Editing Bo Lundgren (section)

==Political career==
Lundgren first became active in politics by becoming a board member of the Moderate Party's county association in [[Kristianstad]] in 1969, and later became leader of the [[Moderate Youth League]] in Kristianstad from 1971–1974. He became a member of the [[Riksdag]] in 1976, representing his home constituency of [[Skåne Northern and Eastern (constituency)|Skåne Northern and Eastern]].

Lundgren later served as [[Minister for Sports (Sweden)|Minister for Sports]] under Prime minister [[Carl Bildt]] from 1991 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sverigesministrar.se/idrottsminister#google_vignette |title=Personer som har varit idrottsminister i Sverige |language=sv |website=sverigesministrar.se |access-date=2023-12-16}}</ref>

===Leader of the Moderate Party===

In 1999, he succeeded Bildt as party leader and became leader of the opposition. He brought the party into the [[2002 Swedish general election]], becoming the coalitions candidate for [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]].

During the elections, Lundgren was perceived to be a technocratic politician who put too much emphasis on budget numbers and tax cuts, which might have contributed to the party's poor showing that year.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} He was criticised for promising to cut taxes by 130 [[1000000000 (number)|billion]] [[Swedish krona|Swedish kronor]], a vision that according to his opponents might have jeopardised the [[welfare state]], although the number seems to have been calculated by political opponents.

He resigned one year later after the party's poor results in 2002.<ref name=b>[http://www.thelocal.se/who/?who=L Lundgren, Bo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016221103/http://www.thelocal.se/who/?who=L |date=October 16, 2007 }}, Who's Who, ''The Local''.  Accessed online December 19, 2007.</ref><ref name=a /> He was succeeded by [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]], who helped move the party to the political centre during Lundgrens time as leader.