Career
Born on 27 May 1882 in Stockholm, Gösta Bagge was named leader of the National Organization of the Right after the sudden retirement of Arvid Lindman in 1935. He remained its leader until 1944. He was a social conservative politician within the rightist party, but had a liberal view of economics.
Bagge was also minister of ecclesiastical affairs (Minister of education, science, culture, sports and church) in the coalition government from 1939 to 1944.
In government he was the leading supporter of Finland"s fight for survival against the Soviet Union and wanted to give aid to the Nordic neighbor country. He died on 3 January 1951 in Högalid, Stockholm.
In the Swedish television movie, Four Days that shook Sweden - The Midsummer Crisis 1941, from 1988, he is played by Swedish actor Per Sjöstrand.