Rolf Wirtén
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. He started his career as a teacher in Jönköping in the 1950s. He was a member of the Liberals and was elected to the first chamber of the Parliament in 1966, serving there until 1970. He was a member of Parliament from 1971 to 1985. On 7 March 1978 Wirtén was named the minister for gender equality and the minister of immigration. His tenure ended on 18 October 1978. He was the minister of labor between 1978 and 1980 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin. In 1980 Wirtén was appointed minister for the budget and next year he was made the minister of economics in the second cabinet led by Thorbjörn Fälldin. He held both posts until 1982. During his term Sweden experienced devaluation in 1981. He reported that while serving as minister the Swedish economic policy had been designed  on the Keynesian principles. Wirtén was the governor of Östergötland between 1987 and 1996. In 1997 he was the head of a commission which investigated the allegations about the diamonds of Jewish people stolen by the Nazis and smuggled into Sweden. Wirtén died on 19 February 2023, at the age of 91. He established a foundation named the Wirtén Cultural Foundation. It awards a cultural prize, Wirtén kulturpris, which has been given since 2000 on his birthday, 4 May. The ceremony has taken place at the Linköping Castle. References

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1931 births
2023 deaths
Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden)
Economy ministers of Sweden
Swedish Ministers for the Budget
Swedish Ministers for Employment
County governors of Sweden
Swedish Ministers for Gender Equality
Members of the Riksdag 1970–1973
Members of the Riksdag 1974–1976
Members of the Riksdag 1976–1979
Members of the Riksdag 1979–1982
Members of the Riksdag 1982–1985
Members of the Första kammaren