Editing Bo Lundgren

{{Short description|Swedish politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name           = Bo Lundgren
|image          =Bo Lundgren bröllopsgäst.jpg
|order       = Director-General of the<br /> [[Swedish National Debt Office]]
|term_start  = 1 October 2004
|term_end    = 31 January 2013
|predecessor = Thomas Franzén
|successor   = Hans Lindblad
|order2       = [[Moderate Party#Leaders|Leader of the Moderate Party]]
|term_start2  = 4 September 1999
|term_end2    = 25 October 2003
|predecessor2 = [[Carl Bildt]]
|successor2   = [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]]
| office3           = [[Leader of the Opposition]]
| monarch3          = [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden|Carl XVI Gustaf]]
| primeminister3    = [[Göran Persson]]
| term_start3       = 4 September 1999
| term_end3         = 25 October 2003
| predecessor3      = [[Carl Bildt]]
| successor3        = [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] 
|order4       = [[Minister for Sports (Sweden)|Minister for Sports]]
|primeminister4 = [[Carl Bildt]]
|term_start4 = 4 October 1991
|term_end4 = 7 October 1994
|predecessor4 = [[Ulf Lönnqvist]]
|successor4 = [[Marita Ulvskog]]
|office5    = [[Riksdag|Member of the Riksdag]]
|term_start5   = 1976
|term_end5    = 2004
|constituency5   = [[Skåne Northern and Eastern (constituency)|Skåne Northern and Eastern]]
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1947|7|11|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [[Kristianstad]], [[Sweden]]
|death_date     = 
|death_place    = 
|party          = [[Moderate Party]]
|spouse         = Charlotte Lundgren
|children = 2
|alma_mater     = [[Lund University]]
|signature      = 
| allegiance          = {{flag|Sweden}}
| branch              = [[File:Armén vapen bra.svg|15px]] [[Swedish Army]]
| serviceyears        = 1972-1978
| unit                = [[Wendes Artillery Regiment]]
}}
'''Bo Axel Magnus Lundgren''' (born 11 July 1947) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] politician who served as the leader of the [[Moderate Party]] from 1999 to 2003.<ref name=b /><ref name=a>[https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0261-3794(03)00032-5 The parliamentary election in Sweden, 2002], Anders Widfeldt, ''Electoral Studies'' '''22''', #4 (December 2003), pp. 778&ndash;784.</ref> Lundgren also served as [[Minister for Sports (Sweden)|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 [[Great Recession|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.

==Early life, education, and personal life==
Bo Lundgren was born in [[Kristianstad]] to Alf Lundgren (1913-1985) and Inez Nilsson (1918-2003). He earned a degree in [[Civilekonom|business and administration]] from Lund University in 1972, and began training as a Reserve Officer in the [[Swedish Army]]. He served from 1972 to 1978, and reached the rank of [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]].

Lundgren received an honorary doctorate from [[Lund University]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/bo-lundgren-hedersdoktor-i-lund/|title=Bo Lundgren hedersdoktor i Lund - DN.SE|date=2010-02-18|newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|language=sv-se|access-date=2016-12-27}}</ref> He resides in [[Lund]] with his wife and two children.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/hogskolan_kristianstad/pressreleases/bo-lundgren-vill-satsa-paa-baettre-laerarutbildning-856117 |title=Bo Lundgren vill satsa på bättre lärarutbildning |language=sv |website=mynewsdesk.com |date=2013-04-16 |access-date=2023-12-16}}</ref>

==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.

==Career after politics==
Lundgren served as director general of the [[Swedish National Debt Office]] (Riksgäldskontoret) from 2004 to 2013. He played a further role in the government's response to the late 2000s recession, along with [[Stefan Ingves]] the head of [[Sveriges Riksbank]], which included the nationalisation of [[Carnegie Investment Bank]]. After leaving the Debt Office, he was appointed chairman of [[Sparbanken Öresund]] as well as of some other institutions.

Lundgren is still respected among many Moderates for his principled stand on issues as a leader, especially since Fredrik Reinfeldt has been pursuing more [[centrist]] policies.

Currently, he is on the advisory board of OMFIF where he is regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.

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