Lars Magnus Wohlin (24 June 1933 – 24 September 2018)Tidigare riksbankchefen Lars Wohlin död
was a Swedish

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and

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(MEP). He was elected into the

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as a member of the June List, but later joined

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. He sat on the European Parliament's

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. He was also a substitute for the

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and the

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Career

* Degree in

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(1960) * Ph.D. economics ( Stockholm, 1970) * Assistant professor,

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* Head of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1973-1976) * Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Finance (1976-1979) * Head of Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden) (1979-1982) * Head of Stadshypotek (mortgage bank) 1982–1996) * Member of the Board of Bank for International Settlements * Governor representing Sweden on the Board of the IMF

References

External links

Official websiteEuropean Parliament biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wohlin, Lars 1933 births 2018 deaths June List MEPs Christian Democrats (Sweden) MEPs MEPs for Sweden 2004–2009 Stockholm School of Economics alumni Academic staff of Uppsala University Governors of Sveriges Riksbank Swedish bankers