Swedish). Project Runeberg. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Gösta Netzén". Svensk Filmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Netzén, Gösta, 1908-1984". Libris (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Göran Nilzén. "K Gösta Netzén". Riksarkivet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "När ängarna blommar (1946)". Svensk Filmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
External links
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