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 ''

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''. He served as the minister of state and minister of agriculture between 1957 and 1961.

Early life

Born Klas Gösta Netzén on 30 January 1908 in

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his parents were factory worker Erik Petter Netzén and Tilda Olsson. From 1924 he worked as a mechanic.

Career

Netzén was a member of the

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. He was the local editor for the newspaper ''

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'' between 1927 and 1930 and worked for another newspaper, ''Enköpings Nyheter'', between 1930 and 1931. He served as the editor of ''Tierps Nyheter'' from 1931 to 1934. Next year he was appointed ombudsman of the farm workers' union in the

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district. He was the editor of the newspaper ''Lantarbetaren'' from 1936 to 1944. He was named as the editor-in-chief of ''Arbetet'' in 1944 succeeding

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in the post. Netzén remained in the post until 1957. During this period he along with

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and

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wrote a manuscript which would be used as a scenario for the 1946 Swedish film ''

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''. Netzén's political career began in 1949 when he was elected to the

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of the

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where he served until 1961. He was the minister of state and minister of agriculture from November 1957 to November 1961. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister

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. Netzén was appointed governor of the

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in 1961, and his term ended in 1973. Next year he was also named as the civil commander for the southern civil region which he also held until 1973.

Personal life and death

Netzén married Margit Eliasson (1910–1966) in Malmö on 22 February 1936. He died in

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on 20 June 1984.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Netzen, Gosta 20th-century Swedish journalists 20th-century Swedish writers 1908 births 1984 deaths Governors of Malmöhus County Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Ministers for agriculture of Sweden Ombudsmen in Sweden Members of the Andra kammaren Swedish newspaper editors People from Gävle Municipality