Sven Lindgren

{{Short description|Swedish politician and civil servant}}

Sven Lindgren (born 1946) is a former Moderate Party politician and former Governor of Kalmar County, Sweden,.

He was born in Västervik{{fact|date=June 2019}} and later pursued an academic career at Linköping University.{{cite news |last1=Brandin |first1=Hans |title=Sven Lindgren åldersman för Sveriges landshövdingar |url=https://vt.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/regmedyj/vt-bd-0kr-dp1 |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Västerviks-Tidningen |date=1 September 2009}}{{Subscription required}} He was later elected Leader of the Opposition on Linköping Municipal Council. 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.{{cite news |last1=Andersson |first1=Mats |title=Landshövdingarna som lämnat Kalmar län |url=https://www.barometern.se/kalmar/landshovdingarna-som-lamnat-kalmar-lan-3e54a90a/ |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Barometern |date=3 November 2022 |language=sv}}{{Subscription required}} Lindgren is chairperson of the Swedish Civil Protection Association.

He is married to Anna Lindgren, a Moderate Party member of the Riksdag.