Paul Lindvall (born 1963) is a

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politician and leader of the ruling right-center coalition in

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. It consists of the

, the Liberal People's Party, the

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and the Centre Party, together forming a majority in the

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. Lindvall became active in the

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while at school in

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. He graduated with a degree in

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from

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. He then pursued a career in academia. When

Sven Lindgren Sven Lindgren (born 1946) is a former Moderate Party politician and former Governor of Kalmar County, Sweden,. He was born in Västervik and later pursued an academic career at Linköping University. He was later elected Leader of the Opposition ...

retired from Linköping politics to become governor of

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, Lindvall became the leading Moderate in

. He failed to win the

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in 2002 but succeeded instead to win the local election 2006 in

. Lindvall is now city commissioner, chairman of the city board and leader of the ruling right-center coalition in Linköping. He was re-elected in 2010.

External links

Website of the Moderate Party in Linköping
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindvall, Paul Moderate Party politicians Academic staff of Linköping University 1963 births Living people