Bo Lundgren

Bo Lundgren
Director-General of the
Swedish National Debt Office
In office
1 October 2004 – 31 January 2013
Preceded byThomas Franzén
Succeeded byHans Lindblad
Leader of the Moderate Party
In office
4 September 1999 – 25 October 2003
Preceded byCarl Bildt
Succeeded byFredrik Reinfeldt
Leader of the Opposition
In office
4 September 1999 – 25 October 2003
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byCarl Bildt
Succeeded byFredrik Reinfeldt
Minister for Sports
In office
4 October 1991 – 7 October 1994
Prime MinisterCarl Bildt
Preceded byUlf Lönnqvist
Succeeded byMarita Ulvskog
Member of the Riksdag
In office
1976–2004
ConstituencySkåne Northern and Eastern
Personal details
Born (1947-07-11) 11 July 1947 (age 77)
Kristianstad, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
SpouseCharlotte Lundgren
Children2
Alma materLund University
Military service
Allegiance Sweden
Branch/service Swedish Army
Years of service1972-1978
UnitWendes Artillery Regiment

Bo Axel Magnus Lundgren (born 11 July 1947) is a Swedish politician who served as the leader of the Moderate Party from 1999 to 2003.[1][2] Lundgren also served as Minister for Sports from 1991 to 1994 and Director-General of the Swedish National Debt Office from 2004 to 2013.

Lundgren served as Minister for Fiscal and Financial Affairs from 1991 to 1994 in the government of Carl Bildt, with responsibility mainly for financial markets, taxation and housing. The country faced a severe financial crisis after the bursting of a speculation bubble which had developed in the 1980s. The Swedish government's management of the crisis attracted international attention, especially after the late 2000s recession. Lundgren testified to the US Congressional Oversight Panel in 2009 and was also called to the European Parliament and the Irish Parliament to speak about management of financial crises.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference b was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The parliamentary election in Sweden, 2002, Anders Widfeldt, Electoral Studies 22, #4 (December 2003), pp. 778–784.