Ulf Dinkelspiel
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Ulf Adolf Roger Dinkelspiel (born July 4, 1939) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and a graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics. His father was a wealthy businessman of Austrian Jewish descent. In the government of Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, Dinkelspiel served as a Deputy Minister in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs with responsibility for European Affairs and Foreign Trade. He was a central figure in the negotiations for Swedish EU membership.
Dinkelspiel is known as an advocate for European integration. Since the campaign for Sweden joining the Euro, he serves as chairman of Sweden in Europe.
His son, Jan, appeared on Expedition Robinson, finishing second place.