Bengt Rosén (7 February 1936 – 3 May 2017) was a Swedish politician who served in the

Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...

from 1985 to 1994. His father had also served on the

. The younger Rosén was born and educated in

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. He then moved to

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, then studied law at

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. Rosén became a judge in 1963, but left his legal career to run Rosén & Söner, a company owned by his family. Rosén left the business upon his election to the Riksdag. He was reelected twice thereafter in 1988 and 1991. While a member of the Riksdag, Rosén was active in discussions of agriculture and national defense. Outside of politics, Rosén was active in Christian organizations and served as the chairman of

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football club.

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Bengt Rosén profile
(Riksdag) 1936 births 2017 deaths People from Götene Municipality Lund University alumni Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) Members of the Riksdag 1985–1988 Members of the Riksdag 1988–1991 Members of the Riksdag 1991–1994 20th-century Swedish judges {{Sweden-LiberalPeople-politician-stub