Sven Lindgren (born 1946) is a former

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politician and former

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Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Jönköping County, Jönköping, Blekinge County, Blekinge and Östergötland County, Östergötland. To the ...

, Sweden,. He was born in

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and later pursued an academic career at

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. He was later elected Leader of the Opposition on

Linköping Linköping ( , ) is a city in southern Sweden, with around 167,000 inhabitants as of 2024. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...

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. Between 1991 and 1994 he led a non-socialist administration in the city. After losing the 1994 election, Lindgren returned to leading the opposition. Between 2002 and 2009, he served as Governor of Kalmar County. Lindgren is chairperson of the Swedish Civil Protection Association. He is married to

Anna Lindgren Anna Lindgren (10 May 1946 – 16 April 2015) was a Swedish Moderate Party politician and former member of the Riksdag. Lindgren was a teacher and local politician in Linköping before being elected in 2002. She declined to stand again in ...

, a Moderate Party member of the

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1946 births Living people Moderate Party politicians Governors of Kalmar County Academic staff of Linköping University {{Sweden-Moderate-politician-stub