Bosse Ringholm, born on August 18, 1942 in Falköping, Sweden, politician, Minister for Finance since 1999 in the Social Democrat Government. Between 1967 and 1972 Ringholm was the leader of the youth league of the Social Democrats. Later he became a County Councillor for Stockholm County and director-general of the Swedish Labour Market Board (AMS). He is also a teetotaller.