Sven Lindgren (born 1946) is a former

Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic liber ...

politician and former

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Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Ge ...

, Sweden,. He was born in

Västervik Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with 36,747 inhabitants in 2021. Västervik is one of three coastal towns with a notable population size in the province of Småland. Climate Västervik has ...

and later pursued an academic career at

Linköping University Linköping University (, LiU) is a public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. The university has fo ...

. He was later elected Leader of the Opposition on

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. 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 Riksdag.

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