Gustav Rosén (2 April 1876 – 10 December 1942) was a Swedish newspaper owner, journalist and politician.

[4] He began working as a journalist at Västerbottens-Kuriren, a newspaper published in Umeå for northern Swedes in Västerbotten County.

Rosen came to own the newspaper after thwarting a plot designed to transfer the ownership to his right wing opponents.

He was a Minister of Defence in Carl Gustav Ekman government, succeeding Per Albin Hansson in that role on 7 June 1926.

[4] As governor he worked for simple roads, and had over 900 routes built to open up the countryside and permit travel.

These tree-lined avenues not only kept traffic in the shade, but the trees enabled travellors to find the road when the ground was covered in snow.

To illustrate his message he sent apples to the Swedish government and to the newspapers in Gothenburg, Malmö and Stockholm.

[4] His descendants include Nils Gustav Rosén (1907–1993) who was a Director General, Stellan Rosen (1902–1995) succeeded his father as publisher of his newspaper, Staffan Rosén (1905–1994) radio and culture editor and Kjell Rosen (1909–1982) an architect and painter.